Check out Annabel Lee's Youtube channel

"I was raised by a narcissistic/bipolar mother and married to a covert narcissist for 15 years. When I was 38, I "woke up" and went no contact with both my mother and brother while at the same time initiating a divorce from my husband. During the years that followed, my sons and I encountered many twists and turns. Seven years later, we're in a new state, have completed treatment for PTSD, and have come out of the narc/flying monkey fog. These videos recount my experiences (which are likely so similar to many of yours) and share what I've learned.  I am not aware of official diagnoses for either my mother or my ex-husband. However, a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist I've treated with both identified their behaviors as such, and I do my best to provide examples of those behaviors in my videos."

Check out Annabel Lee's Youtube channel

11 Steps to Fight the ‘God Complex’

@ My other blog, WLI

RECOVERY LINKS & RESOURCES from Lisa E Scott

"Here is where members can find quick links to chosen blogs, threads, videos, websites and articles to help with recovery. Whether labeled a narcissist, psychopath or sociopath, on the path forward we believe to 'understand it' is the first step for healing from ANY toxic relationship.

Knowledge = freedom and self-empowerment!

I will be updating this thread and list frequently, so if there is a link you want to see included here, please send via private message to me. Links posted anywhere not approved will simply be deleted at our discretion and approved links will be added to the master list which will keep evolving.

(As per forum guidelines, please do not post any outside links in threads without prior approval. The format for posting approved articles will be to copy the content from the article being shared and paste it into a new thread within quotation marks - always citing the original author)"

Go get and take a look at these RECOVERY LINKS & RESOURCES from Lisa E Scott

Check out Truth About Deception (dot) com

"We are a group of scholars, scientists, and working professions interested in sharing information about why people lie to, and cheat on, those they love. More importantly, all of the articles provided on our site are written by someone who has a PhD in one of the social sciences, except for the section on politicians and infidelity and our featured blog.Personally, we have all been deeply hurt by a loved one who has betrayed our trust."

Has tips and advice about how to talk about problems,overcome trust issues,etc.

Check out Truth About Deception

Escaping Conflict and the Karpman Drama Triangle by R. Skip Johnson

"There was a significant advance in psychiatry after World War II.  Therapists observed that many battle-torn veteran patients who had been in treatment overseas regressed after returning to their families. Researchers searching for an explanation began to explore the effect of family relationships on individuals and found that some home environments were extremely beneficial to patient healing and recovery, and that some were extremely detrimental. Prior to this time, psychiatrists and psychoanalysts focused entirely on the patient’s already developed psyche and considered the effect of outside detractors, like relationships, to be insignificant.

In 1966 Murray Bowen, M.D. published Bowen's family systems theory. One of the most critical elements of Bowen's eight part theory was the concept of triangulation in the family. Simply put, when someone finds themself in conflict with another person they will reach out to a third person. The resulting triangle (e.g., three-person exchange) is more comfortable as the tension is shifted around three people instead of just two.

Triangulation is widely recognized as a stabilizing factor in a family, at work, among social groups, etc. We all engage in triangulation because triangles help us cope when we are struggling with another person."

See entire article 

5 Ways To Handle Patronizing People by By MARYA SMITH @ Prevention

ver bristle over the way a young salesclerk seems to talk to you like you’re...a toddler? Unfortunately, you’re probably not imagining her patronizing tone. According to recent research reported in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, young adults give directions differently to 65-year-olds than they do to 21-year-olds. In particular, they speak to older adults more slowly and in higher pitched voices—two speech patterns associated with being patronizing.

“When adults talk to you the way they do to a two-year-old, they’re presuming you’re not fully competent, and that’s demeaning,” says study co-author Jessica Hehman, PhD, assistant professor of psychology and director of the Psychology of Aging Lab at the University of Redlands.

“Ageism is pervasive in our culture, and can be detrimental to a person’s wellbeing,” Hehman says. “And yet, unlike other ‘isms, it comes from a good place in people’s hearts, from wanting to help.”

But whether or not that younger woman knows she’s putting you down, it still feels crummy when it happens. Whatever the scenario, these expert tips will have you handling it with grace and good will....

See scenarios and how to handle them @ Prevention

Coping thoughts exercise

Coping thoughts exercise
What happened?
As a result, what did you think and feel? (Be specific.)
What evidence supports how you think and feel?
What evidence contradicts how you think and feel?
What’s a more accurate and fair way to think and feel about this situation?
What can you do to cope with this situation in a healthy way?

McKay, Matthew; Wood, Jeffrey; Brantley, Jeffrey (2007-07-01). The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance (Kindle Locations 2490-2491). New Harbinger Publications. Kindle Edition.

Identify manipulativ behaviors - from The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay

"The manipulative behaviors that I engage in are ___________ ___________
The temporary rewards for my behaviors are ___________ ___________ ___________
The long-term costs and dangers of my behaviors are ___________ ___________ ___________"

Taken from
McKay, Matthew; Wood, Jeffrey; Brantley, Jeffrey (2007-07-01). The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance (Kindle Locations 2235-2238). New Harbinger Publications. Kindle Edition.

Codependency & Victim Blaming: Why Abuse Is Always Wrong by Peace

"If you're researching psychopathy, sociopathy, and narcissism, chances are, you've also come across this term called codependency. So what exactly is codependency? From Mental Health America:

An exaggerated sense of responsibility for the actions of others
A tendency to confuse love and pity, with the tendency to “love” people they can pity and rescue
A tendency to do more than their share, all of the time
A tendency to become hurt when people don’t recognize their efforts
An unhealthy dependence on relationships. The co-dependent will do anything to hold on to a relationship; to avoid the feeling of abandonment
An extreme need for approval and recognition
A sense of guilt when asserting themselves
A compelling need to control others
Lack of trust in self and/or others
Fear of being abandoned or alone"

See more @ Psychopath Free

Compensatory Narcissistic Personality Disorder @ PT Types

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Why NPD category?

Creating a tag forr NPD so people can learn about it. I do some of these sometimes. I think a lot o people do. We all have an ego. This is for people who have NPD OR have traits of narcissism.

Take a look around.