Relationships

In today’s post I’d like to talk about the things we normalize in narcissistic relationships…well, the things they make us normalize. I’ve seen this happen …

Narcissists hate certain personality traits because those traits make manipulation much harder. The problem is that most people don’t realize this at first. They think …

I’ve been there too, years ago, so I understand how difficult it is to walk away from someone who once made you believe they were …

I’ve seen this many times, and once you notice it, you can’t unsee it. Narcissists appear confident, dominant, even untouchable on the surface. But that …

If you’ve ever been at the grocery store on a Saturday morning, you have probably noticed not only how a place like that can get …

I didn’t connect the two things for a long time. The relationship and the physical symptoms. I just thought I was stressed, that I wasn’t …

I didn’t have a name or a label for it when I was living inside it. I just knew that somehow, in almost every interaction …

Leaving a narcissist is hard enough. But what comes after is something most people aren’t prepared for. I wasn’t. And almost everyone I’ve worked with …

I used to ask this question constantly. Lying awake at night running through everything that happened, everything I’d absorbed, everything I’d excused, and wondering if …

I spent years not knowing what to say to narcissistic, toxic people when they attacked or manipulated me. Like many, I used to react, become …

I remember how certain moments with my narcissistic ex would go from calm to catastrophic in seconds…and I believed it was my fault. For example, …

Gaslighting is a form of abuse and unfortunately it’s very common in unhealthy relationships. In case you’re not 100% familiar with the term, as explained …

Today I want to explain something important, and I’m going to do it in the clearest way possible. When a narcissist makes fun of you …

There is something particularly exhausting about dealing with an antagonistic narcissist. They seem to need tension, chaos, and conflict, and they love watching you lose …

There is a specific kind of pain that comes from being ignored on purpose. I’ve seen people cry over messages that never got a reply, …