How To Never Get Involved with an Abuser Again Read More »
The two traits all abusive people have in common: They lack empathy and they are manipulative.
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It’s all about the id, the ego and the superego. Psychopaths, you see, are The Wizards of Id.
EMPATHY: What It Is and Why You Need It Read More »
Emotional reciprocity, love and belonging are essential human needs, and if these needs are not being met, then mental and physical health will suffer.
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Intensity or Intimacy? A Relationship Litmus Test Read More »
Intimacy has to do with trust, understanding, and feeling understood. Intensity, on the other hand, is all about drama, anxiety, uncertainty, and fear.
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Invalidation: I Refuse to Have This Discussion! Read More »
Invalidation is considered one of the most damaging forms of emotional abuse. Abusers use invalidation as a tool of manipulation and a weapon. Others may be short on empathy. Some may feel uncomfortable with your pain. Some are simply jealous.
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The Self-Compassion Effect Read More »
Self-compassion is nothing less than a paradigm shift after involvement with psychopath, narcissist, or any abuser. It can be transformational.
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Backed Into an Emotional Corner Read More »
When you’re backed into an emotional corner, acting out does not mean you’re crazy, and it does not make you the abuser. It means you’re a normal person pushed to your limits by a manipulator.
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The Game You Didn’t Know You Were Playing Read More »
When targeted by a psychopath,
we unwittingly become an opponent in a game we don’t even know we’re playing. The stakes are high and the odds are stacked in their favor. They make the rules, and play to win.
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The Psychopath: Truly and Fundamentally Different Read More »
The truth can be difficult to understand from our own frame of reference.
The Psychopath: Truly and Fundamentally Different Read More »
Liminality, the Unsettling Space of In-Between Read More »
After our experience in a psychopathic bond, we are shaken to our core. The firm foundation we believed we stood on crumbled beneath us. We find ourselves in a liminal place — a place of ‘in-between.’
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Charm and the Psychopath Read More »
The psychopath’s charm is the focus of a predator on his prey, adorned with a smile. Literally.
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How to Tell if You’re Being Manipulated Read More »
Emotional manipulation can be so subtle and undercover that it can control you for quite a while before you figure out what’s happening, if you ever do. Learn how.
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