Unless you’ve been there, you simply cannot understand how well a covert abuser can lie. The stories are so cunningly crafted and so expertly delivered that even the professionals can be fooled. It’s one of the harder – and more frustrating – parts of emerging from this type of relationship, as you feel like nobodyContinue reading “Seven Strategies a Covert Abuser Uses to Create Convincing Lies”
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Gaslighting – The Flame That Refuses To Be Stamped Out
Just when I think I’m healed… I’m having a big old trigger attack today. My heart is racing. My gut, nauseous. My brain is split between two years – 2009 and today. And all because I bought a computer. This one’s going to require a little back story. In the suicide note (He’s still alive,Continue reading “Gaslighting – The Flame That Refuses To Be Stamped Out”
Why I Refuse to Call My Ex Husband a Covert Narcissist
If anyone has the right to call her ex a covert narcissist, it’s me. While on the surface, he was a giving and caring man everyone loved, the man behind the curtain was another story entirely. He crafted false financial documents and insurance forms to support his lies as he bled our accounts dry.Continue reading “Why I Refuse to Call My Ex Husband a Covert Narcissist”