Covert narcissism is messed up! It is so twisted you feel like you are going insane just trying to get a grasp on what’s going on. It is so hard to pinpoint and impossible to describe. You can’t possibly explain it to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. Trying to makes you sound crazy, even to yourself. So now you question your own sanity. It is mind-boggling and exhausting. Many victims collapse into a pile of nothing and give up. I don’t blame them. I have been there many times. I know that pain firsthand.
The covert narcissist is a master at appearing innocent, kind, compassionate, generous, sincere, benevolent, and much more. To the world, they look not only normal, but even better. They could convince Mother Teresa that they are the perfect spouse. Yet underneath that, in the most subtle ways, they treat people with contempt, disregard, hatred, condescension, disdain, antipathy, and much more. I felt like one minute I understood and the very next it was gone. It was like I was trying to grasp the wind. One minute it made sense, and the next minute I had no idea.
If I was struggling this much to understand it, how in the world could I expect my friends to understand it. So why do we try SO hard to understand? Why do we research like crazy? Googling, reading, listening, watching. I didn’t work this hard when I was in school, and I was a dedicated student. But this? This I was absorbing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, trying so hard to figure out what was going on and why.
Entitlement - Feeding that False Self of Covert Narcissism
Covert Narcissism Podcast Trailer
A Deeper Look at Passive Aggressive Behavior
Midweek Check In
The Mixed-Up Emotions as the Relationship Ends
First Steps of Healing from Covert Narcissistic Abuse
This Was Never About You
What is Cognitive Dissonance and What Do I Do About It?
Removing Trauma from the Body
Grasping Covert Narcissism
Victims Often Join the Abuse Themselves
Blame Shifting - A Powerful Tool for the Covert Narcissist
The Narcissism Spectrum
Breaking the Internal Chains of Abuse
The Narcissist’s Prayer Part 2
The Narcissist’s Prayer Part 1
Episode 5 - How do We Turn the Survival Skills Off
Episode 4 - The Survival Skills of a Covert Narcissist and Their Victim
Episode 3 - Tactical Responses to the Trauma of Abuse
Episode 2 - Internal Trauma Responses to Covert Abuse
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