Why Can't I Just Leave

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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. </span><strong>-Bree Bonchay LCSW author of <em>I Am Free: Healing Stories About Surviving Toxic Relationships with</em> <em>Narcissists and Sociopaths </em>and founder of World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNAAD)</strong></p><p><strong>Book description:</strong></p><p><strong>More than 60 million people have been in a pathological love relationship with someone who has an impaired conscience. Are you one of them?</strong></p><p><em>Do you feel fiercely loyal toward your partner although your partner has put you through unspeakable acts of cruelty and betrayal?</em></p><p><em>Has your partner lied so much that sometimes you aren't sure you know what's real or who your partner really is? </em></p><p><em>Have you tried to break off the relationship yet feel powerless to stop your partner from walking in and out of your life?</em></p><p><em>Do 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?</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Using the stories of survivors and social psychological research on compliance cognitive dissonance and thought control </span><em>Why Can't I Just Leave?</em> explains how relationships with pathological partners can create impossible dilemmas that trap you in a distorted dream-state and hijack your thoughts and emotions.</p><p>Learn what those who are conscience-impaired don't want you to know and find out how to <strong>wake up and walk out </strong>of your partner's invisible prison forever.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Foreword by Sandra L. Brown M.A. author of <em>Women Who Love Psychopaths</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Advance Praise:</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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. </span><strong>-Dan Partland Emmy-award winning director of <em>UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em>Why Can't I Just Leave?</em> 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. -<strong>Donna Andersen author of Lovefraud.com and<em> Red Flags of Love Fraud: 10 Signs You're Dating a Sociopath</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The truth is often hard to face. Getting free from an emotionally abusive relationship and facing</span><em> that </em>truth will be the hardest thing you ever do. This book is packed with been-in-the-trenches wisdom and the key to your freedom.<strong><em> </em>-Tracy A. Malone founder of Narcissist Abuse Support Author and Coach</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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.</span><strong> -David M. Reiss M.D. Psychiatrist (Private Practice-San Diego Boston NYC) and Co-Author <em>The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump</em></strong></p>