Twenty Signs Your Abuser is a Narcissist Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Written by Randi Fine Do you suspect that your abuser is a narcissist? Here are twenty of the most common behaviors you may be experiencing: Does he rage when his opinion, point of view, or idea is challenged, even slightly? …
Is Your Abuser Narcissistic? Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Are you wondering if your abuser is narcissistic? The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) defines Narcissistic Personality Disorder by the following nine traits. To be diagnosed as having this disorder a person must have at least five …
Empathy Staying Connected to the Hearts of Others Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Empathy is the ability to emotionally put oneself into someone else’s shoes—the capacity to share and understand the feelings, emotions, and perspective experienced by another person, both negative and positive. Empathy is the identification and …
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Taking Your Power Back From Your Narcissistic Abuser Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine The idea of taking your power back from your narcissistic abuser may frighten, intimidate, and overwhelm you, but it is not as difficult or as complicated a feat as it might seem. Loss of personal …
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Self-Love The Core of Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Self-love is the most challenging quest any of us can take in life. It is not easy to overlook all the faults and imperfections that make us human and still be able to accept ourselves unconditionally. …
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Saying Yes When You Want to Say No How to Say No Respectfully and Courteously Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Do you often find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no? Do you feel as if saying no is unkind and selfish? Do you fear the …
Spiritual Narcissistic Abuse Manipulation Through the Fear of Spiritual/Religious Non-Compliance Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine One control method used by some narcissists, but not often talked about, is known as spiritual narcissistic abuse. As is true with other cunning abuse tactics, those who experience spiritual narcissistic abuse may …
Is Narcissistic Personality Disorder a Mental Illness? Should You Hold Your Abuser Responsible? Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine People often ask me, “Is narcissistic personality disorder a mental illness?” The answer is yes. It is categorized that way by mental health professionals. Their follow-up response is usually, “Well, …
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Grieving the Loss of Your Narcissistic Relationship Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go. ~Author Unknown …
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Challenges of Healing After Narcissistic Abuse Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine The challenges of healing after narcissistic abuse are among the most tormenting struggles any person could ever have to face. Narcissistic abuse is confusing, senseless, unfair, and inhumane. It uproots our lives in the most agonizing possible …
Narcissistic Abuse Survivors Assaulted By The Ignorant Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine There will always be issues throughout our lives that challenge us as narcissistic abuse survivors. Though I counsel other survivors and extensively write, speak and am highly knowledgeable about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, I am not immune …
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Hoovering How the Narcissist Keeps Sucking You Back In Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine The actual definition of hoovering is “vacuuming.” In more recent years it has become a slang term used to describe the “sucking back in” maneuver narcissists use with their victims. Through hoovering, they are …
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