Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD (4 Books in 1): Workbook and Guide to Overcome Trauma, Toxic ... and Recover from Unhealthy Relationships)

I must begin with affirmation that you are not alone when choosing this book to heal. We are all around you, hidden in plain sight because of the abuses we sustained and now are trying to feel human again. We vivaciously chat you up in cue at the grocery store behind you, making that long wait at a busy time of day pass effortlessly though you may be the first person we have spoken to in days: our abuser is giving us the silent treatment for the umpteenth time over an overblown suggestion received as an attack on their ego.Our eyes are swollen and red when, as our nurse, you lock eyes with us to call us back to the medical examination room for another doctor's visit regarding gastrointestinal issues from the stress of being in fight or flight mode. Why? Because our narcissitic abuser took us out on a shopping spree one day for whatever we want but yelled at us for spending so much money when the billing cycle arrives and they need to actually pay for their lovebombing... Check our phone records: we mostly either have calls from our abuser or outgoing calls to the suicide prevention hotline or to the National Domestic Violence Hotline but "can't" leave...Until we fight for ourselves and educate ourselves, we stay in a fluster, wondering why God put us in this struggle that isn't our fault. Enter Linda Hill's book. Based on my previous readings, Amazon recommended this book to me and BOY was it a Godsend. Do not skip reading this if my hypotheticals struck home. You came to find out if this book will help you, right? Do it - READ THIS unofficial Bible of how to get YOU back. Don't you miss the you you were before the abuse sucked the life out of you? Don't you remember the you that saw through BS and took names because you were above being played? Find that you at the end of these 360 pages with amazing tools and tons of self-work workbook exercises. It will be admittedly tough to face the pain and stare it down to get rid of it, but it is worth it! Linda writes from the heart and gives you the love back that you need as you trudge through this all.Love yourself and grab this book. Your healed self will thank you. Remember, as she says, "It is not a sprint but a marathon" to heal from your traumas, but you have to start somewhere.And finally, THANK YOU, LINDA! I loved this book series!

This book was exactly what I needed. It’s written in a way that’s clear, compassionate, and easy to understand, even when covering some really heavy topics. I appreciated how it broke down complex emotional experiences like gaslighting and trauma from narcissistic abuse in a way that made me feel seen—not judged.It offered practical insights and tools that helped me start to reconnect with myself and make sense of what I’ve been through. For anyone navigating Complex PTSD or trying to recover from a toxic relationship, this book is a steady and supportive companion.It’s one of the most helpful and validating resources I’ve come across, and I’m so grateful I found it.

After having my second baby. My relationship with my partner turned for the worst. I thought my life was complete I had our daughter and now my son. What I didn’t know was the masked came off. I never knew the terns gaslighting, codependency and narcissism. This book explained my whole life. It saved me. From the child hood trauma, why I felt the way I felt, years of therapy but therapists couldn’t tell me what the issue was. I got this book because my friend told me I’m getting gaslight by my NEX partner. I started reading this book and it opened my eyes. I recommend this book to EVERYONE. I openly speak about this book to many, read it on the stair stepper, and at home. This book is so amazing and seriously from my heart you saved my life. So thank you for taking the time to make this book. I finally feel like I’m not crazy, aware of myself people pleasing and trying to heal from codependency. I wish to hug you someday you’re amazing! God bless ❤️

I was having trouble at my job and kept running into the conclusion there is a narcissist undermining me. I have a psychology degree but couldn’t find the narcissist. So I bought this and it helped me figure out who and where. I found 5 different types and the one that was undermining me was my direct assigned supervisor. She was the discreet type who sabotaged me with gossip and 4 others including myself. I had absorbed so much toxicity from the others so much I found myself becoming one and using the strategies to deal with them helped me gather some defensive tactics to get evidence that if they tried to get me into trouble I could have a chance to prove that I was undermined. It worked I had a panic attack at work because of the stress and anxiety from being in such a toxic environment with a weak position but because of this book I had mounted enough evidence to fight against the problems that they caused. I found social media habits of perpetrators and employing the strategies I entrapped them with their own words. I screenshot everything and baited them to test behaviors and because of the lies they wrote to undermine me I have everything to show the truth. The book is key to understanding the types and the nature of these behaviors I am able to fight back I may still have to deal with the consequences but they will be exposed and after that they will try again on someone else but when they do it will not allow them to remain either. The book has a good foundation for understanding the types but the strategies are not as informative as it should be. My psychology degree supplemented that and the outcome was better than the book basic one’s. I didn’t even think I could become a narcissist because of being surrounded by them but yes you can and I can’t believe how much of myself I lost. The book was great and one thing it doesn’t tell you is if the gossip is from more than five years old from someone else who was a victim listen. Then test the habit I did and nearly every test I baited them with was accurate. Narcissistic people have to prompt if you can identify the prompt test to see if they are doing the behavior and it worked surprisingly well. If the gossip is not older than 5 years then it is likely nothing but I would have never seen the signs without this book. The co-dependency I had was the narcissist was supposed to train me for my job and instead they didn’t and tried to sabotage me. But I was to experienced to fail and with 5 months of training I had the ability to overcome the deficiency. So they had to do it the hard way and use my disability as a way to manipulate the situation and went to far. They removed my work accommodations so that caused me to take sick days and then they labeled me as lazy and incompetent and I bought the book to catch them and I did. I can’t recommend this book enough but it’s worth reading because it has the best information to understand how many different types and methods. Remember a narcissist has to look and believe they are magnanimous and kind so if you can manipulate it to make them look like that they have the belief you are complacent. This is how I caught them acting stupid when they are clearly trying to make you look bad and baiting them into doing their undermining behavior.