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August 20, 2019

That’s Not Normal: Narcissists Study You to Better Manipulate You [Meme]

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 […]

Filed Under: Abusive relationships, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Codependent, Healthy Relationships, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Meme, Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tagged With: codependency, false selves, love bombing, meme, That's not normal

November 29, 2018

MEME: Beware of Narcissists Post-Divorce If They Make an Uncharacteristically Nice Gesture

In my experience, when a narcissist or other disordered abuser offers to do something uncharacteristically nice post-divorce, be wary. It’s usually an indication that the narcissist has already done something underhanded, spiteful or illegal or is about to do something underhanded, spiteful or illegal. I mean, c’mon. Are they really offering rhubarb from their garden […]

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