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In working with people to cut those psychic energetic cords between themselves and the narcissist or energy vampire in their lives I have found that in some cases those cords just don’t want to be severed. I’ve had clients call me and tell me “He just won’t let me go!” But what I have found […]
I’ve been in several long-term relationships and I was always the one who made the decision to leave. It wasn’t always abuse that caused me to leave but normally it had to do with my asking the question “Why am I here?” Relationships, to me, should be something that enhances our lives and adds to […]
When we are in an emotionally abusive relationship it is easy to feel as if we have been victimized by our abuser. We feel hurt and wounded on a very deep level and want to blame the abuser for what he or she did to us. However being a victim will keep us trapped in […]
In working with victims of Narcissistic abuse I realized that most people who are just coming to the realization that they have been with a narcissist come out of the relationship with symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I remember in my own case I was diagnosed with PTSD and tried everything to alleviate the […]
When I went to see a Psychologist after a long three year relationship with a narcissistic personality I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Not knowing much about the disorder at the time I was confused because I always associated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with was what war veterans had. I didn’t realize that it […]
My son and I were in a Video Store renting a DVD for the evening. We went up to stand in line and found ourselves standing behind an artistic looking man with a stack of DVD’s. The clerk politely told him his purchases would be $21.00. The price of a DVD rental at Hastings was $3.99 […]
I have frequently used the phrase “psychic vampire,” or “energy vampire” to describe a person who extracts energy from others in order to survive in their world. We have all heard of vampires, who feed on the blood of others. The psychic vampire feeds on the energy of others. However it is not normally a […]
The work I do is Counseling others through the tragedies of narcissistic abuse. The stories I hear are all equally as horrible and unfortunately I am never surprised by anything a client tells me anymore. It is sad to get to the point where nothing surprises you anymore but this is where I find myself. My heart […]
After I broke up with my narcissistic boyfriend, before I knew what narcissism was. I was leafing through the books in the self-help and psychology section of Barnes and Nobles searching for the answers to my seemingly hopeless problem. I was obsessed with the man whom I had chosen to leave. I chose to leave him because I knew something was terribly wrong and I felt if I left him whatever was wrong would soon identify itself.
Inverted Narcissist is a term, coined by Sam Vaknin which suggests a type of “dependent disorder” that is the compliment of a narcissistic personality. It is the compliment because someone who is considered an inverted narcissist depends upon a narcissistic personality for their affirmation of their worth, which is ironic since a narcissistic personality is […]