Spend enough time on social media and it can start to feel as though everybody's ex is a narcissist, every unpleasant boss is a narcissist and approximately half the population is currently recovering from narcissistic abuse. I understand why the language has become so popular. For someone coming out of a confusing, manipulative or emotionally damaging relationship, discovering words such as gaslighting, love bombing or narcissistic abuse can be incredibly validating. Suddenl

You've deleted the messages. You've told your friends you're done. You can probably produce a reasonably comprehensive PowerPoint presentation on all the reasons this person was bad for you. And yet you miss them. Perhaps you check their social media. Maybe you replay old conversations or remember the good moments and temporarily forget the approximately 746 reasons you decided the relationship couldn't continue. Then comes the shame: What is wrong with me? Why would I miss s