You're very welcome, StarCat and I am so very grateful that HP guided you to buy the book. I KNEW it would be very helpful for you to see these traits in black and white and on every page of that book! The author does a fantastic job of putting all the information together in a sympathetic way for the victims of abuse to finally recognize what is really going on in their home.
No, you are not crazy! Isn't that good news??
I spent a very long time trying to figure her out. It finally occurred to me-thanks in large part to the good people here-that the only person I had to figure out was me.
Sailorjohn - With all due respect, I do understand your motive for saying this, but victims of emotional abuse and manipulations are very,
very smart to do research into the tactics of their abusers. This book has enlightened thousands and hopefully saved as many lives.