Author Joanna Moore–Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
About joannamoore I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what to write about recognizing a smear campaign in action. I am currently the target of a really nasty one. The woman is attacking me with libel on a variety of social media sites, is taking screen shots of my page and encouraging people to harass me, and … Read more
After my abuser assaulted me, I gave him another chance because he promised to get help. Soon after, he assaulted my child. I called the police to make a report and kicked the abuser out of my home for good. The police decided that since there were no marks on my child, I was lying. … Read more
The other day, I read an article that was shared to Facebook that was frankly, outright stupid, foolish, and dangerous. I’m not even going to share the link because such nonsense doesn’t need to be spread. The headline basically said “The numbers are in, 20% of accusations are false!” Inside the article, the writer referred … Read more
I’m going to outright say that, I do not like the police. I don’t trust them, and I wouldn’t call them for an emergency. Never again. I tried calling the police a few times when my narcopath ex was raging and going crazy. I never got any help. One officer in particular had it in … Read more
I frequently see negative comments about women, divorce, custody, child support and related topics online. These comments are usually things like “courts favor women,” “women waste all the child support on themselves,” “women cheat men out of their money,” “women use kids as pawns,” “women use false accusations,” and things like that. The other day, … Read more
Earlier today I was reading some posts in one of my parenting groups on Facebook, and I found a post that gave me chills. The woman described how a person in her home was sabotaging her and destroying her belongings with knives and she was upset. She thought maybe it was her kids because they … Read more
I know not every target of a sociopath is a shy person, but I definitely am. I have always been painfully shy, extremely introverted, very quiet, docile and conscientious. I’ve also always been very considerate of others to the point that I put them ahead of myself. No wonder the sociopath honed in on me! … Read more
Narcissists like to hurt people. They want to drag you down, and they will tell you lies about yourself to try to make you feel bad. Like the typical bullies, perhaps they think this will make them a little “better,” but they are wrong. I’ve noticed through the years, that narcissists often like to degrade … Read more