Quora Answers: Why Did I Ignore All The Red Flags?

Why Did I Stay Knowing She Was A Narcissist? Most likely, for the same reason I did. Because the benefit of being in love was worth the risk that your instincts were wrong. In the beginning, you had no idea what kind of hell was in store for you. How could you have known? Normal …

Narcissistic Victim Syndrome And CPTSD

Quora Answers: Is There A Formal Test/Assessment Procedure For Narcissistic Victim Syndrome? When I began to heal after ending my 18-year marriage to a Malignant Narcissist, I sought help from a psychiatrist for my son and myself. The doctor talked to us at length, both together and separately. He explained that Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome isn’t …

Quora Answers: What Are The Long-Term Effects Of Narcissistic Abuse?

Long-term exposure to Narcissistic Abuse can wreak havoc on victims long after leaving their abusers. Along with the devastating effects of PTSD and C-PTSD, survivors are left with permanent changes to their brains. In other words, repeated emotional trauma, over time, causes brain damage. It shrinks the hippocampus and enlarges the amygdala. The hippocampus is …

What’s The Value Of A Relationship With A Narcissist?

Quora Answers: I’m In A Long-Distance Relationship And I Think She’s A Narcissist. How Do I Stop Myself From Contacting Her? I’m going to assume you’ve correctly identified her as a narcissist. With that in mind, maybe you should look at it from the perspective of value. What do you value most in life? What …

Quora Answers: Your Pain Is The Narcissist’s Pleasure

If You Cry In Front Of Your Narcissist, Does This Affect The Way They Treat You? Does It Affect Them At All? Oh, it affects them, alright. But probably not how you’d think. And definitely not the way a normal person would react. My Malignant Narcissist ex-husband got off on making me cry. Literally. Bringing …

Quora Answers: Narcissists And Control

Are Narcissists Obsessed With You? Narcissists aren’t obsessed with you. They just make you think they are right from the beginning. During the lovebombing stage, they seem to consume your entire life. They want to be with you all the time. And when they’re not with you, they keep in contact with you enough that …