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.
Single Most Painful Moment in My Marriage
The Subtleties of Covert Narcissism: Guest episode with Thomas
Reliving Your Teenage Years with a Covert Narcissist
Guest Episode with Erin Riley, Author of A Dark Force, 20 Years with a Covert Narcissist
Gaslighting: Cruel Psychological Abuse
Covert Narcissists Seem So Genuine - Special Throwback Episode
Silent Treatment and Covert Narcissism
Guest episode with High Conflict Divorce Coach, Eleanor Marks
What DOES Healthy Look Like?
Words from My Son, Part Two
Hyper Vigilance - Your Mind in Over Drive
Why Is It So Hard To Explain Covert Narcissistic Abuse To Someone?
The Victim of Covert Narcissism and the Wizard of Oz, Part 2
Hearing Our Kids: Words From My Son
Covert narcissism and the Wizard of Oz, Part 1
Living Through COVID with a Covert Narcissist - Special Guest Episode
The Narcissistic Collapse
Guys Living with a Covert Narcissistic Wife
The Stages of Grief as they Relate to Covert Narcissism
A Thousand Bee Stings - Special Throwback Episode
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