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How to Tell if You’re Being Manipulated
Emotional manipulation can be so subtle and undercover that it can control you for quite…
Charm and the Psychopath
The psychopath’s charm is the focus of a predator on his prey, adorned with a…
Liminality, the Unsettling Space of In-Between
After our experience in a psychopathic bond, we are shaken to our core. The firm…
The Psychopath: Truly and Fundamentally Different
The truth can be difficult to understand from our own frame of reference.
The Game You Didn’t Know You Were Playing
When targeted by a psychopath,
we unwittingly become an opponent in a game we don’t…
Backed Into an Emotional Corner
When you’re backed into an emotional corner, acting out does not mean you’re crazy, and…
The Self-Compassion Effect
Self-compassion is nothing less than a paradigm shift after involvement with psychopath, narcissist, or any…
Invalidation: I Refuse to Have This Discussion!
Invalidation is considered one of the most damaging forms of emotional abuse. Abusers use invalidation…
Intensity or Intimacy? A Relationship Litmus Test
Intimacy has to do with trust, understanding, and feeling understood. Intensity, on the other hand,…
EMPATHY: What It Is and Why You Need It
Emotional reciprocity, love and belonging are essential human needs, and if these needs are not…
The Wizards of Id
It’s all about the id, the ego and the superego. Psychopaths, you see, are The…
How To Never Get Involved with an Abuser Again
The two traits all abusive people have in common: They lack empathy and they are manipulative.