Change Your Life after Narcissistic Abuse by Mia Warren

More about Background Info Than Changing Your Life

The title of this book makes you think it is going to be all about how to change your life after you get out of a relationship with someone who is clinically narcissistic. That is not wholly true; only the end portion of the book directly addresses this. (Even that section really isn’t about changing your life; it is more about issues you might have as you move on.) Earlier sections actually have useful information, but they aren’t about what the title says the book is. The book starts off defining clinical narcissism and some of its different types. The author then goes on to say how a person in a relationship with a narcissist can unwittingly feed the other person’s disorder and follows this with information about the typical tricks the narcissist uses to get his or her way. The author has quite a long section about how to not be a victim if you are in a relationship with a narcissist, finally suggesting that the best thing a person can do is leave the narcissist. Then, she guides the reader through the difficulties of trying to get away, including tactics that the narcissist will use to try to get the person back. Finally, the last section addresses what the title says the book is about (mostly). I think this book either needed to be more on point or have a different title.

This book reminded me about another one that was just released not long ago that looked at narcissism, Narcissist by Keith Coleman; the books are actually structured very similarly. This one has more information about what to do when you get out of the toxic relationship. There is one thing that annoyed me in this book; this has happened with several nonfiction books lately. In the middle of the book, there is a request for a review. I don’t mind one of these at the end of the book (and there is one there as well), but it is quite annoying to turn a Kindle page and see this; this even includes a graphic. Very irritating.