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You meet someone and immediately feel like you’ve known them forever. The connection is magnetic, almost physical—like coming home after a lifetime of wandering. You can’t imagine life without them. Everything feels perfect, familiar, meant to be. This must be love, you think. This must be destiny. But what if I told you that this […]

How the Game Begins It often starts with a sense of recognition — that uncanny, exhilarating feeling that someone finally sees you in a way others haven’t. It feels intimate, familiar, almost sacred. You open up quickly, caught in a current of emotional intensity that seems to flow faster than reason. This isn’t what we’re […]

Why Loving Him Right Will Never Help He told me he had changed. Started therapy. Quit smoking. Meditated every morning. But only after he left. Only after he devastated our shared life and moved on to a new one. If you’re in a relationship with a covert narcissist, you probably recognize the pattern. You love […]

From Soulmate to Enemy Overnight “At first, they make you feel like you’ve found your soulmate. Then one day, without warning, you become the enemy.” There’s a particular pain that comes from being abandoned by someone who once claimed you were their everything. The sudden shift from being cherished to being criticized, from adored to […]

The Moment Trust Fractures When you first discover someone you love is lying directly to your face, you experience a shock that defies description. Your body tenses, your heart races, and your mind scrambles to deny what you’ve just witnessed. Questions flood in: “Did I misunderstand?”, “Maybe there’s a reasonable explanation?” But deep down, you […]

Awakening from Illusion My relationship with a covert narcissist spanned over 10 years. I met him before I became a therapist, though I had already completed my psychology degree. The first year was nearly idyllic, after which a gradual downward slope began. After about two years, it began to dawn on me that my partner […]

The Hidden Face of Narcissism Covert narcissism has only recently been given its proper name. In the past, the word "narcissist" brought to mind images of someone obsessed with themselves -- a loud, self-assured showman constantly craving the spotlight. That's an overt narcissist -- someone perfectly comfortable letting everyone see just how exceptional, superior, and [...]

In Western culture, much emphasis is placed on setting personal goals, uncovering our passions, and determining what we want out of life. There’s certainly no harm in that. Yet, sometimes, we get so caught up in this pursuit that we overlook a key question that’s essential to our success: What does life want from me? Discovering [...]

The word ‘assertiveness’ is well known in today’s world. When we use it, we typically refer to good self-esteem, confidence and the ability to express oneself clearly. Today I propose we take a closer look at assertiveness and explore the difference between assertiveness of a person who is just learning to manage their emotions (whether […]

time to say goodbye all roads have reached the end all ended up in the void of nothingness time to say goodbye the distance shows the truth all illusions unmasked leaving nothing to look at time to say goodbye I’m watching false ancient gods laughing as they move to the next believer to charm and [...]