Tag: Life

How Narcissistic Abuse Destroys the Narcissist

The speaker traces the evolution of their understanding of narcissistic abuse from a dominance-based, coercive-control perspective to include deep internal dynamics, self-destructiveness, and a masochistic dimension, arguing that narcissists reject

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Anxiety

Soft Abandonment and Its Anxiety

The speaker explains the concept of “soft abandonment,” subtle behaviors that create abandonment anxiety—such as emotional withdrawal, constant criticism, indifference, neglect, and frequent absences—even while partners remain physically together. Soft

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