Exotic Pet Ownership: A deep dive into the strange relationship between Covert Narcissists and Exotic pets

Sherile Turner-Myles
5 min readJan 28, 2024

Navigating a relationship with someone harbouring covert narcissistic traits can be an utterly bewildering and frequently heart-wrenching experience. Through both professional practice and personal encounters, especially within the realm of pet ownership, I’ve unearthed some rather startling patterns and behaviours.

Joe exotic and Carole Baskin

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Sherile Turner-Myles

I write about Covert Narcissism and other Personality Disorders, and how they impact relationships.