Category Archives for Recovery from Co-Dependency

10 Lies We Mistake for Love – Part One

This article is the first in a two-part series. What is real love? Poets and writers have attempted to define true love for centuries. While true love is certainly something worth striving for, it’s

When the FOG Lifts…Clarity and Awareness after Leaving the Narcissist

When I was a little girl, I would sleepwalk.  I’d wake up on the living-room couch, or sometimes even on the floor.  It left me with a very bizarre feeling because I couldn’t comprehend how I could

Forgiving the Narcissist vs. Abuse Amnesia

Forgiveness.  It’s all over the media.  If we want to live a stress-free life, clear our energy channels, and obtain forgiveness from our Creator, we must learn to forgive.  In the words of the Buddha,

Rise Above Self-Sabotage and Live True to Yourself

So you finally broke free from the Narcissist.  You got your own place, initiated blunt-force No Contact, and depleted twenty-seven boxes of Kleenex in under a week. I hate to break it to you, but that

5 Steps to Healing When the Relationship is Over

Getting over a relationship is hard enough, but trying to recover from the pain of narcissistic abuse seems insurmountable.  If you are ruminating over “what could have been”, perhaps the following

Why I’m Glad I Went Through Hell with a Narcissist

Years ago, I never would have imagined myself saying those words.  I often PRAYED that I would go to sleep and not wake up.  I was crippled with panic attacks, agoraphobia (from being stalked), anxiety,

Are you giving up your power?

The No-Contact Challenge ~ Quitting Your Narcissist

The first step in recovering from Narcissistic abuse is going No Contact.  Yet, many people get stuck in this stage.  Whether it’s due to a need for closure, crippling self-esteem issues, a need for

The Day I Remembered Me

February 11, 2011.  After nearly eight years of marriage to a narcissist, I remembered me…and left the nightmare of narcissistic abuse. Little did I realize I’d stayed with him partly because