Earrings took a back seat for quite some time, but re-emerged unscathed around sixteenth century. At time women’s hairstyles crept up exposing ears again and by seventeenth century earrings were back in fashion.

Earrings then were often long and heavy and extended use resulted in women suffering permanently stretched ear lobes. This can be clearly seen in pictures of Queen Victoria, a dedicated earring wearer. Perhaps she had a lot to do with fashion of time.

Earring fashions varied with hairstyles. When hair was worn on top of head ears were prominently displayed and so earrings were essential, however from time to time hairstyles favoured covering ears, and earrings went back out of fashion.

All sorts of exotic earring materials were used including in late 1800s, of all things, Brazilian beetles for their attractive green color.

Back then it was Brazilian beetles, now it’s moissanite. Using newest of modern earring materials, moissanite earrings are taking earring world by storm. Why? Simply because moissanite earrings look as good as diamond earrings but without price tag.

Moissanite earrings feature moissanite stones, a modern alternative to diamonds which offer all qualities of diamonds but at a fraction of cost.

Whether it’s simple round cut moissanite stones set into white or yellow gold to produce stunning moissanite stud earrings, three stone moissanite earrings in gold or solitaire moissanite earrings with lever back settings, any would complement ear of modern woman.

Moissanite earrings, modern Brazilian beetle!

The narcissist's guarded detachment is a sad reaction to his unfortunate formative years. Pathological narcissism is thought to be result of a prolonged period of severe abuse by primary caregivers, peers, or authority figures. In this sense, pathological narcissism is, therefore, a reaction to trauma. Narcissism is a form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that got ossified and fixated and mutated into a personality disorder.

All narcissists are traumatized and all of them suffer from a variety of post-traumatic symptoms: abandonment anxiety, reckless behaviors, anxiety and mood disorders, somatoform disorders, and so on. But presenting signs of narcissism rarely indicate post-trauma. This is because pathological narcissism is an efficient coping (defense) mechanism. The narcissist presents to world a facade of invincibility, equanimity, superiority, skilfulness, cool-headedness, invulnerability, and, in short: indifference.

This front is penetrated only in times of great crises that threaten narcissist's ability to obtain narcissistic supply. The narcissist then "falls apart" in a process of disintegration known as decompensation. The dynamic forces which render him paralyzed and fake - his vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and fears - are starkly exposed as his defenses crumble and become dysfunctional. The narcissist's extreme dependence on his social milieu for regulation of his sense of self-worth are painfully and pitifully evident as he is reduced to begging and cajoling.

At such times, narcissist acts out self-destructively and anti-socially. His mask of superior equanimity is pierced by displays of impotent rage, self-loathing, self-pity, and crass attempts at manipulation of his friends, family, and colleagues. His ostensible benevolence and caring evaporate. He feels caged and threatened and he reacts as any animal would do - by striking back at his perceived tormentors, at his hitherto "nearest" and "dearest".