Outsmarting the narcissist is important for your sanity and so you can feel in control of your life. Narcissists are experts at controlling your life with different manipulation tactics and they are very skilled at turning empaths into codependents. This video will help those… Continue Reading “How to outsmart a narcissist once and for all!”
Category: Adversity & support, Boundaries, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, UncategorizedTags: covert narcissism, how to outsmart the narcissist, how to protect yourself from a narcissist, narcissist, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic parent, narcissistic partner
Posted on September 25, 2018
by Courage Coaching
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Those with Narcissistic Personality Disorder sadly lack empathy and don’t feel remorse. They are cold, calculating, manipulative and emotionally shallow. Narcissists don’t form relationships with others like healthy people do. They don’t seek out partners to love and share their life with in an… Continue Reading “The sad truth about why narcissists form relationships”
Category: Adversity & support, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, UncategorizedTags: Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, narcissistic husband, narcissistic partner, narcissistic personality disorder, narcissistic relationships, narcissistic wife, npd, recovery from abuse, recovery from trauma
Posted on May 23, 2018
by Courage Coaching
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There are countless times in my own personal life, where my own vulnerability got me into trouble. At times where all I wanted was genuine comfort & love, I met people who took advantage of my vulnerable state of mind. Those people in particular… Continue Reading “Vulnerability & the dangers of predators”
Category: Adversity & support, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Highly sensitive person, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, recovery, Resilience, UncategorizedTags: narcissistic partner, narcissists, predators, sociopaths, vulnerability, wolf in sheep's clothing
Posted on August 30, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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Being in a relationship with a narcissist, whether that is a family member or partner, is like constantly being sucked into a vortex with no escape. Every time you think you are getting somewhere, you get sucked in deeper and deeper. Your confidence is… Continue Reading “The narcissist’s vortex”
Category: Adversity & support, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, recovery, self care, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, UncategorizedTags: dealing with a narcissisti, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic parent, narcissistic partner, narcissistic relationship, npd, trauma bond
It’s been an extremely busy few days for me recently, which means my blog posts and youtube videos have had to take a back seat. Work has been a priority, with little time for writing and reflecting. I have also had an influx of… Continue Reading “Why is going ‘no contact’ so hard?”
Category: Adversity & support, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, personal coaching, recovery, self care, Shame, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: Blogging, Child abuse, cptsd, Domestic abuse, dysfunctional family, going no contact, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, narcissistic parents, narcissistic partner, no contact, npd, ptsd, toxic relationships, trauma, trauma bonding, vlog, vlogging, Youtube videos
Posted on May 9, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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Ending the stigma of mental health is still proving to be a challenge, although in the UK we are getting ever closer to our goal of a deeper understanding, tolerance & acceptance of the importance of talking about our mental health. As somebody who… Continue Reading “Mental Health Awareness week”
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, Child abuse, Cluster B disorders, Cluster C disorders, Compassion, complex ptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, Rejection, Resilience, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: anxiety, bipolar, Child abuse, cptsd, defence mechanisms, defence mechanisms used by narcissists, Depression, low self-esteem, mental health awareness, mental health week, narcissistic abuse in the family, narcissistic family, narcissistic parents, narcissistic partner, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorders, ptsd, raising awareness on mental health, selfcare, the black dog
Posted on December 5, 2016
by mychildwithin
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Dear readers, This post today is only a quick one. I thought I would share this week’s Youtube video which will also be shared on my Child Within blog, so it reaches more people. It is a Q & A video on narcissism and… Continue Reading “Happy Monday!”
Category: Adversity & support, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, recovery, Youtube videosTags: abuse, Child abuse, covert narcissist, malignant narcissist, narcissism, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic paranoia, narcissistic parent, narcissistic partner, npd, overt narcissist, psychopathy, sexual abuse