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Healing and Recovery

Recovering from emotional abuse is a slow process, but ultimately incredibly rewarding as you begin to discover boundaries, self-respect, and love.

  1. No Contact Is All About You! Cut Out Energy Drainers, Manipulators, and Toxic People

    by PhoenixFire, Jun 10, 2015
    I had the mindset of finding a hero. Someone who would protect me, even from myself. I spent my life looking outward for such a person. Little did I know...

  2. Lessons in Trust and Boundaries from a Cat

    by LuckyLaura, May 20, 2015
    Psychopaths know how to break down your boundaries without you noticing. It's part of their of their ability to gain control. But we can rebuild these.

  3. Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions about Relationships with Psychopaths & Narcissists

    by Peace, Jan 15, 2015
    #2. How are they so happy with someone else? Why is the next partner getting all of this special treatment I never got? Why wasn't I good enough?

  4. Time Doesn't Stand Still: Look How Far You've Come in Recovery

    by PhoenixFire, Jan 4, 2015
    I worked at taking each moment as it came. I worked at embracing my emotions. I worked at focusing on me. I worked at purging his poison from my mind.

  5. Forgiving Yourself After Abuse: The Reconciliation of Heart and Mind

    by LuckyLaura, Oct 31, 2014
    I learned that a self-love is not narcissistic but essential for a healthy and whole person. My actions began to back up these returning feelings.

  6. Survivor's Rose: Blooming After Recovery

    by LuckyLaura, Aug 25, 2014
    Just as the rose was thrown out like a piece of trash, that is how we feel after we are discarded by the psychopaths. They have used us up, thrown us away.

  7. The Survivor's Quest: A New Book About Recovery

    by HealingJourney, Aug 15, 2014
    Sometimes, evil does not translate into violence or murder. Sometimes, evil can be difficult to detect. It can be masked by charm and flattery.

  8. Exposing a Sociopath: Should You Warn a Sociopath's Next Victim?

    by Peace, Apr 22, 2014
    We've all been there. Through a lucky Google search, you come across your first few articles about psychopathy and everything starts to fall into place.

  9. The Art of Gentleness

    by lamentations332, Apr 11, 2014
    We have to remember that we did not ask for this, we did not deserve this, we did not do this to ourselves. By reminding ourselves this, we reclaim our power.

  10. Closure Without Contact

    by HealingJourney, Mar 29, 2014
    Many survivors write that what they want more than anything is to find closure. Some hope that they can somehow obtain that closure from the psychopaths.
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