The book examines narcissistic abuse through a framework that extends beyond conventional trauma terminology, arguing that chronic psychological manipulation can affect the very cognitive resources through which a person represents themselves, regulates themselves, imagines possibilities, and maintains a sense of direction. https://booksbycristinagherghel.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-sabotage-of-declared-preference-why.html
The book examines narcissistic abuse through a framework that extends beyond conventional trauma terminology, arguing that chronic psychological manipulation can affect the very cognitive resources through which a person represents themselves, regulates themselves, imagines possibilities, and maintains a sense of direction. https://booksbycristinagherghel.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-sabotage-of-declared-preference-why.html
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The Sabotage of Declared Preference: Why the Narcissist Destroys What You Love and the Cost of Trying to Survive It
How I went from writing memoirs to researching narcissistic abuse, complex trauma, cognitive science, philosophy of mind and coined fleshbacks.