Today’s episode dives into a shocking real-life psychotherapy story that left me questioning everything I knew about therapy and recovery. When I told a licensed psychotherapist that I was recovering from narcissistic abuse, she said: “Narcissistic abuse doesn’t exist.” That sentence hit like a punch to the gut — and it exposed something deeper about the therapy world, mental health education, and how survivors are often dismissed or misunderstood. In this episode, I unpack: - My persona...
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Today’s episode dives into a shocking real-life psychotherapy story that left me questioning everything I knew about therapy and recovery. When I told a licensed psychotherapist that I was recovering from narcissistic abuse, she said: “Narcissistic abuse doesn’t exist.” That sentence hit like a punch to the gut — and it exposed something deeper about the therapy world, mental health education, and how survivors are often dismissed or misunderstood. In this episode, I unpack: - My persona...
The Hidden Trap: Why Narcissistic Abuse Isn’t What You Think
Narcissistic Times with Richard Grannon
16 minutes
3 weeks ago
The Hidden Trap: Why Narcissistic Abuse Isn’t What You Think
A deep dive into one of the most insidious forms of emotional manipulation in abusive relationships: the covert contract. It’s the hidden agreement you never signed — but you’re still bound by it. You’ll learn: How a predator spots your vulnerability (moving country, grief, childhood trauma) and uses dark empathy to hook you.What the bait-and-switch really looks like: the false promise, the shimmering future, the gradual “don’t be” message.Why the most difficult part of recovery from narcissi...
Narcissistic Times with Richard Grannon
Today’s episode dives into a shocking real-life psychotherapy story that left me questioning everything I knew about therapy and recovery. When I told a licensed psychotherapist that I was recovering from narcissistic abuse, she said: “Narcissistic abuse doesn’t exist.” That sentence hit like a punch to the gut — and it exposed something deeper about the therapy world, mental health education, and how survivors are often dismissed or misunderstood. In this episode, I unpack: - My persona...
