I have read that a parent who alienates their children against their other parent is exhibiting narcissism.
I believe this is so .
The parental alienator is angry you left them, and you’re no longer under their control, paying their bills and/or stroking their ego, and playing their victim/victor games, so you must be punished. They may suffer from a narcissistic wound, and they will use any means, especially the child/children, because that will hurt you the most. Your pain is their pleasure. This is obviously abnormal unhealthy behaviour. Any deep wounds they have are no excuse for them. Instead of taking responsibility, they blame others – it’s easier. Parental alienators are highly manipulative, they use coercive control, which is basically a way of reducing or totally denying a victim’s freedom, by stripping away their (child’s) sense of self. Parental Alienation with coercive control is abuse. Their end game is to sever and destroy the child’s relationship with their other parent after family separation. They will manipulate a child (subtle use of language, lies, false allegations, bribes, threats …) into showing unwarranted fear, disrespect or hostility towards the target parent and this includes their extended family and friends. This includes any hobbies the ‘target’ parent is interested in. Even their pets. The parental alienator convinces others the child speaks for her/himself – this is similar to gaslighting behaviour seen in situations of domestic violence whereby the perpetrator convinces the victim it’s their fault. Also, the parental alienator triangulates others into believing the targeted parent is the cause of the children’s rejection. Bottom line, parental alienation is abuse, and it is not normal behaviour for a child to totally reject a parent.
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