A mirror of Dread

Offering a comprehensive understanding of coercive control, Intimate Partner Violence. Accountability is prevention. Knowledge is power.

A mirror of Dread

Offering a comprehensive understanding of coercive control, Intimate Partner Violence. Accountability is prevention. Knowledge is power.

  • A Mirror of Dread (Narcissus: The Narcissist’s Mirror)
  • Coercive Control: Take All Measures
  • OOP (Order Of Peace) Journal
  • PSA (Public Service Announcements)
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RAPE.


Stop Serial Domestic Violence Perpetrators and Stalkers Abusing Multiple Women


Rape culture is real and coercion is its language


The Stages of Narcissistic Sexual Abuse


Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships: Eight Tactics



Sexual coercion: Time to rise to the challenge


Common traits/tactics abusers, predators, narcissists use to lure and hold on to their prey:

Love Bombing

Future Faking

Trauma Bonding

Narcissistic Abuse

Why Victims Recant

The cycle of abuse

Flying Monkeys: Are you caught up in a narcissist's abuse of others

Smear Campaign

Violence in the home. Violence in the home is a subset of coercive control.



Edgar Schein (1961) Coercive Persuasion: To produce ideological and behavioral changes in a fully conscious, mentally intact individual.


Dealing with a narcissistic parent day in and day out throughout one’s childhood can have a devastating impact on the child.



There are numerous reasons why victims stay. On the average it takes 6-7 times for the final escape to hold. It took me four. 


Dr. Glenn Doyle states: "I assure you, trauma's not "all in your head." It's also in your heart, your nerves, and your stomach. It's in your trembling hands, your uneven breathing, your vision that suddenly gets blurry. It's not just our head that went through the thing. Every cell in our body was there."


Domestic violence had great implications on the physical and mental health of the victim

"As it has been stated, domestic violence remains one of the most insidious problems in modern society. Worse still, in some communities maintaining social hierarchy, using physical and emotional violence is still regarded as a tradition that should be treated with respect (Grose & Grabe, 2014, p.972). The purpose of the present research is to reveal the primary cause of domestic violence and define which methods would be effective for decreasing the number of cases of domestic violence in the society. The complexity of the problem that the research is supposed to solve lies in several reasons that contribute to its contagion."


Can abusers Change?

Why Domestic Abuse Happens

Domestic Abuse Why Do They Do It

Engaging men in violence prevention: Key resources

Domestic Abuse & Batterers’ Intervention

Behavioral Health Counseling



There are different types of intimate-partner abusers, experts say. A subtype often referred to in the field as the Intimate Partner Terrorist is the "worst of the worst," says David B. Wexler, executive director of the Relationship Training Institute in San Diego, a nonprofit organization that designs and runs domestic violence treatment programs. The man is obsessed with power and control, terrorizes his partner, erodes her self- esteem, wields financial control and is jealous and possessive. This type of abuser is almost impossible to change, Dr. Wexler says.


If you are a victim of abuse: SILENCE IS VIOLENCE

Now more than ever it is crucial for victims of domestic violence to have a safety plan.


Tangled: Escape the 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse Rapunzel's stairway to hell, from passive to aggressive narcissism. Pt. 1 of 5

Tangled: Rapunzel's 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse Criminal Narcissistic Abuse, Stories 4 and 5 in Rapunzel's Tower. Pt. 2

Tangled: Rapunzel's 5-Story Tower of Narcissistic Abuse Break the narcissist's hold: get out of the narcissistic tower. Pt. 4 of 5

Tangled: Free from the Tower of Narcissistic Abuse Use the power of positive psychology to heal from narcissistic abuse. Pt. 5 of 5


How Domestic Violence Perpetrators Manipulate Systems


If you or someone you care about is experiencing narcissistic abuse, there is help. The National Domestic Violence Hotline recognizes narcissistic abuse and trauma and is available 24/7 in more than 200 languages. Call 1-800-799-7233 to talk with an advocate.

Click here to see where to start.