A God complex is not a diagnosable disorder but describes traits found in people with NPD. People with a God complex often believe they are superior and have difficulty maintaining relationships.

Wanting to help others can be good for your health. But if you feel like you have to do it and put aside your own well-being to do so, it can be problematic. This is known as a messiah complex, savior ...

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Last week, comedian Kathy Griffin took to social media to share her recent mental health struggles in a video. In it, Griffin reveals between deep breaths how she had an eight-hour panic attack the ...

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Complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, refers to different things for different people. Among clinicians, C-PTSD is often used as a polite way to refer to someone with both Axis I and Axis II disorders—that is, ...

Most people experience a sense of inferiority from time to time. When we compare ourselves to people who are highly skilled, such as professional athletes, renowned scientists, celebrities, or more ...

The military-industrial complex is at once more and less than the name implies. As a catch phrase, it may be on its way to surpassing in notoriety “merchants of death,” the term that grew out of ...

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD or cPTSD) describes a set of disruptive symptoms that emerge after experiencing inescapable traumatic life events, especially those of a horrific or ...