Dear Readers… if you ever are worried or concerned that it might be too late in life to shift your thinking on a vexing emotional issue, do not be. Narcissistic Abuse recovery can happen at any age or stage in life. Case in point — a shared note from one of our Narcissistic Abuse recovery …
Malignant Narcissists use their own social insecurity as justification to bully
Malignant Narcissists use their own social insecurity as justification to bully people they consider Narcissistic Rivals. The person being targeted for abuse seldom knows why they are being scapegoated, socially targeted for destruction, or why their abuser persistently cyberbullies. Why? Because above all else, narcissistic people fear losing prestige and personal power socially. Narcissistic behavior …
Abusers process toxic shame differently than victims of social aggression
Abusers process toxic shame differently than victims of social aggression. It is a biologically inspired truth. While victims tend to self-reflect and blame themselves for having problems with personal, professional, and romantic relationships, Abusers tend to blame shift compulsively and pride themselves in the thought of having won in what they perceive is nothing more …
Overlooking abuse empowers and enrages Abusers
Overlooking abuse is not polite. It actually empowers and enrages Abusers who attention seek constantly for their own personal gain and delight. By most contemporary psychological definitions, the verb “ABUSE” means to treat (a person or an animal) with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly. It can also mean the cruel and violent treatment …
You simply cannot love abandoned children out of the blues
You simply cannot love abandoned children out of the blues. When a parent or parents betray their sacred cosmic trust to provide for, care about and love a child, there is absolutely nothing a person who loves and cares about the child or adult child the parent has elected to abandon can do. The person …
Covert put downs and caustic humor are psychologically abusive
Covert put-downs and caustic humor are always telltale warning signs of an Abuser. Whether it’s your snarky mom or Narcopath dad who makes the cut, a jealous or competitive sibling, or a toxic peer bullying friends and playmates on the schoolyard, it’s never fun. Except for the Sadist, that is — never the victim(s). People …
Make-Up Sex promotes Trauma Bonding in toxic romantic relationships
Make-up sex promotes “Trauma bonding”. Resist the urge to fall for the hoovering attempts of a love-bombing abuser who strives to get YOU addicted to engaging in the adrenal-enhancing romantic pattern. In an adult relationship between healthy, loving, and normal people, a little physical companionship goes a long way to promoting health and feelings of …
Love Bombing a common Love Fraud tactic used by Sociopaths
Love Bombing is a common romantic ploy used by anti-social predators in order to secure themselves ample narcissistic supply. Consider it the art of manipulative trolling, only it is designed to catch big fish rather than to intimidate or frighten. It’s a major red flag of Love Fraud con artists — you know… the people …
Smear Campaign survival strategies recommended by and for Abuse Survivors
Have you been the targeted victim of a comprehensive smear campaign conducted by a Cluster B predator and their Flying Monkeys? Here are a few validating and consoling words offering reader strategies for coping that work. Smear campaigns are conducted by people prone to social menacing — and Abusers come in all forms. The number …
Root causes for Borderline Personality Disorder
What causes a person to develop Borderline Personality Disorder? It is one of the four Cluster B personality types classified and identified by mental health experts in the DSM-V. Scientists, mental health experts, and medical professionals are not 100% sure what causes BPD but here are the suspicions they are trying to confirm. Borderline Personality …
Borderline Personality Disorder types use mood as excuse to abuse
Have you ever met a person who is on top of the world one minute and then suddenly they are raging like they drank a potion made by Dr. Jeckyl that they stole from Mr. Hyde? Chances are they might have a personality disorder called BORDERLINE. Borderline Personality Disorder or “BPD” for short is a …
Flying Monkeys lie and say Narcissistic Abuse heals over time
Narcissistic Abuse recovery happens with education — not over TIME. Learn how to spot the warning signs you are being abused and make a different choice about who to spend your time with and how you really want to live out the remaining days of the rest of your natural-born, God-given (not “parent provided”) life. …
Showing compassion for a child of toxic parents is essential
How do you help a child of a Narcissistic parent most? By showing compassion. Believe their story and validate their emotions. Let them know it is safe to trust their own intuition and character analysis judgments. STOP trying to convince them that their parent means well and is only trying to help them. If their …
Anticipatory Coping Strategies can help people deal with severe C-PTSD
Anticipatory coping skills like learning how to go Gray Rock can truly save the life of a Narcissistic Abuse victim. When efforts are made by an abuse victim or a person coping with a stress condition are ready in advance of a potentially stressful event, people suffering from even the most extreme levels of anxiety …
People with Borderline Personality Disorder can control their own behavior
Think Borderline Personality Disorder is out of your Abuser’s control? Think again. People with BPD oftentimes claim they are not responsible for their abusive temper tantrums because of their psychological condition or “fragile nature” but they absolutely are — and if they tell you they cannot control themselves, they are absolutely GASLIGHTING. People with BPD …