The most read Hope Blog posts in the last four years have been the the series addressing toxic people and how to deal with those in your life who are unrepentant human destruction machines. These posts have received tens of thousands of hits over the last few years as those searching have come across the … Continue reading Toxic People Part 4: Narcissists in Ministry
As promised, this is the third and final post on Dealing with Toxic People. It has taken me a while to get this done. Why? Because I personally am dealing with some toxic individuals, and at times of discouragement, I sometimes feel I don’t have any counsel for anybody. But I know that as believers … Continue reading Dealing With Toxic People Part 3
This isn’t intended to be a Bible study or a comprehensive article on dealing with those people in our lives who seem to be at war with the world. This post is a follow-up to my original post last year on the necessity of drawing boundaries with people who seem to delight in tormenting others, … Continue reading Dealing With Toxic People Part 2
For some reason I will never fully understand, I have had more experience with toxic people than most. Let me explain what I mean by “toxic.” We all have our sinful traits that we have to wrestle with, seek forgiveness for and continually try to eliminate in our lives. I am not referring to normal … Continue reading Dealing With Toxic People
If you said, “Aha! Exactly!” when you saw this, just realize that this is absolutely textbook behavior for narcissistic sociopaths who harm others. There is a very simple solution for this, but the most obvious thing tends to be the last thing we notice sometimes in these situations. Don’t take the bait from these people. … Continue reading Toxic Relationship Tip of the Day
Here at the Hope Blog, I have talked about things like counting our blessings, looking to Christ instead of the ugly realities we sometimes face in this world, and how the truest creeds are those said in the dark. For those who face years of unrelenting, grinding discouragement in their lives, I know a lot … Continue reading Toxic Families and Adult Children Part 1
Hope comes with understanding in bad situations. Deep confusion leads to despair. I have received many messages of appreciation for the series I have published in the last few years on the topic of narcissistic abuse and toxic people/relationships. A search on my home page (search window is just under comments in the right hand … Continue reading Don’t Feed the Beast – Understanding Fuel and Malignant Narcissists
In July, I passed the nine year mark for my small Hope Blog. Before that, I had a Blogger.com site called Front Porch Chats (long deleted.) After moving from South Carolina back to Wisconsin 10 years ago, I changed the name and started over. Somehow having chats on a front porch in the frozen tundra … Continue reading A Little Note for Readers
Anyone who has been a target of malignant narcissist abuse has a long journey to health, both physically and emotionally. (The two are related.) For those affected, no reading is complete without understanding the role of toxic shame. Here’s a definition of what that is: Toxic Shame is a neurotic, irrational feeling of worthlessness, humiliation, self … Continue reading What a Shame
I still remember the scent when I opened the door to the children’s section at the library as a child. I say scent, because the collective smell of the books was beautiful to me. It evoked a sense of excitement—far off places, beloved characters in stories, biographies of interesting people, and so much more. I … Continue reading Oh, the Books!
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