As I spoke to my attorney about the cameras in the house, he asked “you were aware he was filming you”....me ”yes”.....him: ”so you were...

Narcissist abuse is a choice. They will use emotional and psychological abuse through gaslighting, manipulation and blame shifting.

Mirroring in relationships is healthy. It is a natural way of connecting with others. Healthy mirroring happens over time. However, a narcissist uses a dark mirror. They begin mirroring in the first moments of meeting someone. The dark mirroring is a tactic they use to establish trust. His mirroring began in our very first conversation. He asked if I had kids, I said no, but I want one. He said, "I want a 2nd chance to build a family". He "always wanted a grocery store". He "

Narcissism isn't new. It is in folklore, fairytales, Greek mythology, Bible verses, and in every culture around the world. It hides in...

Actual advice I’ve received while living with and after leaving the Covert Narcissist 1. Join Alanon FACT: Not all addicts are narcissists, but all narcissists have addictions. I did join because, it was clear to me, he did have addictions. I needed this self-reflection and community to cope with that and keep my sanity. It did not address his emotional abuse. 2. Run. Run for your life and never look back TRANSLATION: You can't change him, you won't get an apology, run. A

This was one of the hardest posts for me to voice. Too ashamed to reach out to loved ones, I talked myself through the darkest moments...

Clutching tightly, you used my body, my mind, and my light. I mistook it for the safety and protection I craved. You held cognitive...

I was once told by a yoga student “You have a gift of casting a very wide net for others to be their complete self, without judgment”. In...

I watched myself rage against your control. Minimized to a shell of myself, I had nowhere else to go. I couldn’t get smaller without...

You got me. You preyed on my vulnerability, grief, and ignorance. Your manipulation, gaslighting, and projection shattered me. You masterfully took a piece of me with every day that passed in our relationship. You shredded my confidence, you oppressed my autonomy, you suffocated my ability to dream, you tried to squeeze every ray of hope from me and then eliminated my smile from the world. Your constant chaos, invalidation, devaluation, and infidelity left me questioning my r