“It felt like psychological warfare”: what it’s really like to divorce a narcissist, according to a psychotherapist

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“It felt like psychological warfare”: what it’s really like to divorce a narcissist, according to a psychotherapist

By Kathleen Saxton

10 days ago

8 min read

Divorce can be an upsetting, highly emotional time in any circumstance, but when a narcissistic partner is involved, a separation can reach a whole new level of discord. For true narcissists, divorce is the ultimate betrayal, and they use a variety of bitter tactics to try to regain control of the situation. Here, the psychotherapist Kathleen Saxton, who specialises in narcissism, explains how to handle these toxic splits and survive a divorce from a narcissist. 


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