Author Joanna Moore–Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
A relationship where the other person is not considerate of you, your needs, your desires and your feelings is not a good relationship worth keeping. You deserve better! In my last post about Fifty Shades of Grey, I wrote about Christian’s controlling behavior over Ana–telling her how to eat and behave. This time, I will … Read more
I wanted to share a little bit about my story today to emphasize that life DOES get better after narcissistic abuse! I grew up with a narcissistic mother, but I didn’t know it until later. I wanted to escape her so badly, I jumped into a relationship when … Read more
In my last blog about Fifty Shades of Grey, I noted that Christian picked Ana partly because she had poor boundaries and seemed timid, while her stronger friend, Kate, knew immediately that he was bad news. In this blog, we move farther into the book as Christian begins controlling Ana and dictating how she should … Read more
In my first blog analyzing Fifty Shades of Grey, I related how Ana and Christian sized each other up and Ana realized she was dealing with a control freak while Christian realized he’d found an easy target. And that was just in the first chapter! The next few chapters show rapid boundary violations as Christian … Read more
I’ve been blogging a bit about Fifty Shades of Grey and how it is a negative example for “romance.” Yesterday, I gave a summary, but now I want to explain why the book is disturbing. So here I go, page by page/chapter by chapter…. All quotes come from: James, E L (2011-05-25). Fifty Shades of … Read more
“Narcissists think they are beyond reproach, and they feel entitled to hurt others without consequence. They don’t have empathy for others and they don’t care what they do to others. All narcissists care about is what they want and when they want it! If you are with a man who repeatedly hurts others then blames … Read more
Since Fifty Shades of Grey is all over the news lately, I wanted to write a bit more about it and really analyze the relationship in the first book of the series. I had written a more general blog earlier about how Fifty Shades of Grey romanticizes sociopathy, but I want to get more into … Read more
You can click on the photo to go to the site with the domestic violence wheel and more information from: http://www.domesticviolence.org/violence-wheel/ So many times, I hear people discounting abuse and claiming emotional or verbal abuse, etc…are not really abuse. Many people think only physical attacks are abuse. They are wrong! Domestic violence is about power … Read more
In keeping with my last two blogs comparing Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Anti-Social Personality Disorder and then comparing NPD on paper to real life, I want to continue showing how ASPD looks in real life! Fortunately, I have only intimately experienced one sociopath. They are about 4% of the population, so I’m sure I’ve met … Read more
So in my last blog, I wrote about the difference between a sociopath and a narcissist as they are compared in the DSM IV. (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders which is the guidebook for mental health diagnoses.) You can read the criteria for these disorders and still not recognize one in real life, … Read more