by Sherry Gaba | Aug 21, 2020 | Abuse, Narcissism, Trauma
It is very common for people to latch onto specific labels and diagnosis and attempt to determine what is “wrong” with someone in their life. Narcissism is one such label and diagnosis that is used by people to describe people who may show signs of being...
by Sherry Gaba | Sep 6, 2019 | Abuse, Narcissism, Relationships
Many people know someone who is a narcissist. The American Psychological Association has listed narcissistic personality disorder or NPD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 1968. While there are relatively few diagnoses made, leading...
by Sherry Gaba | Mar 4, 2019 | Abuse, Relationships
If you don’t know what a codependent relationship is, it’s when two people in a relationship surrender their independence and develop an unhealthy dependence on each other. In this dynamic one partner is so obsessed with the needs of the other, that they...
by Sherry Gaba | Oct 30, 2017 | Abuse, Narcissism, Relationships
Seductive Withholders (SW’s) are people who can act very seductive one moment (implying they are available), and then very withholding the next. The shift is dramatic and comes at unexpected times. Every SW has his or her own style of seduction, but it usually...
by Sherry Gaba | Jun 27, 2017 | Abuse, Codependency, Psychotherapy
If you were to be asked to immediately write down the first 5 words that come to your mind to describe yourself, what would those words be? Would they be different if you knew you had to share them than if you were the only person that would even see the text on the...
by Sherry Gaba | Apr 12, 2017 | Abuse, Fear, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Trauma
Sherry Gaba’s appearance on the Robert Irvine Show on the CW Channel sharing her thoughts on grief, trauma, and the fight flight response....
