Author Joanna Moore–Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
I’ve noticed that many people who have been abused get upset or defensive if someone calls them a victim. At the same time, I’ve also noticed that many people will speak with disdain about people who are “victims,” as if a victim is disgusting. So many people–both those who have been abused, and those who … 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
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 often wonder why the narcopath picked ME to marry when he was a lifelong bachelor at nearly 60 year old. (Although I have some bits of evidence that he was married to others….) As far as I know for sure, he had never been married. He had been with hundreds and hundreds of women, … Read more
I learned about this idea at work today, but couldn’t find anything online…so here’s my amateur attempt at graphic design 😉 I was learning about reporting abuse for vulnerable adults, (and children,) but really this circle of abuse applies to everyone who is “stuck” with an abuser. Usually we hear about cycles of abuse–the cycle … Read more
Today a lady who is old enough to be my mother told me she enjoyed seeing me and I was a delight to be around. Instead of feeling pleased, I felt uncomfortable and weird. Why? That is a great compliment, so I should feel happy that I make others happy. But I just felt awkward … Read more
Maybe I’m a bit of a killjoy, but whenever I see one of those sappy posts on Facebook about how fantastic all mothers are, I chime in and point out they aren’t. Why? To validate the millions of us who had genuinely horrible mothers! There is this myth that ALL mothers are angelic and want … Read more
Directly after I left the narcissist, I realized that I couldn’t trust any of our mutual friends. Immediately, my world got smaller. From the very start, I didn’t have many people I trusted. I’d already come from a narcissistic family, which was why I’d been so vulnerable to another abuser. I already had very few to … Read more
Narcissists want to control every little detail of your life. Even if it does them no good, they must be in charge. Even if it makes no sense, they must be in charge. No matter what you do, they want to be the ones pulling your strings. I used to find that my narcopath ex would … Read more
In case you haven’t heard, Harvey Weinstein is a Hollywood producer who has been sexually harassing, molesting and raping rising actresses for years. It was a well-known “secret,” but women are starting to come out publicly now. Lots of women…including some of Hollywood’s most famous actresses. Many of them are admitting that they all knew, … Read more