This video was posted in one of the recovery groups that I support. As I read the many ways survivors express their pain over the past year or so; I have also wondered about those fortunate individuals who have never been involved with a narcissist and how they perceive the fall out. I have questioned if metaphors are helpful in communicating the destruction narcs rain down on their intimate relationships be it family, friends or partners. When speaking of concepts or experiences that are greater than the limits of language; metaphors really do paint powerful pictures. The producer makes a great case for use of these metaphors. The vast majority of victims of narcissist abuse are trying h
Someone recently asked me, ‘What is a Narcissist’? Oh wow, that is a loaded question and I find it impossible to respond with a sentence or two. Investigation has led me to numerous theories on the narcissist; and finding a simple answer to explain only leads to concepts that are increasingly complex and continuing to grow. I can not write about narcissistic abuse before exploring and explaining what I’ve learned about narcissism and how it operates. I’m going to adapt a question that Rob Bell utilized as a title of one of his books. What do we talk about when we talk about…narcissism? Rob was actually talking about God and the expectations, beliefs and history attached to that name. Narcis
