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Intermittent Reinforcement: Why It Keeps Us Coming Back for More

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The Narcissist’s One Trick That Can Keep Us Hooked Forever By The Minds Journal Editorial Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Casinos know it. Animal trainers count on it. Narcissists have perfected it. It’s the powerful emotional tool known as intermittent reinforcement, and when used correctly, it guarantees to get—and keep—virtually anyone hooked …

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Recognizing Your Codependent Tendencies

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Recognizing Your Codependent Tendencies From the Website Night Vision for Women Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Your healing begins once you recognize and acknowledge your codependent tendencies. This list illuminates the pain and self esteem issues of someone who has those tendencies: My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you. My …

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Twenty Questions Identify Codependency Issues

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Codependency Quiz Is Codependency a Problem in Your Life and Relationships Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Take The Quiz To find out if you are suffering from relationship codependency, please answer yes or no to the following twenty questions: Do you put others’ feelings, desires and needs before …

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Relationship Codependency: The White Knight Syndrome

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Relationship Codependency The White Knight Syndrome Written by Randi Fine Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Relationship codependency is often referred to as the “White Knight” syndrome, because codependent people tend to be rescuers. Roughly 100 million Americans suffer from this emotional disorder. In general terms, codependency is the relationship that exists between …

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Personal Boundaries Build Healthy Relationships

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Personal Boundaries Building Healthy Relationships Written by Randi Fine, Narcissistic Abuse Expert Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine How healthy are your personal boundaries? If that question is difficult for you to answer, you are not alone. Many people suffer from emotional pain and toxic relationships, symptoms of undefined personal boundaries, but do …

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Unhealthy Relationship Codependency

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Unhealthy Relationship Codependency Recognizing and Healing From Codependency Written by Randi Fine, Narcissistic Abuse Expert Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Unhealthy relationship codependency is a disorder that develops over time. Dysfunctional childhood patterns that interfere with the person’s ability to form healthy relationships lie dormant for many years; the problem only surfaces once the person …

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Cliffedge Road Video

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Cliffedge Road Video Book Trailer Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine Cliffedge Road is a brutally honest, gripping autobiographical account of Randi Fine’s bizarre life growing up with a narcissistic mother and the pattern of adult trauma it caused. This book explains why Randi Fine is so deeply passionate about the work she …

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Emotional Boundaries Prevent Abuse

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Emotional Boundaries Written by Randi Fine, Narcissistic Abuse Expert Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine How important are emotional boundaries in your interpersonal relationships? You may not know what the term “boundaries” means in that context or whether the emotional boundaries in your life are healthy or not. That’s not uncommon. Many suffer …

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What It Means When a Narcissist Says “I Love You”

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What It Means When a Narcissist Says “I Love You” Written by Athena Staik, Ph.D. Dear Codependent Partner, What I’m about to say is not something I’d ever say or admit (to you), because to do so would end the winner-takes-all-game that is my main source of pleasure in life — one that effectively keeps you carrying my load in …

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Emotional Relationship Boundaries

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The Importance of Establishing Boundaries in Emotional Relationships This article written by John Stibbs came from the website Hidden Hurt, a UK site devoted to domestic abuse. With his kind permission I offer it to you. A successful relationship is composed of two individuals each with a clearly defined sense of her or his own identity. …

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