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Survivors of narcissistic abuse often experience less obvious or typical symptoms of trauma. These symptoms are often more insidious and invisible forms of trauma that hide beneath layers of self-doubt, confusion, and emotional exhaustion.

There is one particular glaring red flag that far surpasses any of other red flags when it comes to determining if you are indeed in a toxic or "pathological" love relationship. What is a "pathological love relationship?" This is a relationship in which you are with a partner with traits of a personality disorder, such as narcissism, antisocial personality disorder, or psychopathy. People in these relationships will suffer inevitable harm because of their involvement with thi

Narcissistic love bombing is a confusing tactic used by narcissists to draw you into the relationship.

Most of us have this unexplainable fear of snakes. Maybe it’s from all the stories we heard about snakes while we were growing up which conditioned us to believe that snakes are poisonous and dangerous creatures. It’s honestly uncomfortable even writing about them. If someone came into a room you were in and shouted “snake” and you have an inherent fear of snakes, you’ll run away even not having seen the alleged snake. That’s what we call a trauma response. An involuntary act

“If it’s destroying you, then it isn’t love, my dear.” – Unknown You almost don’t remember how bright and beautiful your smile used to be. You’ve become a shadow of your former self because of the manipulative and unkind words from your partner. At first, you thought it was just a passing cloud and they probably didn’t mean what they said. But you now hear it every day; how you can’t do anything right, how you’re so sensitive, how crazy and dramatic you are, why you’re always

They seemed smart, attractive, and charming at first, but as things progressed, you realized they’re a bit self-centered. You might have initially brushed it off and thought, “everyone likes to be the center of attention from time to time,” but what if they have a highly grandiose and superior image of themselves, seek constant admiration, lacks empathy for others, but fly off the handle at the slightest hint of criticism? If this rings a bell, you’re likely dealing with a n

There is nothing like a string of bad dates to make you feel hopeless about meeting that special someone. You might be wondering if there are any good ones left out there! Don’t give up hope. Maybe it’s just time to shake up a few things to help you break the losing streak. Date outside of your comfort zone. Do you typically date the same type of people? If you’re like most of us, you probably think you know your “type.” Sometimes trying some dates with people you wouldn’t no

Have you ever wondered why every partner you seem to attract is an emotional robot, or unavailable to meet your relationship needs? You may see yourself as emotionally available, and feel confused about why you keep finding partners who are your opposite. You may have a history of dating people who fear commitment and intimacy, lack emotional sensitivity, cheat, or seem emotionally withdrawn. There are usually a few reasons why this becomes a pattern for people. Science, baby

We get the message as we grow up that we’ll find the perfect partner, we’ll instantly fall in love, the birds will be chirping, and everything will end in a blissful, fairy tale ending. The fairy tales we were raised on never go past the moment the happy couple gets married. You know, the part where they go into bankruptcy, or someone has an affair, or someone is depressed for years on end. They never showed the real side of life that challenges even the best of relationships