12 Forms of Narcissistic Sabotage

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Abusive and manipulative people can be sneaky, cunning and deliberate in their attempts to ruin positive aspects of our lives. They do this in order to isolate and psychologically control their targets. Many kind hearted people do not believe that malevolent intentions can exist outside of the obvious, criminal minds we see on TV and in movies. When you try to describe the saboteur's behavior, they will make you feel like it's all in your head. Narcissistic abuse is extremely difficult for people to grasp unless they have experienced it themselves. Please know this, YOU AREN'T CRAZY!

12 Forms of Narcissistic Sabotage:

1. Purposeful miscommunication via missing, vague information or failing to communicate. This often happens along with a story as to why they couldn't communicate.

2. Refusing to create or follow a plan, suddenly changing well established plans.

3. Purposeful misunderstanding, playing dumb or forgetful.

4. Sleep deprivation.

5. Making you late to events and appointments.

6. Starting fights at opportune times.

7. Saying they are with or are okay with something but then later behaving the opposite.

8. Pushing and making available drugs and alcohol.

9. Getting in the way of your self-care.

10. Stirring up issues in your other relationships.

11. Increasing your workload.

12. Triangulating with a third party or third factor to lower your confidence and sense of self.

Mandy Friedman, LPCC-S, CCDVC, is a licensed professional clinical counselor and certified clinical domestic violence counselor. Mandy is the creator of the educational program SNAP: Survivors of Narcissistic & Abusive Personalities. This program teaches survivors and concerned loved ones about abusive personalities, targets of abuse, abusive relationships and life in recovery from abuse. SNAP educational program of recovery helps empathic survivors of abuse fine tune and connect with their empathic nature in order to preserve, harness and protect the very things abusers seek to destroy. In her private practice, Clermont Mental Health, Mandy specializes in treating survivors of Cluster B personalities. She is also familiar with the role of addiction and substance abuse in abusive relationships. Mandy’s clients are often in need of trauma-informed care as part of their recovery. This has led her to become an expert on the topic of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). To help her clients, Mandy utilizes mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychoeducation. Mandy is a survivor of abuse and has first-hand knowledge of what survivors endure in abusive circumstances and living a healthy life after abuse.