Narcissistic Abuse ~ When a Delusional Process Bleeds Over Into Domestic Abuse

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

How does someone vehemently demand that you risk your ability to walk in order to participate in their delusional process? Sounds extreme? No, this is classic in abusive relationships.

Typically, it happens when the delusional process is so severe that the person cannot see it themselves, NOR do they have the ability to see you except for how you may serve to support their delusional scheme.

Abusive Delusional Stupor

Take Larry and Kim for example. Larry demanded that Kim support him in his effort to obtain a high ranking office of which he was absolutely unqualified to fulfill (and he knew it). Moreover, he demanded that she offer such support for him even though she could not support herself standing comfortably on her own two feet, due to an accident two weeks prior.

From Larry’s perspective, none of her concerns over her immediate bodily injury mattered. He had convinced himself of an unrelenting overvalued idea. And that is: This beautiful woman traveling across the country with him to accompany him for this political office event “would make him legitimate and more creditable,” so he insisted. (As a side note, mind you, Kim was one of the only partners/significant other at this…