Cali Vashou, Author at De'Chaos : Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support Group

Cali Vashou

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Is it Abuse? 10 Ways to Know If You’re In an Abusive Relationship

Narcissistic abuse (aka emotional abuse) is extremely hard to detect. Most of the time, there's no physical harm so subtle toxic behaviors are easily dismissed or rationalized. Many survivors will keep telling themselves, "It's not that bad," and allow the abuse to continue for months or years until they start to feel physical pain. If…

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Are you breaking your own heart? Literally

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February is not just Valentine's Day and Black History Month. It's also American Heart Month and "broken heart syndrome" is a real condition. The medical term for "Broken Heart Syndrome" is stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We often talk figuratively about having a broken heart but many people have physically experienced it. The condition is…

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Narcissistic Abuse : More Than Mean Words

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Narcissistic abuse to the general public is often perceived as, “a person with a big ego saying mean words.” Society needs to understand narcissistic abuse is the source that empowers physical abuse and murder. Over the years, many victims lost their lives to partners with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Many victims spend months and years…

The Invisible Killer People Don’t See

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To the world, they're perfect. Probably some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. The kind that will drop everything to help an elder cross the road. That's why it's hard to believe when victims tell you that they're abusers. These types of people are invisible killers. They never show their true colors in…

Nonprofit Organization to Help Survivors of Narcisstic Abuse Heal, Grow, and Thrive!

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Many people suffer narcissistic or other mental abuse and don’t know where to get help. Spending nights at a shelter and talking to a therapist once a week is not enough. Survivors need more. They need to be heard and to know they’re not alone. The majority of them struggle to break the cycle of…

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Facts: Domestic Violence and Narcissistic Abuse

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Abuse is not always blood, bruises, and scars. Narcissistic abuse (also knowns as psychological, mental, and emotional abuse) involves trauma to the victim caused by verbal abuse, threats, and coercion. Many abusers use narcissistic abuse to control, intimidate, and belittle their victims. This type of abuse usually happens before or in parallel with physical abuse.…