It takes the average narcissistic victim an average of seven tries before they are able to leave. I contemplated abandoning the relationship for a long time before I finally was able to. Why are these toxic relationships so difficult to end?

As mention in this episode, here are the channels of Sam Vaknin and Dr. Ramani. Here are the books referred to: Something’s Not Right by Wade Mullen and Sandra Brown: Women Who Love Psychopaths

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