If you’re not susceptible to flattery, you likely won’t be susceptible to love bombing. Love bombing or idealization is the pathological version of the honeymoon stage in healthier relationships. It’s an insincere manipulation tactic, or con job. The person with whom you think you’re falling in love doesn’t really exist. Narcissists, borderlines and other emotional […]
Identifying Red Flags vs. Determining What You Want in a Relationship Partner
Sometimes in life and relationships, it’s just as important to know what you don’t want as it is to know what you do want. Sometimes, we’re only able figure out what we want after figuring out what we don’t want. Sometimes, it’s a painful matter of trial and error. Not the poisonous berries this time, […]
Narcissist Fight Club Rule #4: Facts Are Meaningless
If you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, borderline, psychopath or histrionic, you probably understand why these personalities are also referred to as high-conflict people. It’s because they chronically manufacture an overwhelming amount of conflict, chaos and drama. Just when you catch your breath, they’re back at it. Provoking, projecting, gaslighting, tantrum-ing, exaggerating, pouting, […]
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