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Alive Inside: How to Overcome Toxic Love and Narcissism in Relationships
Do you feel like you’re not good enough? Always feel like someone else’s needs are more important than your own? Like you’re not really a “REAL” person? Does someone in your life make you feel crazy?Ever feel like you're dead inside? Many victims of narcissistic abuse report that they feelove numb and emotionless - dead inside.If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be in a relationship with a narcissist. Just like the psychological and emotional injuries that are a result of being in a toxic relationship with a narcissist, you can’t tell that a person is stuck in a narcissistic relationship unless you happen to be a personal witness to the behavior of the narcissist. You can’t always see the scars of a victim of narcissism.Narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder can wreak havoc on the lives of anyone involved with the people affected by these psychological conditions.Whether you're a family member, friend or a romantic partner, becoming a "narcissistic extension" leads to your becoming the primary source of narcissistic supply.This book offers a in-depth guide to surviving and thriving during and after life with a narcissist, in whatever degree necessary for your life. You'll learn to recognize narcissism in those around you, plus how to identify and stop typical manipulation techniques, such as gaslighting, in their tracks.Find out how to start focusing on what you want and need first, and learn how to stop feeling like you're not good enough. You'll find out how to choose your new reality and sharpen your skills for coping with anxiety and You'll get two supplemental appendixes, including one that offers a series of Affirmations & Reflections to help reinforce the lessons learned, plus a series of letters and personal advice on narcissism and much more.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 20, 2014
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Angela Atkinson
35 books34 followersAngela Atkinson is a Certified Life Coach, a popular YouTube creator and the author of more than 20 books on narcissism, narcissistic abuse recovery and related topics.
A recognized expert on narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder who has studied and written extensively on narcissistic relationships since 2006, she was inspired to begin her work after surviving toxic relationships of her own.
She offers trauma-informed coaching and has certifications in life coaching, level 2 therapeutic model, CBT coaching, integrative wellness coaching, and NLP. She is a certified trauma support coach and certified family trauma professional with a professional PTSD counseling certification.
Atkinson offers trauma-informed coaching and has certifications in life coaching, level 2 therapeutic model, CBT coaching, integrative wellness coaching, and NLP. She is a certified trauma support coach and certified family trauma professional. She also has a professional PTSD counseling certification.
Her mission is to help those who have experienced the emotional and mental devastation that comes with narcissistic abuse in these incredibly toxic relationships to (re)discover their true selves, stop the gaslighting and manipulation and move forward into their genuine desires - into a life that is exactly what they choose for themselves.
Along with her solution-focused life coaching experience, Atkinson's previous career in journalism and research helps her to offer both accurate and understandable information for survivors of abuse in a simple-to-understand way that helps to increase awareness in the narcissistic abuse recovery community.
Atkinson founded QueenBeeing.com Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support, the SPANily Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support Groups and the Life Makeover Academy. In her life coaching practice, Atkinson's clients enjoy her personalized approach that allows and encourages them to become the best possible versions of themselves and to succeed in doing what they love most. She offers individual and group coaching for victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse at NarcissisticAbuseRecovery.Online and NarcissismSupportCoach.com.
A recognized expert on narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder who has studied and written extensively on narcissistic relationships since 2006, she was inspired to begin her work after surviving toxic relationships of her own.
She offers trauma-informed coaching and has certifications in life coaching, level 2 therapeutic model, CBT coaching, integrative wellness coaching, and NLP. She is a certified trauma support coach and certified family trauma professional with a professional PTSD counseling certification.
Atkinson offers trauma-informed coaching and has certifications in life coaching, level 2 therapeutic model, CBT coaching, integrative wellness coaching, and NLP. She is a certified trauma support coach and certified family trauma professional. She also has a professional PTSD counseling certification.
Her mission is to help those who have experienced the emotional and mental devastation that comes with narcissistic abuse in these incredibly toxic relationships to (re)discover their true selves, stop the gaslighting and manipulation and move forward into their genuine desires - into a life that is exactly what they choose for themselves.
Along with her solution-focused life coaching experience, Atkinson's previous career in journalism and research helps her to offer both accurate and understandable information for survivors of abuse in a simple-to-understand way that helps to increase awareness in the narcissistic abuse recovery community.
Atkinson founded QueenBeeing.com Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support, the SPANily Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support Groups and the Life Makeover Academy. In her life coaching practice, Atkinson's clients enjoy her personalized approach that allows and encourages them to become the best possible versions of themselves and to succeed in doing what they love most. She offers individual and group coaching for victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse at NarcissisticAbuseRecovery.Online and NarcissismSupportCoach.com.
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January 23, 2017
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Angela writes from the heart. She writes in an easy to follow method all the ways to survive and thrive in a toxic landmine. It is like having a personal coach right at your finger tips. You walk away feeling like an overcome! I would highly recommend reading this book and using the tools that she provided. Great to feel Alive Inside.
Angela writes from the heart. She writes in an easy to follow method all the ways to survive and thrive in a toxic landmine. It is like having a personal coach right at your finger tips. You walk away feeling like an overcome! I would highly recommend reading this book and using the tools that she provided. Great to feel Alive Inside.
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