Narcissistic Abuse

If you’ve ever dated a narcissist, you’re fully aware of how difficult it is to break off your relationship with them. Those charming, manipulative jerks seem to know just which buttons to press in order to make you feel like you’re the villain for giving up on your union, even after they’ve put you through more levels of emotional hell …

©Image license via Depositphotos Have you ever encountered a narcissist before? Been a victim of one? Then you will want to read this. All of it. Have you been lucky enough to have never had to deal with a narcissist at any point in your life? You’ll still want to read this. All of it. Narcissists are masters of language who use …

Anxiety and depression are two very common mental disorders that can have a very major negative impact on someone’s life. While some people are more prone to anxiety and depression than others, circumstances in life can also increase the chances that someone experiences either or both mental conditions. One situation that could increase the chances that someone suffers from anxiety and depression …

His litany of indictments is doubly harrowing in light of what psychologists have found in the decades since — that our early limbic contact with our parents profoundly shapes our character, laying down the wiring for emotional habits and patterns of connecting that greatly influence what we bring to all subsequent relationships in life, either expanding or contracting our capacity for “positivity …

The first step to counteract gaslighting is becoming aware that’s what’s happening. The pickle is that if you are a target of gaslighting the principle symptom is mistrust of your take on reality – so how do you know if you are being gaslit or not? Rest assured gorgeous ones, everything you need to cut through the fog of gaslighting …

We often hear the term “narcissist,” but in reality, what does that mean? Does it merely describe someone who likes to be the center of attention, or likes the way he or she looks? Or is there more to it? The psychiatric literature defines narcissists as possessing specific traits, such as having a sense of entitlement or requiring excessive admiration. But what are narcissistic individuals …

It took FOREVER to finally leave the person in your life with narcissism, only to realize that once you made that fateful decision, your name became mud. Your ex is not going to let you go without a fight. You’re going to be villainized like you never experienced before the breakup. All your friends and family will hear how crazy, unbalanced, manipulative, …

Relationships are tricky to navigate, but they’re even harder when you’re being ruled by a narcissist. Having a narcissistic man take over and play mind games with you can destroy your self-esteem, your happiness, and make you lose the person that you used to be. Don’t be fooled by their charms, these toxic men know exactly what they’re doing. They …