Survivor of narcissistic abuse, Reva Steenbergen provides a fact based perspective on the inner workings of a narcissist and the direct impact it has on their victims. This read is intensely accurate, raw and revealing as we examine how the narcissist target's and plays with a person's feelings and emotions in a wicked, psychological game of manipulation and control.The reader will uncover the truth about...~ Who is vulnerable to the advances of a narcissist and how a narcissist pursues their target~ Empath versus narcissist, why the two attract~ How narcissists provide the perfect allure to draw people in~ What makes a narcissist so relentlessly cruelty~ The mind, the method, the behavior, and the reasoning behind a narcissist's abuse~ The reasoning behind why victims stay in an abusive relationship with a narcissist~ Explore the abusive technique used by narcissists, known as Gaslighting.Gaslighting involves the art of creating a false illusion by blending small portions of truth with larger portions of lies. This false illusion is then presented as "an absolute truth" and becomes believable because of the fragments of truth that exist within the lie. Narcissists use this technique to mentally, psychically and emotionally torture their victims. Gaslighting becomes a vicious tool...

Leading child safety campaigner, Good Egg Safety CIC, has today launched a new publication to provide support and assistance to parents, grandparents and wider family members who have been emotionally cut off from their children following separation or divorce. It follows a study undertaken last year which generated over fifteen hundred responses and laid bare for the first time the devastation, financial ruin, and mental health issues many have suffered as a result. The psychological manipulation of a child by a parent or main carer following separation or divorce, which is intended to disrupt and ultimately sever the child’s attachment bond to their other parent without justification, is one of the worst actions any parent can inflict on a child.Referred to as ‘parental alienation’, the pattern of repeated aberrant parenting behaviours deployed – which every alienated victim parent throughout the world would instantly recognise – can quickly lead to the outright ‘rejection’ of a safe loving mother, father, grandparents and wider family. Children who are taught to hate, to dismiss, to be cruel and to be bestowed with empowerment well beyond their level of understanding and cognitive abilities, suffer grievously as a consequence. Adults who were alienated as children testify to this. Their legacy...

Published: July 12, 2022 Updated: March 29, 2023 In a situation where one person abuses another, the other person may react. When this happens, the person who caused harm may be on the receiving end of an attack. They may then claim that the abused individual (who is acting in self-defense) is the abuser. This is a type of gaslighting called reactive abuse. It gives the one causing harm something to hold over the abused person’s head. Would you like help recovering from a relationship with a narcissist? BetterHelp has over 20,000 licensed therapists who provide convenient and affordable online therapy. BetterHelp starts at $60 per week. Complete a brief questionnaire and get matched with the right therapist for you.   Choosing Therapy partners with leading mental health companies and is compensated for marketing by BetterHelp Visit BetterHelp What Is Reactive Abuse? Reactive abuse is a common manipulation tactic that places blame for abuse onto the abused. It’s commonly associated with gaslighting as this tactic aims to convince or rewrite the story, claiming the person who caused harm is actually a victim. This is also used by narcissists, as they often will play the role of the victim when they’re being faced with consequences for their actions. Why Is Reactive Abuse so...

What Is Parental Alienation? Parental alienation is the act of one parent attempting to turn the child or children against the child’s other parent through manipulation, criticism, or other negative behaviors without reasonable justification. The set of strategies used includes denying the child access, criticizing, encouraging disrespect, or forcing the child to cut ties with the other parent. An indoctrinated and controlled child feels unwarranted fear, hatred, and rejection toward the targeted parent and refuses contact with them. This type of behavior is regarded as a form of child abuse. Children impacted by this psychological abuse are said to have parental alienation syndrome (PAS), a term coined by American psychiatrist Richard Gardner in 1985​1​. What Is Not Parental Alienation Parental alienation is one parent’s attempt to eradicate the child’s relationship with the targeted parent without legitimate justification. However, a child rejecting a parent on reasonable grounds does not constitute alienation.  Good reasons for the child’s rejection include a history of domestic violence, child physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, neglect, mental disorders, or substance abuse. Rejection due to these reasons is an estrangement, not alienation. Because of this distinction, accusations of parental alienation and abuse are prevalent in high-conflict divorce cases in the family...

Parental Alienation Syndrome — The Parent/Child DisconnectBy Amy J. L. Baker, PhDSocial Work TodayVol. 8 No. 6 P. 26 Divorce and separation can breed bad blood between parents and children when one partner uses the children to target the other partner. Among the many areas of concern for social workers working with divorced or separated couples with children are two related problems: parental alienation, or the efforts on the part of one parent to turn a child against the other parent, and parental alienation syndrome, or a child’s unwarranted rejection of one parent in response to the attitudes and actions of the other parent. Social workers may encounter these problems in a number of settings, such as family service agencies, schools, and family court, as well as in private practice working with high-conflict divorcing couples, parents who believe that the other parent has or will turn the children against them, alienated children refusing to see a parent, adults who are still alienated from a parent, or elders who have “lost” their children to parental alienation. While some social workers may be unaware of the name for this particular phenomenon, they have probably dealt with it over the course of their careers....

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Social groups can be found on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. This list is no where complete, and I'm going to try to do my best to update it regularly. I join as many groups as possible because well, my son is worth it and having many opinions and seeing that other people are sharing the same experience that you are does a lot for keeping you grounded.  I recommend you do join as many as possible and never be afraid to reach out to people and ask questions. It's important that you get yourself involved with things besides the current grief you are experiencing. Your child is worth it! Facebook:Parental Alienation Awareness Organization USAParental Alienation Support and Information SolutionPARENTAL ALIENATION WARRIORS!Make PARENTAL ALIENATION a crime! Twitter:Child Attachment & Family Trauma Training Stop Parental AlienationParental AlienationA Loving Father - Invisible ParentParental Alienation Awareness Parental Alienation Is Child Abuse