Narcissism Archives - Page 20 of 29

7 Reasons Why Your Relationship Is Not Working

Nothing is perfect and that goes for relationships too. Even in the best of intimate relationships...

Dealing With Shame Means Naming, Facing And Repairing

Shame is the deepest of all emotions and has the ability to overwhelm those who acquire it. When we feel shame, we tend to feel alone...

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 just running too high and that is just the way we want it...

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...

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 drop your boundaries and do not listen to your instincts that might hold some warning signs...

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...

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.

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...