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A Table of Narcissistic Abuse

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This is based on the table in the book "The Child Within" by Charles L. Whitfield, MD, with some extra items listed.  It's a list of all the different types of abuse a child and/or an adult can suffer at the hands of a narcissist. 


Table of Narcissistic Abuse: 


  • Shaming
  • Physical
  • Sexual
  • Financial (controlling you with money)
  • Abandonment
  • Neglect
  • Humiliation
  • Degrading you (alone or in front of others)
  • Ignoring your needs (denying you food, or access to medical attention, not allowing you to have blankets when cold, or menstrual products when needed, allowing you to be bullied or abused by someone else, etc.)
  • Inflicting Guilt
  • Criticizing
  • Disgracing
  • Joking about
  • Laughing at
  • Teasing
  • Manipulation
  • Deceiving
  • Tricking
  • Betraying
  • Blaming
  • Isolating
  • Being cruel
  • Belittling
  • Intimidating
  • Patronizing
  • Threatening
  • Inflicting fear
  • Overpowering
  • Bullying
  • Controlling
  • Gaslighting (rewriting history to make you feel crazy or stupid)
  • Spying on you (keeping tabs)
  • Stalking (which is more than spying, but includes spying)
  • Doesn't let you have privacy
  • Limiting
  • Withdrawing
  • Withholding love
  • Not taking seriously
  • Discrediting
  • Invalidating
  • Disapproving
  • Lies about you to others (telling them you're crazy, or other negative things)
  • Minimizing feelings, wants, or needs
  • Breaking promises
  • Starts rumors about you
  • Tells others your business, sometimes in front of you, but usually behind your back
  • Raising hopes falsely
  • Being inconsistent in responding
  • Making vague demands
  • Stifling
  • Denying your pain, anger, sadness, etc.
  • Saying "If only you were more/less....."
  • "You should be better/difference/etc."
  • Rigidity
  • Chaotic (either sometimes, or all the time)
  • Getting angry if you spill family secrets (like her abusive behavior, etc.)

Is there anything on this list that you recognize?  Anything that jogs your memory?  Anything to add to this list?  If so, feel free to share it below.  


Here are some good links to check out that talk more about different types of abuse:







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