Author Joanna Moore-Narcissistic Abuse Survivor
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
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
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
Narcissists and Sociopaths–likenesses and differences My mother and first husband were narcissists, but my second husband was a narcissist and a sociopath. Many people who deal with a narcissist are also dealing with a sociopath because a predator can be both at the same time. There is a common saying that “not all narcissists are sociopaths … Read more