Domestic Violence Awareness

( written from a Christian perspective) Verbal abuse in any marriage or relationship is very destructive. It is designed to destroy the relationship! If it is not corrected, the marriage will be no more. Therefore, if a spouse is unyielding to correct the abuse, it is better to end the marriage while you can still start again. Otherwise, it will end in disaster anyway. Verbal Abuse I am not going to discuss physical or sexual abuse because there are many good books written on the subject already. I’d rather expose the other two types of abuse that are rarely ever mentioned. A person can ... Read Full Story

Entitled, shameless, supremely arrogant---narcissists get away with almost anything, especially if they wield power, exude charm and are well connected. In their private lives, super narcissists---CEO's, top entertainers, powerful politicians and upper echelon professionals, write their own tickets, doing whatever they desire and want. They choose marital and romantic partners who cling to them, feed on their delusions of grandeur and ingest massive doses of abuse for unlimited periods of time. Narcissists are gifted at juggling several partners at once. There is the wife or husband who is chosen for his/her perfect external image, education and professional credential, family heritage and high social standing.  Narcissists are skilled  handlers, keeping their romantic partners in the air and on ... Read Full Story

Each narcissist is unique in his or her inimitable way. We learn a great deal about a person by the way he communicates. With narcissists there are several styles that stand out. The first is The Screamer. This man or woman always has the volume dial turned to the max, especially when under stress or frustration which is frequent. There is no modulation in sound intensity whether the narcissist is in public or private. Screaming is the most direct route to getting his or her needs and desires met immediately. Although many narcissists are obsessed about their image and would not make a public scene, ... Read Full Story

Some individuals are born into narcissistic families where mother and/or father is a narcissist. Narcissistic siblings can be part of the family constellation. Growing up under these psychologically brutal conditions is a matter of survival. No child asks to be placed in the center of such severe family pathology. I have known some individuals who were surrounded by narcissistic family members in childhood. They survived the narcissist wars to become competent, compassionate solid individuals.  This is not easy and most often the exception not the rule. Some children fall by the wayside into a morass of depression and anxiety disorders or psychosomatic illnesses. Others, as a result of their individual ... Read Full Story

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