by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Apr 6, 2020 | Moving On From My Marriage
“Lies don’t end relationships, the truth does.” Shannon L. Alder Psychology Today tells us that “gaslighting is a form of persistent manipulation and brain washing that causes the victim to doubt her or himself, and to ultimately lose their own sense of perception,...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: May 9, 2023 | Moving On From My Marriage
A woman I’ll call Bethany got in touch with me asking for help. She was 47 years old, had two children, and had been married for 23 years to a man with significant narcissistic tendencies. Although their marriage had never been great, the last decade was brutal....
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 | Moving On From My Marriage
“Narcissism falls along the axis of what psychologists call personality disorders, one of a group that includes antisocial, dependent, histrionic, avoidant and borderline personalities. But by most measures, narcissism is one of the worst, if only because the...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 | Moving On From My Marriage
“Narcissists can make you fall in love with them so hard that it feels like you’re giving up a part of your heart to leave them.” Dr. Judith Orloff I’ve often said that “One day I’ll write about narcissism,” as I see my clients struggle with it and as I recall my own...
