Shahida Arabi
Shahida is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University. She is a published researcher and author of Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse and Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths. Her books have been translated into 16+ languages all over the world. Her work has been featured on Salon, HuffPost, Inc., Bustle, Psychology Today, Healthline, VICE, NYDaily News and more. For more inspiration and insight on manipulation and red flags, follow her on Instagram here.
50 Shades Of Gaslighting: Disturbing Signs An Abuser Is Twisting Your Reality [2023 Updated]
Gaslighting is essentially psychological warfare, causing the victims of malignant narcissists to continually question their own reality.
Read This If You’re An Old Soul Who Feels Lost
Big dreams accelerate and come to life precisely when you’re willing to give up the resistance to what could be, rather than how you think they should be.
5 Powerful Reality Checks For Survivors Of Narcissistic Abuse
If someone doesn’t have the moral capacity to treat you with basic respect or act with integrity, it is doubtful they have changed overnight for someone else.
3 Powerful Ways To Heal From The Toxic Triangulation Of Narcissists
You never have to compete with anyone – and a healthy partner would never want anyone who they truly love and cherish to feel like they’re competing with anybody anyway.
30 Kickass Affirmations For Going No Contact With An Abusive Narcissist
I love myself. Truly and always, I love myself. And for the first time in a long time, I am putting myself first.
Narcissistic Rage: This Is What Happens When You ‘Discard’ An Abusive Narcissist First
They may romanticize the relationship and re-idealize you, taking back all their hurtful words and actions in one fell swoop (or cleverly constructed text message).
Dear Abuser: I Am The Revolution You Never Expected
I am the truth, your karma, the revolt — I am the resistance, the pieces you tried to keep shattered, coming back together again.
The Pathological Envy Of Narcissists Reveals How Powerful Their Victims Are
Survivors have to regain the certainty that the reason they experienced such a pathological reaction was because they were so powerful in the first place.