Recovery Tips

It’s incredible just how quickly a narcissist can swap you out for someone else without even taking a backward glance. I know when I found myself in this devastating position, my overwhelming thoughts were… do narcissists treat the new supply better than they did me? Being discarded by a narcissist (even if you left them) […]

A year and a half after leaving my narcissistic husband I felt like I was suffering PTSD from narcissistic abuse more than ever. I guess this was one of the hallmarks of leaving an abusive relationship, versus separating from a healthy partner. To be honest, I didn’t even know that PTSD from narcissistic abuse existed

The healing journey after being in a narcissistically abusive relationship for two decades, following being raised by a narcissistic parent, feels like it has no end. Some days are good. I’ll be standing in my newfound power and freedom where nothing can bring me down. Then other days, I’m back down there, in amongst all

Narcissists are very textbook creatures. Once you educate yourself on their common behaviours, you can then arm yourself with the knowledge and foresight needed to extricate yourself from their web. Ultimately, the narcissist does not want you to ever leave them (unless they choose to discard you). You have been such an excellent source of

Being replaced by a narcissist is one of the most horrific things to have to endure. It doesn’t matter if the narcissist discarded you, or if you were the one to have extracted yourself from their grip, the effects are the same. However, it can be quite a shock if you believe that the narcissist’s

Dealing with the ups and downs of a narcissist is no easy feat. But then to throw in the feeling of being discarded (even if you were the one to walk away) and being almost instantly switched out for the narcissist’s new supply. The trauma that can come up with this issue is deep! But