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The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why Codependents and Narcissists Attract
Psychotherapist Ross Rosenberg explains why simply understanding a narcissist's behavior won't set you free — real change comes from recognizing your own role in the "human magnet syndrome," the opposite-attraction dynamic that draws codependents and narcissists together like a tango of leader and follower.
Drawing on 37 years of clinical work and his own history with narcissists, Ross traces how childhood attachment trauma shapes both sides: the codependent who learns to please, and the narcissist whose personality disorder forms after trauma so severe it gets buried from conscious memory…
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