Month: June 2019

Abuse
Divorce
Narcissists

Emotional Abuse

by Isobel E.Richard I was in a relationship with my covert narcissistic ex husband for 5 years before we were married. He treated me like a princess at first, put me on a pedestal and of course I thought the world of him. It lasted only until we were married, although there were obviously small […]

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Abuse
Divorce
Narcissists

Domestic violence – silent victims

by Isobel E. Richard There are women (and men) out there who are victims to individuals who are narcissistic or have some other similar disorder who torture their partners with emotional, verbal, financial and “clever” physical abuse. These manipulative individuals make their spouses lives miserable beyond measure by keeping them emotionally on a tightrope. I […]

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Divorce
Narcissists
Parental alienation and Toxic parenting

Child Abuse the systems failure

by Isobel E. Richard It is an extremely unfortunate reality that the system fails parents and children in a high conflict divorce when the often narcissistic parent alienates the children from the other parent. It is a phenomenon where the narcissistic parent is adept at manipulating and convincing all parties, with the brainwashed children supporting […]

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Divorce
Narcissists
Parental alienation and Toxic parenting

Child abuse and Family Violence

by Isobel E. Richard Parental alienation is a very controversial subject and many don’t even know what it is, but the most dangerous is those who actually think they know and advise parents incorrectly. I saw red recently when a divorce site actually said that as a parent it was your duty to say something […]

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Divorce
Grey divorce

Grey Divorce

So not only did I find out I was divorcing and had to contend with a narcissist spouse divorce and parental alienation. I found I was part of the growing statistics of Grey Divorces as well! A Grey divorce is the new trend of baby boomers who are 50 years + and the divorce rate […]

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Narcissists

Emotional roller coaster

So when you are in a relationship with a narcissist its like being on an emotional roller coaster. First they have nothing nice to say to you ever. They are always right and then they cause some drama or another and when you are totally distraught they turn around and tell you that you are […]

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Divorce
Narcissists
Parental alienation and Toxic parenting

Divorcing a narcissistic abuser

So there I was being asked for a divorce, but nothing is standard especially with a covert narcissist. He had decided to get divorced because I did not love him anymore! The more I tried to explain that I still cared for him and had been trying to tell him for years that he had […]

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Divorce
Narcissists

The Narcissist in a marriage

I will draw on my own narrative in this case but please remember that narcissists are chameleons and adapt and playact so they are all different in certain scenario’s. You get abrasive and extrovert, charming narcissists who the world loves but in your marriage you fear. My own story is about a covert, socially challenged […]

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Parental alienation and Toxic parenting

Signs of parental alienation

There is a lot of research and many experts who have had a lot to stay recently about parental alienation. I will add some links below to relevant research. Parental alienation for the uninitiated is a form of brainwashing of a child by one parent with the goal of making the targeted parent an unwanted […]

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Divorce

Divorce

So you or your spouse wants a divorce, for whatever reason: grown apart, a third person present, and so forth. First prize is to talk it through and try and see if circumstances allow for counselling and possible reconciliation. ( yes I know its not always possible but where it is please make the effort.) […]

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