There’s a universal reason for why we fail at things in life, including new years resolutions (which fail 88% of the time). I’m often talking about relationships and getting our life on track after a narcissist, and believe it or not: It’s all related. As an example, I was noticing all of the “engagement grabbing” …
Why It’s Hard To Work On Yourself After A Narcissistic Relationship
If there’s any time in life when you need to “do the work” on yourself, it’s after a narcissistic relationship. After all, if you’ve been through this then you know the messy shape you’re in after all of the gaslighting and other insidious manipulation. It’s an exhausting “mind-mess” that leaves you feeling like a shell …
The Pain Of Breaking Contact With A Narcissist Spouse
Breaking contact with a narcissist isn’t easy. And when you’re going through a divorce with a narcissist, you feel you need to stay in contact with them in order to get through the process. (Not to mention, letting go is hard.) After all, this is someone you loved deeply. You had hopes and dreams with …
Getting Mentally Unstuck From The Narcissist
Narcissists are annoying, irritating and unbelievably ridiculous. They push our buttons in every way possible, and their insidious behavior makes us want to shout out to the world: “Can you believe this idiot?” Or if they’ve thoroughly pounded OUR self-worth into the ground, then WE feel like the idiot. They abuse us mentally and emotionally …
Seeking Validation After A Narcissistic Relationship?
Do you need validation that you’re not crazy? Do you wonder if you’re “normal” and not a narcissist? Are you wishing you could save the new “supply” from having their life destroyed? I understand… At one point I spent months talking to a counselor, just to get validation over the way I felt about the …
The #1 Way To Heal After A Narcissistic Relationship
I spoke to someone who said they read 600 self-help books in their search to heal from a relationship with a narcissist. And they were still feeling like an emotional wreck. I’ve talked with other’s who’ve asked exactly which book they should read, what video they should watch, or any other effective way to heal …
Flip The Trauma Switch After A Narcissistic Relationship
After a relationship with a narcissist, we can easily feel stuck; ruminating about what happened, or what should have been. Our self-worth is at an all-time low, we feel exhausted and we can be dealing with a variety of grief stages including anger and depression. But after all of the gaslighting and other types of …
Venting And Validation After A Narcissist
Anger is huge after the breakup with a narcissist. It can also show up in the form of depression (or anger turned inward). And we have every right to be angry after the stark realization of who the person really was. It hits us hard, as we realize that we never really knew the person. …
The Narcissist You Miss, Doesn’t Exist
Say it loud and clear: “The narcissist you miss, doesn’t exist”. The person you’re ruminating about, the one that you fell deeply in love with, the person you ache to be with: Never existed in the first place; they’re a non-entity. A fake person. They were only in your dreams. The narcissist made it up …
Are you in a relationship with a narcissist? Here’s how you know.
Narcissistic abuse is one of life’s obscenities. It’s when someone can look you straight in the eye, charm the pants off of you, and lie through their teeth. (Something you could never do, and didn’t realize there are people who do it very well without you knowing, no matter how smart you are.) When you’ve …