Recommended Reads: Narcissism
Navigating a relationship with someone who shows narcissistic traits can be confusing, exhausting, and deeply emotional, especially during divorce or separation. Understanding the patterns and behaviors at play can help you make sense of your experience and feel more grounded in your decisions.
We’ve curated a selection of thoughtful, approachable reads to give you clarity, tools, and perspective so that you may navigate this challenging chapter.
Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself
by Shahida Arabi
Although clinical research has been conducted on narcissism as a disorder, less is known about its effects on victims who are in toxic relationships with partners with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Individuals with this disorder engage in chronic devaluation and manipulation of their partners, a psychological and emotional phenomenon known as “narcissistic abuse.”
The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist: Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse (The Narcissism Series)
by Debbie Mirza
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful book on the topic of covert narcissism. Also available in Spanish as El Nacisista Pasivo Agresivo. Find the answers you are looking for.
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed
by Wendy T. Behary LCSW
Now a self-help classic, Disarming the Narcissist is a practical, step-by-step communication guide to help you cope with and confront the narcissist in your life. Based on reader feedback, this fully revised and updated third edition features new information on shame, hypersexuality, and infidelity in narcissism; legal information to help you if you are divorcing a narcissist; and the impact of narcissism on children.
Divorcing a Narcissist: Prepare For a High-Conflict Divorce, Succeed in Family Court, Recover from Emotional Abuse, and Embrace a New Beginning Without Your Toxic Ex
by Claire Brown
Discover how to navigate a high-conflict divorce and transform your life, even if escaping your narcissistic ex seems impossible.
Do you feel trapped in a toxic marriage with no way out? Are you overwhelmed by the thought of facing a manipulative narcissist in family court? Do you fear the personal and parental repercussions of leaving your abusive partner?
