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link to Should You Do Battle With A Narcissist? (Honest Answer)

Should You Do Battle With A Narcissist? (Honest Answer)

This is a very common question people dealing with a narcissist long term will ask, since they are by nature provocative and reaction seeking personality types, and therefore often unpleasant to deal...

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What To Do If You Can’t Go No Contact With A Narcissist Ex

The no contact rule is well understood now in the narcissistic abuse recovery space. It states that to give yourself the best chance of recovery, you must break off ALL contact with them - no...

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link to Is There A Real Person Trapped Inside A Narcissist? (“Real Self”/”Inner Child”)

Is There A Real Person Trapped Inside A Narcissist? (“Real Self”/”Inner Child”)

This is a huge mindset "trap" that people dealing with narcissists long term can fall into. Despite all their obnoxious, abusive behavior, it's hard not to wonder whether there is still a real person...

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link to Why Can’t A Narcissist Process Facts/Logic/Reason?

Why Can’t A Narcissist Process Facts/Logic/Reason?

Oh boy, this is a very common frustration normal people get when dealing with narcissists, right? You can present them with hard data, facts, and evidence, or use simple, easy to understand,...

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link to Identifying Workplace Gaslighting (Actionable Info & Tips)

Identifying Workplace Gaslighting (Actionable Info & Tips)

Gas-lighting - the deliberate attempt to invalidate and erode another person's perception of reality by constantly questioning or undermining it - is now a pretty well known term. But it can appear...

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link to Forgiving Yourself After A Toxic Relationship (Narcissistic/Psychopathic Abuse)

Forgiving Yourself After A Toxic Relationship (Narcissistic/Psychopathic Abuse)

This is something that's becoming gradually more known about in the toxic abuse recovery space - that forgiving oneself is ultimately more important than ever forgiving the narcissist or psychopath...

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link to How To Spot A Psychopath In A Job Interview (And Avoid Hiring Them)

How To Spot A Psychopath In A Job Interview (And Avoid Hiring Them)

We've already covered extensively on this blog how damaging psychopaths are to a company if they allow them in, and then tolerate them. The bottom line is despite superficial appearances, these are...

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link to How To Deal With A Psychopath Manager (Actionable Tips)

How To Deal With A Psychopath Manager (Actionable Tips)

Psychopaths are the worst types of managers you can have, with a provocative, reaction seeking style and an obsession with power and control over others that can be very oppressive to work under. How...

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link to Why Do Narcissists Do Idealize-Devalue-Discard? (Cutting Edge Theory)

Why Do Narcissists Do Idealize-Devalue-Discard? (Cutting Edge Theory)

This is something victims of narcissistic abuse often want to know especially when feeling the pain after the discard in a toxic relationship - why? Why do narcissists even do this? Why do they take...

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link to What Happens When Companies Tolerate Psychopaths? (Brutal Reality)

What Happens When Companies Tolerate Psychopaths? (Brutal Reality)

A lot is written about psychopaths in personal relationships, with the damage they cause now well documented. But what about in workplaces? What happens when a company hires, and then tolerates (even...

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link to What Should You Do If You Bump Into Your Narcissist Ex?

What Should You Do If You Bump Into Your Narcissist Ex?

This is actually not uncommon, because there are unfortunately so many narcissists around, plus many narcs continually bounce from one disastrous relationship to another because of their broken and...

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link to Should You Forgive a Narcissist? (Detailed Answer)

Should You Forgive a Narcissist? (Detailed Answer)

A common question for so many victims of narcissistic abuse is whether the perpetrator should ever be forgiven. Should we ever forgive a narcissist? Either for one specific, very hurtful thing they...

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link to 7 Reasons Why We Stay In A Relationship With A Narcissist/Psychopath (Toxic Relationship)

7 Reasons Why We Stay In A Relationship With A Narcissist/Psychopath (Toxic Relationship)

This is a very common thing victims of narcissistic/psychopathic abuse often wonder, sometimes during and definitely after the relationships. What was it that made me stay with them for so long? What...

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Why Do Narcisissists Need Constant Supply? (Attention, Validation, Praise)

When spending any serious length of time around a narcissist, we see they’re almost child-like in terms of their constant need for “narcissistic supply” in all it’s various form (attention,...

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link to What Can We Learn From Narcissists? (Practical Tips)

What Can We Learn From Narcissists? (Practical Tips)

A lot of the articles on this cover deeper level, more spiritual lessons that being tangled up with a narcissist can teach us (detachment, forgiveness etc). But I want to take a slightly different...

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link to Why Do Narcissists Need Constant Stimulation/Excitement?

Why Do Narcissists Need Constant Stimulation/Excitement?

This is one of the many questions people tangled up with narcissists will ask once they step back a bit and see how bizarre their personality is. One thing that you’ll commonly observe is how they...

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link to Toxic Communication Patterns In Modern Life (Identifying & Handling)

Toxic Communication Patterns In Modern Life (Identifying & Handling)

Toxic communication patterns are unfortunately very common in modern life in the Western world, with workplaces especially bad these days. This blog primarily focuses on the behavior of people with...

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link to Gaslighting – When Someone Says Something Didn’t Happen When It Did (Or Vice Versa)

Gaslighting – When Someone Says Something Didn’t Happen When It Did (Or Vice Versa)

This is a common pattern of psychological abuse that starts to happen as a relationship with a disordered person starts to leave the "honeymoon" phase and move into the more toxic devalue/discard...

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