“HEARING THE NARCISSIST IN YOUR HEAD The voices, the words, and the devaluing messages will haunt you. At first you may hear the good promises or things they said that were seemingly loving. You cling, wishing they were true again. These messages are holding you to them. Other times the internal messages become haunting words. 'You are no good', 'you can't do anything right', 'you are not good enough'. These messages internalize as truths until we heal and accept the truth. They were lying to keep you controlled.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Narcissistic abuse rips your heart out in so many ways. First because of the time spent, then the discard and battle of lies. Sadly, to see the damage they caused your children” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“True recovery happens when you get to the stage of understanding you ‘were’ angry, but today you ‘choose’ to not let anger steal another minute.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“A narcissist’s goal is to keep you small. Limiting your financial access to your own money is a favorite tactic. Your goal is to learn your rights and take back your power. Feeling small is common for victims until they realize this is just another narcissistic lie.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Creating a new story after narcissistic abuse. You are not being delusional and making up alternate truths, you are choosing which parts of the story you want to hold onto. Holding onto the painful bits keep you trapped in yesterday. By letting go of the pain, you open your heart to a new tomorrow.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Narcissists who cheat do leave signs if we are looking. New clothes, change in appearance, sudden interest in gym. Locked phones, more time away, phone calls or texts that they leave the room for.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Poison can present in a pretty bottle narcissistic abuse can also present in a pretty bottle beware of something being too good to be true.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“The scapegoat of a narcissistic parent is never safe. Situations are created by the narcissistic parent to blame the child for things they never did. Much of their lives is pushing back against the lies. The child internalizes that they can't do anything right, some fight back, others surrender and give up fighting.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Narcissists specialize in guilt. They do something wrong; you ask to talk about it. They flip the script into you not loving them, not trusting them or being cruel like your mother. Then you end up feeling guilty!” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone
“Narcissists can never hear you. You have no right to set a boundary, speak up or speak honestly. Once you are isolated from support, the resistance grows, leaving the victim confused and lost.” PsychologyManipulationNarcissismNarcissisticSociopathNarcissism ExpertNpdNarcissists Cruel Author:Tracy A. Malone