Signs of Love Bombing: Expert Tips from Ingrid Sthare

Signs of love bombing often marks the first stage of the cycle of narcissistic abuse. People with narcissistic tendencies frequently lavish excessive affection, attention, and gifts on their romantic partners. What may seem like a whirlwind romance and profound devotion, conceals a more calculated intention—manipulation and control. Manipulative people use love bombing to quickly build emotional dependence, only to withdraw…

Relationship Indifference: The Cold, Quiet Goodbye

The narcissistic abuse cycle often begins with an intense period of love bombing followed by a shift to devaluation. As the relationship deteriorates, the recipient of the abuse often desperately seeks to restore the initial connection, only to be met with increasing coldness and criticism. Indifference then seeps in, marking the final stage before the relationship ends with an inevitable…

Overcoming Paranoia After Narcissistic Abuse

Mental Health By Aug 09, 2024

In the aftermath of narcissistic abuse, paranoia can settle in like a shadow, darkening every corner of a survivor’s life. What once seemed like intuition now feels like an unrelenting sense of dread, a constant fear that betrayal and manipulation are lurking around every corner. This state of hypervigilance, born from the manipulative tactics of abuse perpetrators, can leave even…