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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.

Why Codependents Stay With That “Special” Person

elationships are never as smooth as they could be and a major amount of hard work has to go in to keeping the ship afloat. If you read the many articles online about being in a relationship

There Has Never Been A Better Time To Be A Violent, Controlling Abuser

If you are a violent, controlling narcissistic psychopath who controls every aspect of your partner's life with a fist of iron...

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...

Lockdown Is Having A Huge Impact On Rates Of Domestic Violence

For many people under lockdown in different countries, it is an inconvenience to our normal lives but one that contributes to the "greater good". We all know that at some…

Narcissists And “Magical Thinking”: An Avoidance Of Shame

Narcissists avoid shame at all costs. It is their nemesis or "kryptonite", if you want to see it that way. It's not clear where the roots of narcissism start but generally held opinions point...

Beware The Narcissist Grandparent

Some years ago, I wrote about the concept of the golden child in a family. Succinctly put, this is a child who is asked to maintain the self esteem of a narcissist parent...

Parental Alienation: The Issues Are Not Gender Specific

As stated in my last post, there was a huge reaction last week to a post I wrote some time ago. It was actually the second time it had gained so much attention in the year since it was first published...

Two Codependents Will Also Find A Relationship Difficult

Very often codependents attract a certain type. Used to giving and sacrificing, they naturally tend towards partners who like to take and receive anything that is on offer...

Logic vs Emotion: Why Codependents Often Lose This Critical Battle

There will be many people who come across this post who are stuck. Stuck in life generally but specifically in relationships that are abusive, dysfunctional and with people who care…