Abusers employ tactics similar to the brainwashing techniques used by cults. The goal is to weaken you in order to more easily manipulate and control their targets. This video discusses the stages of how narcissists, borderlines and other characterologically disturbed individuals break down your identity. As your sense of self weakens and you’re manipulated into […]
That’s Not Normal: Seeking Love and Rationality from People Who Are Capable of Neither
Seeking love, rationality, kindness, compassion, fairness, integrity and maturity from people who don’t possess these qualities is an example of codependency and trauma bonding in action. Desperation and wishful thinking won’t change a thing. Rather, they keep you stuck in enabling your own abuse. Pursuing people who reject you, “rescuing” people who go from self-created […]
Love Bombing, Brainwashing, Trauma Bonds, Narcissists and Borderlines , Part 1
How do smart people fall for toxic women and men? Why do these individuals remain in self-destructive relationships when their rational adult minds know better? What keeps them stuck in abusive relationships when the costs are so high to themselves and their children? The short answer is likely a combination of codependency, trauma bonds and […]
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