@NarcApocalypse What a great idea! And a lovely way to serve the community. I'm a clinical psychologist with a small private practice and I'm about to launch a course. https://t.co/uITtWBrEpQ and https://t.co/YFyM9cMhZr
When we are hurt, it’s natural to grow the person who hurt us to monstrous size inside our minds. It feels unfair to try to understand them when you know they’re not trying to understand you. https://t.co/jQcQlREBz1
When you know what’s happening, you write the story. You can see the gaslighting as unfolds and while the behavior is still irritating, you no longer feel crazy. The payoff for clarity is sanity, confidence, empowerment, and eventually - peace. https://t.co/jQcQlREBz1
Narcissists do some crazy stuff and it can be very difficult to make sense of and understand them. Their behavior seems random and unpredictable. Once you have the key that unblocks you, everything shifts, and these patterns leap right up at you.https://t.co/jQcQlREBz1
The biggest hurdle in understanding the narcissist is getting past your initial distaste and fear of the process. Also, if you keep jumping to your own defense, you won’t get too far down the path. https://t.co/jQcQlREBz1
It’s totally normal to fear that understanding them will confirm all the crappy things they’ve said about you. Or have anxiety that you won’t have the strength to hold boundaries if you understand their sad story. https://t.co/jQcQlREBz1
@JMoncktonSmith I'd be curious why someone would risk practicing outside their scope. I'm not a child psychologist so I don't give advice in that category because I could be way wrong.
@NoContactSurviv I think of it like this. I was dealt a hand of shitty cards. It was not my fault. I had to learn how to play them and gained skills and strengths as a result. The end does not justify the means tho - I turned lemons into lemonade because I had to. But I still had shitty cards.
I'm working on a course right now and this distinction is in one of the modules. It's important to know!
Difference Between a Narcissist vs. Narcissistic Behavior | Psychology Today Canada https://t.co/wyGwFDskup
Bottom line is really knowing and staying attuned to your partner is the secret language between the two of you.
How the Five Love Languages Became Relationship Horoscopes https://t.co/HZ1mUQphde