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March 19, 2018

7 Ways a Relationship with a Narcissist Ends

How does  a relationship with a narcissist end? How does the once Disney fairy tale romance that’s gone Grimm conclude? How does a relationship with a person who’s chronically emotionally immature and unstable, self-absorbed, entitled and integrity-challenged play out? Generally, not good. These relationships start with a love bomb and end with a bang. As […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, False Allegations, Financial Abuse, Healing, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Negative Advocates, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: borderline personality disorder, defence mechanisms, false self, healing, healing from narcissistic abuse, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic personality disorder, projection, projective identification, stress

April 10, 2017

Why No Contact is So Hard After an Abusive Relationship with a Narcissist, Borderline or Psychopath

If you still believe you love your narcissistic, borderline or psychopathic ex, practicing and maintaining No Contact can be very difficult initially. Excruciatingly, painfully difficult. Many of my clients compare it to withdrawing from a drug. Neuro-chemically speaking, there are similarities. You’re hurting, and you want the pain to stop. To ease the pain you […]

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