With Narcissists, Action Always Speaks Louder Than Words
When we start a new relationship, we let a few things go that we might not later. We don’t always set boundaries or recognise so-called ‘red flags’. The adrenaline is…
Category: NARCISSIST ABUSE AND RECOVERY
Treat Codependency Like Any Other Addiction
A recent study in Australia stated that up to 240 million people worldwide are addicted to something. Drugs, alcohol, internet, sex, shopping, eating were all mentioned. These were just the…
Narcissist Abuse Syndrome: Elements of Stockholm Syndrome and PTSD
I once had a client who was involved with the most abusive, self-absorbed, self-centred, controlling man you could ever imagine. He abused her physically, emotionally, financially and verbally to the…
Narcissist Abuse: Being Hooked By The Illusion
You are swept away in a tide of emotional abandon with a seemingly like-minded person who only has your interests at heart. You fall in love fully and completely, you…
Parental Alienation: What It Is And How Narcissists Use It To Destroy Their Ex-Partner and Children
When divorce and separation happen and children are involved, it is generally traumatic for all concerned. One aspect of this is that two people who used to be in a relationship have to co-parent as ex-partners…
The Three Stages of Narcissist Relationships: A Roller-Coaster Ride
Narcissists are the archetypal Jekyll and Hyde characters, one way one moment, one way the next…
Codependency? Control Not Love
These days we throw the words “narcissist” and “codependent” around like confetti. It is easy to label someone who appears self-centred as the former and one who gives a little bit too much as the latter.
Codependency: Emotional Manipulators- The Case For Locking The Door
I have seen many times a situation that is very frustrating for me as a therapist. Working with codependents, it is often advisable to ensure their recovery is not hampered…