What is gaslighting? Learn the definition, signs, and some examples of this covert form of psycho-emotional abuse commonly used by narcissists.
Narcissistic abuse is a term used to describe a specific type of psychological manipulation and control inflicted by individuals with narcissistic traits. Our mission is to shed light on the dynamics of narcissistic abuse, its impact on survivors, and strategies for healing and recovery.
What is gaslighting? Learn the definition, signs, and some examples of this covert form of psycho-emotional abuse commonly used by narcissists.
Attachment specialist Dr. Michael Kinsey of Mindsplain on the four main reasons for parent-child estrangement in narcissistic abuse.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Steve Sultanoff share six signs of love bombing behavior commonly seen in highly narcissistic people and NPDs.
TRAUMA IS THE WORD most commonly associated with extreme narcissism – and with good reason. People who have been targeted for narcissistic abuse often scoff when the pathology is described as shame based because they are distracted by the spectacle of the narcissistic person’s formidable defenses. But in reality, narcissistic personality disorder is a post-traumatic stress adaptation. It is usually…
William Hurt began a relationship with Marlee Matlin when she a teenager, then subjected her to two years of intimate partner violence.
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONFRONT a loved one who you suspect is being unfaithful to you. This is especially true if you are dealing with a highly narcissistic partner or someone with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) because they are likely to respond by blame-shifting, gaslighting, and a host of other tactics to escape being held to account. To discern…
Recognize narcissistic cheating patterns by learning these four signs of infidelity with dating expert Nikolina Jeric, co-founder of 2Date4Love.com.
DARVO is an initialism that stands for Deny, Attack, Reverse, Victim, and Offender. It describes a defense tactic used avoid accountability.
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. They will counter parent. They don’t care about the emotional damage that the constant drama inflicts upon the children as long as it causes emotional damage to you.” A distinguishing feature of narcissistic family dynamics is…
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 keep and spin webs of deception for the sole purpose of exploiting the target and their resources. In popular psychology,…