In this podcast, I’m reflecting on eight different types of love-bombingLove-bombing A narcissist's shallow showering of a victim with love and affection in the first stage of narcissistic abuse (also see idealization). you may notice in the early stages of your relationship with a covert narcissist. Love-bombing is a form of manipulationManipulation An often insidious and strategic action of making someone to do something in favor of the manipulator. to get their victims to trust, hooked, and emotionally addicted to them in a short period of time before entering the devaluationDevaluation The second and often longest stage of narcissistic abuse in which a victim is being devalued and abused by a narcissist. phase. Love-bombing returns when a narcissist’s victim seems distant, confused, or attempts to pull away from the relationship altogether.
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