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You might be wondering how it is that the victim of narcissistic abuse can’t spot it and run away, never looking back! But, as we will show you in this article, narcissists are highly manipulative people, and they tend to find such partners that are especially prone to put up with abuse. In essence, anyone can become a victim of abuse. But, there are certain life experiences that make some of us vulnerable to staying in an unhealthy place for way too long. So, here’s how to recognize narcissistic abuse and to gather the courage to run away!<\/span><\/p>\n Narcissism is an over-used psychological term. Unfortunately, a lot of people believe that they know who’s a narcissist, and they rush into labeling someone as one. This is almost equally damaging as not recognizing a narcissist when they slowly begin to take control over your life. There’s a lot to understand about narcissism both as a disorder and as a personality trait (and beyond), and you could read<\/span> this book<\/span><\/a> to get a firm grasp on the concept, for example.<\/span><\/p>\n However, in short, narcissism could be viewed as a continuum, with “merely” selfish and self-absorbed individuals on the one end, and a full-range psychiatric disorder on the other.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And not all narcissists are abusers, although they’re almost exclusively hard to handle in<\/span> interpersonal relationships<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n For more details on narcissistic personality disorder, check<\/span> this article<\/span><\/a>. In it, we explain in detail how modern psychiatry and psychology see narcissism. As you’ll read there, there’s such thing as a narcissistic personality disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s a mental health condition that is considered hard or impossible to treat. It’s a lifelong disorder of the personality that can merely be controlled to an extent (if at all) if the person is willing to cave into other people’s perception and needs. Which usually doesn’t happen.<\/span><\/p>\n For narcissists, it’s all about control. They need to control every single detail of their lives, and everything that affects them (and in a narcissist’s mind, everything considers them). This is because they are absolutely dependent on maintaining the idealized image of themselves, or else they would go insane. Which is why they make everyone around them go insane instead.<\/span><\/p>\n On one side, a narcissist isn’t at all interested in what you have to say. They are aloof and distanced, although, if the stage is set right, they could pretend to be intensely fascinated by everything that you’re saying – if that supports their idealized self-image. On the other hand, they are very intense when it comes to their needs and will get in your face and soul just to get the confirmation that they need.<\/span><\/p>\n They will gradually manipulate you into being entirely committed to them and nothing else. <\/span><\/i>When they have you in their web, which usually means making you fall madly in love with them and abandoning all your interests, hobbies, ambitions, friends, and family they can become highly emotionally (and sometimes physically abusive).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/span>Who are narcissists?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Why are narcissists so toxic?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/span>Is your spouse or partner an abusive narcissist?<\/span><\/h2>\n