It means simply: Talking things over with the abuser, analyzing the relationship and finding out where it went wrong, with the abuser assuming the blame and...
I think conceptual closure is what the more healthy victims crave but will never receive. It needs to be identified and contrasted with other outcomes so...
I can't imagine a true narcissist ever admitting they did one thing wrong. It is easier to blame others or not think anything is wrong. I know my ex would...
Would this be grounds to be discarded? Explain to him what it is, what it does, and what is doing/has done to me? I read on another support group forum that...
ok, so you are wanting him to go away and leave you alone? if that is the case, just simply act like he has sucked every last emotion out of you. act as...
You say he has never been violent then you say he has ripped the earphones from your ears and physically picked you up and carried you in the house and ...
Well, that does seem like a more peaceful situation... but it will lead to rage, which I always buy into, either crying, yelling or apologizing. Any...
Hi, These may be of help - click on the links: Rescue Fantasies - Surviving the Narcissist http://samvak.tripod.com/faq80.html The Malignant Optimism of the...
Narcissists are not prone to "irresistible impulses" and dissociation (blanking out certain stressful events and actions). They more or less fully control...
Thanks. I've read most of your site. Actually, I read most of it before actually finding this forum. It tells me what I should be doing, but what is lacking is...
Narcissists and Personality disordered Mates, Spouses, and Partners http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/5013 Narcissists,...
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Misdiagnosing Narcissism - The Bipolar I Disorder http://samvak.tripod.com/narcissismbipolar.html Misdiagnosing Personality Disorders as Bipolar I Disorder ...
LINK http://www.lermanet.com/scientology/mc-ch1.html The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing, by Joost A. M. Meerloo, M.D., Instructor...
In response to my "zombiness," he freaked out and I told him last night that it was over. Somehow he thinks everything is ok, and told me this morning that he...
jiffy,  it is very typical. notice how he referred to himself in 3rd person (the real kevin). tell-tale sign of a narcissist. he has also split himself...
Ask me questions about narcissism, personality disorders, narcissists, psychopaths, and abuse in relationships. Click on any of these links, post your...
I continued the act last night while he kept on promising change, all the while showing the textbook symptoms of NPD. I plan on continuing tonight. ...
oops. hit send before typing anything on that last one.  i can't remember if you addressed this or not.....are you married to him or is he a live-in? ... ...
Compulsive gambling can be a sign of NPD. Guess how well the casinos treat repeat customers? The customers go there largely because they are treated like...
Some narcissists (and many non-narcissists) have addictive behaviors (such as cmpulsive gambling), but these are NOT an integral part of narcissism o0r NPD. ...