Put downs are caustic humor
Abuse by Proxy, Mobbing, This Just In

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 …

Hoovering leads to Trauma Bonding
High Conflict Divorce, This Just In

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
ASPD, Love Fraud, This Just In

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
Abuse by Proxy, Mobbing, Smear Campaigning, This Just In

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 …

What causes Borderline Personality Disorder
BPD, This Just In

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 …

Monty Python's Black Knight a Narcissistic Abuse Victim
Flying Monkeys, Love Fraud, This Just In

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. …

Children and Adult CHildren of Cluster B parents
This Just In, Toxic Parents

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
C-PTSD, This Just In

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 …

Borderline Personality Behavior
BPD, This Just In

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 …

Narcissism definition
Narcissistic Personality Disorder, This Just In

Narcissism definition includes grandiose thinking and entitlement

Narcissism: definition of a person whose grandiosity and entitlement based thinking causes them to feel superior to and entitled to use and abuse other people. They are not nice human beings — but they certainly do come across at first as charming, socially savvy, and bright. But before you are duped into believing one’s stories …

Obsessive Ex turned Vendetta Stalker
Stalking, This Just In

What is Obsessive Ex Syndrome?

Obsessive Ex Syndrome is commonly developed by people with Cluster B personality disorders. Arguably, it is one of the most toxic forms of harassment, violation of privacy rights, and an extreme type of vendetta stalking. The more malignant the person who is obsessed with their ex, the more abusive the treatment of their ex post-relationship-mortem. …

Drug Seeking Behaviors
Sobering Thoughts, This Just In

Drug seeking behavior common for bored Psychopaths

Drug-seeking behaviors are common for bored Psychopaths, Somatic Narcissists, and Narcopaths. Learning how to spot the warning signs that a friend or family member is using and abusing medical care practitioners to alleviate psychological and emotional boredom while attention-seeking can be a major red flag of serious gaslighting being done on family members, employers, and …

Cluster B personality types make other people miserable
Classic Self-Help Literature, Histrionic Personality Disorder, This Just In

Abusive personality types classified as ‘Cluster B’ in DSM-5

Cluster B personality types include NPD, BPD, HPD, and ASPD. Symptoms include making everyone else’s lives MISERABLE. Narcissistic Abuse victims tend to unilaterally report when they first got involved with their abusers, they had no earthly idea what they were actually in for over the relationship’s course. People who are just waking up to the …