A break-up of any relationship is one of the most traumatic situations that anyone can go through in life. It can feel as though you have lost a part of yourself, and without having that person by your side you might feel that you’re no longer strong enough to deal with whatever life throws at you. There is no quick fix to coming to terms with your emotions and simply “getting over it”—after all, you can’t turn your emotions on and off like a switch.
When you’re in recovery from narcissistic abuse, there can be days when everything feels overwhelming. Of course, recovery from narcissistic abuse is never as simple as just taking a bath with scented candles, but when you’re feeling overwhelmed, it can be soothing to have a safe space to retreat to. The bathroom is the perfect place for just that because it’s so easy to lock the door and grab yourself some privacy so that you can take a breath.
Get a tub
In 2018, the UK’s ONS Crime Survey for England and Wales elucidated that, from the age of 16, 26.3% of women have experienced domestic abuse. If you focus in on the prevalence of emotional and psychological abuse perpetuated against women by their partners, this statistic increases to 36%.
This February, love and honor yourself by joining our 3-week Virtual Retreat beginning on Monday, February 8! Welcome to a new way to love and honor yourself this year! The Path Forward is so much more than simply dealing with unhealthy relationships in your life. It is an avenue to true, lasting change and growth.
Valentine's Day provides a perfect opportunity for our ex-narcs to "hoover" and attempt to reel us back in. Therefore, I'd like to remind everyone why we cannot and should not fall for it.
Many of us don’t understand why we can’t stay away even after we learn how toxic the narcissist is to us. We must remember they have brainwashed us. Like a salesman, they keep us coming back with the lure, the promise and the hook.
I recently noticed a member post to our forum about the difficulty she is having getting angry. A friend of mine, currently going through a breakup with a raging narcissist, told me the same thing last week….that she’s having trouble getting mad and feels stuck in a state of overwhelming sadness.
The Six Steps I created on The Path Forward are not rocket science, but in my opinion, you must work each and every one of them in order to heal from a narcissist and that includes honoring your anger.
President Trump’s latest Cabinet meeting might have been the most nauseating display of pathological narcissism the press has ever witnessed in the White House. Instead of letting the media leave after the requisite amount of photos were taken, Donald Trump insisted on commending his administration. Only to continue to say, they have helped him get more accomplished than any President since Franklin D. Roosevelt. This is not true, of course. It’s quite the opposite, actually.
Recent events have made it difficult to deny we now live in an America where unabashed narcissism is rewarded everywhere we look. From Donald Trump’s Twitter rants to Greg Gianforte’s assault on an innocent journalist, it seems people no longer believe the rules apply to them and it’s ok to be a bully.
Does it seem that narcissism has not only taken over the oval office, but is now beginning to dominate your own workplace? If so, you are not alone. Increasing rates of narcissism are forcing many to deal with the reality of the narcissist at work.
I am happy to share with you that I will be participating in this year’s 2nd Annual Healing from Narcissistic Abuse Virtual Summit in honor of World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day, which is today, Thursday, June 1st.
World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNNAD) is celebrated on June 1st every year and is a growing global movement dedicated to raising the profile of narcissistic abuse. To learn more about WNAAD or to join the cause, please visit http://www.wnaad.com
While narcissism has become a sign of our times, it is often misunderstood. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a disguise for a deep-seated sense of shame the person with NPD lives with, but often does not realize. The shame and insecurity they feel causes them to lash out at others and be overly controlling and abusive in their relationships. Learning about NPD and how it manifests itself in both personal and work relationships is an essential survival skill in today’s increasingly narcissistic world.
Spring is a very symbolic and powerful time. It is a time of rebirth and renewal. A time to rise again. We lose ourselves in the narcissist. Whether you celebrate Easter, Passover or Bodhisattva, Spring is a time for us to tap into our innate potential and find ourselves again.
Finding yourself after being in a relationship with a narcissist is not easy, but absolutely necessary in order to heal. I believe we must tap into our spirituality in order to connect with ourselves again. I am a spiritual person, but not an overly religious person.