To Hell with Love

Music is one of the things that we all enjoy.  Yesterday, a friend of mine sent along a link to this great old blues song by Annie Ross.  It seemed appropriate to share with my readers.  Enjoy!   Incoming search terms:do hell with loveto hell with loveto hell with relationships

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Nostalgia

A friend of mine sent me a link to a YouTube video from a show that he watches called Mad Men.  It was a clip from an episode called The Wheel and it was quite touching.  Here is the meat of the quote that I found online: Nostalgia - it's delicate, but potent. Teddy told [...]

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Rules of The Game

If you are in First Place on a Narcissist’s roster, remember that your position will never be above the Narcissist. Additionally, being described as the most esteemed person on a Narcissist’s list also puts you on the firing range as the most ideal target when you make the grave mistake of letting them know you disapprove of their behavior.

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What Attracts Narcissists?

As we learn more about Narcissists and NPD, we sometimes come to realize that the most recent experience we are reeling from is not the ONLY experience we’ve had in our lives.  While we can itemize the things to look out for and ways to extricate these emotional vampires from our sphere, it may be [...]

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Validation

Our smiles make a difference for others, and smiling makes us feel better inside too.

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Are You in Touch with Your Much-ness?

There was an interesting question asked in the new Alice in Wonderland movie.  As the uncertain Alice encountered the Mad Hatter, he was disappointed by her fear and said, “You used to be much more … you’ve lost your much-ness!”  The silly wording of the statement caused a smile but the profundity of the statement [...]

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Lessons Learned

Time may or may not heal all wounds but I honestly can't describe my present frame of mind any better than this awesome song by Carrie Underwood. If you'd like to pick up some of her heart-felt and beautiful music at Amazon, check out this link. Incoming search terms:my experience with a narcissistthe mad hatter was [...]

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Oedipus Complex?

Here comes another day, fraught with memories that comprise a most massive disappointment of my life for a thousand reasons and simultaneously for no reason at all.  My mother, who lived a full life, died two years ago on May 26th.  June 3rd marks the anniversary of her funeral, and another siginificant event in my [...]

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What Is Success?

In a recent discussion, a friend of mine opined about my Narcissist. I heard myself saying that, if he was such a loser, why did his life appear to be going along so much better than mine. And, since saying that, I’ve heard a similar thought from another soul who reads my blog. They opined [...]

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The Mechanics of Happiness

Many people use Twelve Step Programs to recover from addictions. I have recently begun to wonder if they might be applied to recovering from Narcissistic Lovers. The third step is crucial to recovery. It is an uncomplicated request, all things being equal. It only asks for willingness to believe that one's sanity can be restored, [...]

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