Covert narcissism is messed up! It is so twisted you feel like you are going insane just trying to get a grasp on what’s going on. It is so hard to pinpoint and impossible to describe. You can’t possibly explain it to someone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. Trying to makes you sound crazy, even to yourself. So now you question your own sanity. It is mind-boggling and exhausting. Many victims collapse into a pile of nothing and give up. I don’t blame them. I have been there many times. I know that pain firsthand.
The covert narcissist is a master at appearing innocent, kind, compassionate, generous, sincere, benevolent, and much more. To the world, they look not only normal, but even better. They could convince Mother Teresa that they are the perfect spouse. Yet underneath that, in the most subtle ways, they treat people with contempt, disregard, hatred, condescension, disdain, antipathy, and much more. I felt like one minute I understood and the very next it was gone. It was like I was trying to grasp the wind. One minute it made sense, and the next minute I had no idea.
If I was struggling this much to understand it, how in the world could I expect my friends to understand it. So why do we try SO hard to understand? Why do we research like crazy? Googling, reading, listening, watching. I didn’t work this hard when I was in school, and I was a dedicated student. But this? This I was absorbing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, trying so hard to figure out what was going on and why.
Healing from Covert Narcissistic Abuse
Self-Care After Dealing with Covert Narcissism
What Covert Narcissists Say and What They Actually Mean
What is Cognitive Dissonance and What to do About it (Special Throwback Episode)
Covert Narcissism: His Trauma Became Our Trauma
Financial Abuse Disguised as Compassion
Exploring a Different Perspective of Codependency with Ross Rosenberg
Scapegoating and Financial Abuse from a Covert Narcissist
The Emotional Dysregulation of a Covert Narcissist
Removing Trauma From the Body (Special Throwback Episode)
The Isolating Dynamics of a Covert Narcissistic Relationship
Our Kids Suffer When We Suffer
The World Enables Covert Narcissists Guest episode with Sarene Leeds
How do I move forward? Q&A with Eleanor Marks
It’s a Yo-Yo Relationship
7 Ways that a Covert Narcissist Reacts
Tackling Tough Questions with Eleanor Marks
Are compassion and empathy the same?
Guest episode with Brandon Chadwick from Narcissist Apocalypse
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