Cognitive Dissonance is an extreme form of Cognitive Distortion commonly suffered by children of toxic parents and “love fraud” victims. People who enable abuse tend to suffer from Cognitive Dissonance, believing their Abuser has many good qualities that override any evidence they are at all abusive. A victim or enabler tends to treat the Abuser …
Wondering how to avoid being manipulated by narcissistic people? The answer is far simpler than most Narcissistic Abuse victims ever expect. The trick is to educate yourself about the red flags and warning symptoms a person has a Cluster B personality disorder and then learn to observe and make mental notes rather than electing to …
When a Sociopath stares, it is known as giving people “The Look”. It is a true psychological predictor of Anti-Social tendencies, known as the “Sociopathic Stare” in self-help and academic themed psychology circles. All people with traits of Anti-Social Personality Disorder tend to give other people the look or sociopathic stare for a variety of …
Gaslighting — unquestionably one of the cruelest mental and emotional abuse tricks played on targeted scapegoats and preferred Narcissistic Abuse victims by social predators. But what IS gaslighting and how do you spot the mind game when and if it is being played by an Abuser or an Abuse Enabler? Gaslighting is covert Narcissistic Abuse …
