How Narcissists Use DARVO to Escape Accountability
SOMETIMES IT CAN SEEM as if narcissists possess such extraordinary manipulation skills they appear to bend reality to their will. This is made painfully…
Co-Parenting with a Narcissist, Part One
CO-PARENTING WITH A NARCISSIST is often said to be impossible. A popular quote by A. Price asserts that “A narcissist will never co-parent with you.…
The Narcissist’s Flying Monkeys
FLYING MONKEYS ARE ENABLERS who act on behalf of narcissists. They are usually friends and relatives who serve as surrogates, emissaries, fixers and drones…
What is Coercive Control?
COERCIVE CONTROL is a pattern of acts used to secure emotional, psychological, and financial dominance over a targeted individual. It is also referred to…
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Children are targets for Coercive Control
CHILDREN ARE OFTEN TARGETS for Coercive Control as part of a wider campaign of intimate partner abuse. In dysfunctional families with malignant narcissists or psychopaths at the helm, it is not uncommon for the abuser to target and weaponize children to further isolate the recipient…
Psycho-Emotional Abuse: The Essential Guide
PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL ABUSE: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE was made to provide you with greater knowledge of this fundamental component of narcissistic abuse. This information will give you a clear understanding of: What is psycho-emotional abuse? Other definitions of the concept Characteristics Causes…
Narcissists and Love Fraud
IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR NARCISSISTS to manipulate others into relationships by making fraudulent claims about who they are, what they stand for, and by mirroring the goals of the targeted individual. They deliberately make promises they don’t intend to…
Narcissistic Injury
IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT the ability to generate authentic joy, love, or compassion. It’s hardly a stretch to suggest that one’s internal ecosystem would be a bleak and desolate landscape. However, if you were to open up the mind of a pathological narcissist…
4 Subtle Ways Narcissistic Parents Abuse Their Children
A PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSIST HAS MASTERED the art of inflicting psychological devastation without ever raising a hand. Their skillful manipulation of people’s perceptions and emotions leaves a trail of bloodless crimes in their wake.…
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Intoxicated by your love Or what I thought was your love Reciprocated with my love True, accepting, encouraging My all-encompassing love And it was…
The Narcissist’s False Self
THE FALSE SELF IS A FAKE PERSONA dysfunctional people invent as a psychological defense mechanism against re-living adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as traumatic…
Male Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse
GENDER STEREOTYPES often make it difficult for men and boys to recognize when they are targets of narcissistic abuse. The prevailing assumption is that…
Grief in the Digital Age
THE BUZZ OF MY SMARTPHONE broke my concentration. I picked it up and checked my messages. A grief-stricken family member had texted me to…