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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 5.

An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 5:  Love is a Battlefield I tend to use way too many warfare metaphors in the therapy session, FYI, I admit that right now for clarity’s sake. This is a survival guide, for goodness sake. … Continue reading

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The Therapist is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 4.

An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 4: Darth Vader is your father (or your mother). Before we get to the always exciting Star Wars analogy, let’s speak of bullies. Narcissists are like bullies in that they covet territory in order to … Continue reading

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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 3.

An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 3-Pyrrhic Victories. If there is one underlying emotional truth for what an adult child of a narcissistic parent feels in relation to that parent it is this: A shallow surface level, one-sided, difficult relationship exists … Continue reading

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