The word “hoovering” originated from the Hoover vacuum cleaner because narcissists will do almost anything to get their partner back into the relationship if they leave or threaten to leave. There’s nothing likable about it. Instead, they use extreme forms of manipulation and lies because…
Recently, an increasing number of books, articles, blogs, YouTube videos, and social networking sites have focused on narcissistic victim syndrome. As with most newly recognized and understood psychological or relational phenomena, descriptive and diagnostic data must be developed so that they can be…
Are you trying to heal a toxic trauma bond that you developed after being in a narcissistic relationship for too long? A relationship with a narcissist can be very frustrating, but that doesn’t make breaking up with such relationships any…
A narcissist is usually very charming and highly intelligent, which makes it difficult to detect narcissistic mind games. Narcissists promise you the sun, moon, and stars. They know how to push your buttons in such a way that they “trap…
When you divorce and are free from a narcissist, will your life be the same as it was before? Can you get over the narcissistic abuse your ex inflicts on you? There was a time when Aristotle believed that the Earth…
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a tough diagnosis for even seasoned mental health professionals to make yet most women dating today will tell you that at some point they’ve felt a magnetic attraction to one or several men they would…
There is a love bombing/undervaluing/ignoring cycle that a person with narcissistic personality adaptations always goes through, and this cycle is inevitable. Sometimes, we are not even present for the love bombing phase, but we are sure to experience the phase of being…
Most couples describe a healthy, loving relationship as a give-and-take relationship. Sometimes, one person needs attention, support, and love from the other in a one-sided way. Then, at some point in the future, the tables may turn, with both people accepting…
Narcissists are masters of the guilt trip. Narcissists have a set of rules for you in the relationship, which they do not apply to their behavior, which leads to emotional abuse. Here are eight signs that you are in a…
Divorcing a narcissistic ex-spouse does not solve everything. While daily distance can increase the stress, anxiety, depression, and frustration of living with a narcissist, it does not prevent them from being a narcissist. The next party on the list of…
