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Sociopaths and narcissists use many insidious forms of gaslighting to steal your identity. They assign motivation to your actions that are the opposite of your truth. They attempt to sell you a lie and rip the core of who you are away from you. [email protected]

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Going no contact when you break up with a narcissist or sociopath is very important to your recovery. The brain produces addictive chemicals during an abusive relationship and going no contact is the only way to break the addiction aka trauma bond. www.unlivingthelie.com [email protected]

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Sociopaths and Narcissists will employ any tactic they can to get a victim back once they've left the relationship. www.unlivingthelie.com [email protected]

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It's normal to feel anger after you've been abused. Many survivors fail to process this anger once they've left the toxic person. [email protected] www.unlivingthelie.com

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Our brain goes through major chemical changes during prolonged periods of abuse. The intoxicating pull a victim feels for the abuser is actually a trauma bond and not love. [email protected] www.unlivingthelie.com

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Sociopaths and Malignant Narcissists are never satisfied. They constantly change expectations just to set you up for failure.

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Narcissists and sociopaths have very fragile egos..they will fly off into malicious anger anytime they perceive a wrong against them. These rages are very dangerous and can be violent

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Narcissists have a very poor sense of self so they use projection and blame as a way to avoid their own negative traits.

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Financial abuse is anytime your abusive partner uses money to control you. They will berate your spending habits, give you an allowance or take complete control over your money and not allow you any financial freedom

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Gaslighting is a ta tactic used by the narcissist to gain power and make a victim question their reality. www.unlivingthelie.com

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