Narcissistic supply is the external attention, admiration, validation, or emotional reaction that a narcissist depends on to maintain their self-image and regulate their sense of worth — because they lack the internal capacity to do this without constant reinforcement from others.

I specialize in narcissistic abuse recovery because it sits at the intersection of two things I've spent my entire career working with: complex trauma and the ways people lose — and rebuild — trust in their own perception.

Love Bombing: What It Is, Why It Works, and What Comes After

DARVO stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender — a manipulation tactic in which a person confronted about harmful behavior denies it happened, attacks the credibility or character of the person raising it, and then positions themselves as the real victim of the conversation.

Narcissistic abuse recovery is the process of rebuilding trust in your own perception, processing grief for the relationship you believed you had, and relearning what safety and reciprocity feel like in a relationship.

Narcissistic abuse is a pattern of psychological manipulation — including gaslighting, devaluation, control, and emotional invalidation — used by someone with narcissistic traits or Narcissistic Personality Disorder to maintain power, control, and a favorable self-image in a relationship.

The term narcissism is frequently used in everyday conversation, often to describe someone who appears self-centered or overly focused on themselves. However, in psychology, narcissistic personality traits refer to a specific pattern of behaviors and interpersonal dynamics that can affect relationships, emotional functioning, and self-perception.