Breaking The Bond Between Narcissist And Codependent
Among my patient group (and circle of friends), there are people who continually allow others to take advantage of them, continue to give and stay in very toxic relationships...
Controlling Codependency: Keeping Others In Line
Narcissists always get a bad press and probably rightly so. (At this point, we should note that we should only use the term narcissist when someone has been officially diagnosed with NPD...
Codependency: “I Know It Logically But Emotionally, I Don’t Get It”!
Many codependents I work with are stuck in relationships that are abusive, unfulfilling and going nowhere. The sad thing is that they are also going nowhere and stay when they know they should logically leave...
Narcissists Are Abusers But Codependents Choose To Stay (Until They Don’t)
Can you imagine being locked away with another person for a number of years, isolated from the outside world and seemingly helpless to escape?...
Masochistic Personality Disorder And Codependency
Masochistic Personality Disorder was removed from the latest version of the DSM. Some eminent scholars, notably Theodore Millon, regard its removal as a mistake and lobby for its reinstatement in future editions...
After Narcissist Abuse: Avoiding The Gaslighting That Will Certainly Come
The time has finally come. Your friendly neighbourhood narcissist has decided to ship out and move on to his next victim. The disappointment, guilt and feelings of being abused hurt...
Codependency: Breaking The Fantasy Of The Adulation Stage
The power a narcissist has over his victim is all encompassing in the adulation stage and the "hooks" created can make even the most intelligent, rational person doubt their own sanity...
Codependency: The Black And White Quest For Lost Connection
Imagine deciding to walk from one town to another while carrying a two hundred pound weight? Then, when you finally shed the weight, someone comes along with something even heavier...
Stop The Rage In Your Relationship
It is a fact to be taken for granted that couples argue and conflict will be a feature in their relationship. Conflict in itself is not bad and in fact it can improve a relationship if the couple concerned can learn from it...
Codependency: One Thought From Relapse
When you recognise and become aware that you are indeed a codependent, the hard work really starts. Even codependents who have a good handle on their triggers and situations that could cause a relapse have to fight hard to keep them in check...
You must be logged in to post a comment.