Author Joanna Moore-Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
A narcissist will target anyone, but it seems that they are more likely to target people who grew up in unloving, abusive homes. Perhaps they sense that we are hungry for love and will put up with much more than most people would. Or they realize that we are used to believing that we don’t … Read more
This is the time of the year when people start making New Years resolutions. I honestly can’t think of any I want to make this year…other than to continue protecting myself from narcissists! I know a lot of people are still in touch with the narcissists in their lives for whatever reason, but I … Read more
My memes must be really inspiring! Today, I saw a page that had blatantly plagiarised one of them. I read it and thought “what in the world? I wrote that!” So I pulled up my version to compare and found that the other page had literally just flipped some of the words then added some … Read more
Some people are victims…some people are playing victim. And no one is better at playing up victim status than the narcissist who hurts others. Somehow, they will make their victims the bad guy simply because their victims refuse to accept their behavior anymore! As adults, we are free to have our own boundaries. We are … Read more
It is a sad reality that once a person has been abused or assaulted they are MORE likely to be abused or assaulted again. Revictimization rates are very high. People who have been abused repeat patterns. They also develop vulnerable body language or naive coping patterns that make them more susceptible to further abuse. And … Read more
I’m nearing 40 and I have nightmares about my mother. How sad is that? They aren’t about physical violence; they are about the emotional smearing I’ve lived through my whole life. In my nightmares, my mom has always convinced her relatives that I’m a horrible brat. She’s told them untrue things about me and they … Read more
Narcissists and sociopaths confuse and jumble everything around them. They charm their ways out of trouble, they fool people, they rationalize their bad behavior in ways that seem logical…and they keep getting away with it. So many times, we put up with it for months or years before we finally speak out. Then, people don’t … Read more
I am completely estranged-by choice-from my dysfunctional, enmeshed, narcissist-laden family. It’s really hard not having a family or a normal support system. It’s also a bit lonely on holidays. I’m a single mom, so I struggle without a bit of help, and I almost never have a day to myself. In the past, I cut … Read more
Last night I posted about a wannabe predator who was using some of the most common scams on myself and some other women. He was trying to pseudo bond with us and was trying a bunch of us at once in hopes that someone would fall for it. Said predator was mirroring several of us … Read more
Very recently, I met a new person on Facebook who wanted to talk to me regarding our common experiences with narcissists. Within a few days, I suspected he was a narcissist. Tonight, I realized he was a full-out sociopath and was pulling pretty much the same classic sociopath tricks that my ex narcopath used! Fortunately, I … Read more