A break up, a two-and-a-half year hiatus, a death, a proposal, and the start of a new journey without him … in that order …
Tag: narcissistic abuse recovery
Hoover Me … Hoover No More
I came across a lost message from an ex-friend. I severed ties with her five years ago. I had just begun to study narcissistic personality
A Clean Sweep
The process of eliminating a narcissist from my life – of clearing the air of a narcissist’s narcissistic residue – is quite refreshing. I often
Idealize: A Tale of Two Narcs
Currently, there are five active narcs (narcissists) in my life. Although I may not be a licensed clinician to give diagnoses to clients, I can
Narcissistic Cycles of Abuse
The narcissistic cycle of abuse has three phases. The narcissist will abuse you by idealizing (honeymoon phase), devaluing (tension building phase), and discarding (abuse escalation
Fighting The Fall Into The Abyss
My circadian rhythm is off. Time for me has flip-flopped. I am sleeping when the majority of my coast is awake. I am in deep
