{"product_id":"why-cant-i-just-leave-sandra-l-brown-9781647468286","title":"Why Can't I Just Leave: A Guide to Waking Up and Walking Out of a Pathological Love Relationship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Kristen Milstead provides a social psychological analysis of narcissistic abuse using the empathetic voice of a survivor. Survivors who read this book will be able to trust the \"lightbulb\" moments this rare perspective offers.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Bree Bonchay, LCSW, founder of World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNAAD)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook description: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore than 60 million people have been in a pathological love relationship with someone who has an impaired conscience. Are you one of them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo you feel fiercely loyal toward your partner although your partner has put you through unspeakable acts of cruelty and betrayal?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHas your partner lied so much that sometimes you aren't sure you know what's real or who your partner really is? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave you tried to break off the relationship yet feel powerless to stop your partner from walking in and out of your life?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo you alternate between believing that your partner is the love of your life and questioning your sanity or even feeling your life may be in danger?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the stories of survivors and social psychological research on compliance, cognitive dissonance, and thought control, \u003cem\u003eWhy Can't I Just Leave?\u003c\/em\u003e explains how relationships with pathological partners can create impossible dilemmas that trap you in a distorted dream-state and hijack your thoughts and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn what those who are conscience-impaired don't want you to know and find out how to \u003cstrong\u003ewake up and walk out \u003c\/strong\u003eof your partner's invisible prison forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Sandra L. Brown, M.A., author of \u003cem\u003eWomen Who Love Psychopaths\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdvance Praise: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kristen has a straightforward way of explaining the complex topic of narcissistic abuse. Her book shares both insights from her personal experiences and a clear and compassionate framework for understanding the complex ways that ostensibly loving relationships can morph into something utterly corrosive and dangerous.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Dan Partland, Emmy-award winning director of \u003cem\u003eUNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eWhy Can't I Just Leave?\u003c\/em\u003e author Kristen Milstead provides you with the answers you need to understand why you're stuck in a relationship with a narcissist, sociopath, or other exploiter so you can finally make your escape.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Andersen, author of Lovefraud.com and\u003cem\u003e Red Flags of Love Fraud: 10 Signs You're Dating a Sociopath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The truth is often hard to face. Getting free from an emotionally abusive relationship and facing\u003cem\u003e that \u003c\/em\u003etruth will be the hardest thing you ever do. This book is packed with been-in-the-trenches wisdom and the key to your freedom.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e-Tracy A. Malone, founder of Narcissist Abuse Support, Author, and Coach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the courageous use of her own intimate relationship, Kristen Milstead provides both an exploration and explanation of every aspect of \"pathological love relationships.\" . . . Every aspect is covered in both practical and theoretical detail, as well as by example.\"\u003cstrong\u003e -David M. Reiss, M.D., Psychiatrist (Private Practice-San Diego, Boston, NYC) and Co-Author, \u003cem\u003eThe Dangerous Case of Donald Trump\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra L. 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