The Narcissist’s Favorite Game

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Geometric Photography on Unsplash

Your fingers control
When I’m near, I’m far.

You flip my string
And pull me close.

Open your hand
and I fall away

Into the loneliness,
the rejection.

Like ice around a cherry
Cold, stinging sweetness.

Frigid lips and tongue,
Only the memory remains.

But that, too, is getting lost
In the emotional haze.

Up…please pull me in.
I return to your hand.

Down…spiraling away,
Longing for tenderness.

But, this time, it’s too late.
I choose to “walk the dog” alone.

Professionally, I worked in adolescent residential treatment facilities, mental health centers, and private practice groups. I lectured at over 500 businesses on topics related to mental health, and I taught undergraduate classes in sociology at a large university. Creating freelance articles for several magazines and newspapers through the years helped me discover my love of writing.

Every journalistic piece is steeped in emotional and therapeutic concepts. Like my father, the oral pathologist professor, I love to teach the ideas that took years for me to absorb. You, the reader, can expect to find at least five intellectual and emotional gems in each post. I am currently a retired psychotherapist. However, I continue to be in awe of human behavior, loving to share my observations with others. With the utilization of social media platforms, I can now do that free of charge.

My upcoming thriller, a fictional novel, The General’s Princess, is rich with characters that portray psychological and behavioral aspects of what I have learned as an observer of human behavior. The protagonists are heroes to be cheered, while the antagonist is a frightening narcissist worthy of your disdain. Twists, turns, and characters from the mind of a psychotherapist are rich in dramatic, realistic traits.

My personal journey opened doors to love, marriage, children, divorce, travel, stepchildren, and grandchildren. My writing, a culmination of my knowledge so far, is sprinkled with vivid insight from my life’s journey to date. It can be an intense ride.

I hope you enjoy the journey…

Caryn