Welcome to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Online Books Recommendation Page.

We know how hard it is to find information about the insidious nature of narcissistic abuse; the immensity of its effects on our psyche and the many life-altering ways it shapes us. That’s why we’ve created this extensive list of the best, most-effective books out there for you to learn about healing from it.

The thing is, no one should have to go through what you went through. The fact that so many of us go through some sort of narcissistic abuse shows that there is a need for healing and a need for awareness. This page is continuously updated and contains books and ebooks that are recommended reading for a successful recovery from narcissistic abuse in toxic relationships.  This is the ultimate list of the best, most-effective narcissistic abuse recovery books out there, according to our surveys of more than 136,000 survivors of narcissistic abuse. These books are powerful tools for going through this healing process. Read them, share them, use them.

The Best Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Books, According to 136k Survivors

We all boost our self-confidence from time to time, but it can be difficult to try and improve your self-esteem when narcissistic abuse left you feeling as if you were nothing. Maybe you even feel like you don’t have any valuable skills that would make others like you. This is especially prevalent during trauma recovery, but it can stick with us over the years.

Books are a great way to gain knowledge and insight. Reading about narcissistic and psychopathic abuse can be one of the best ways to cope with your situation, as well as learn the best ways to recover from it. It’s often said that people who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. Those who have been narcissistic abused are often survivors, so we have a lot to learn from the books about recovery.

Top 10 Books on Narcissistic Abuse

If you have been living with a narcissist and are suffering, reading a book on narcissistic abuse may help you to make sense of the situation and realize that you are not alone. Narcissistic abuse recovery books are often very useful in helping victims of sociopaths and narcissists to understand their condition, to realize they are not alone, and to motivate them to seek the treatment they need. So many people just like you have been able to learn how to cope with this debilitating condition and many have been able to break free of its hold on their lives. You can too! Below is a list of the top 10 books on narcissistic abuse.

  1. Psychopath Free
  2. Navigating No Contact
  3. Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare
  4. The Rest is Still Unwritten
  5. Codependent No More
  6. Women who love psychopaths
  7. Exorcism: Purging the Narcissist From Your Heart and Soul
  8. Take Back Your Life
  9. The courage to heal
  10. Victims No longer

Books on Leaving a Narcissist

Choosing to walk away from a relationship with a narcissist can be difficult. They’re charming, exciting, and oh so good at convincing you that you need them in your life. You may have been with them for years or even decades. You may have children with them. You may believe that you’ll never find love again if you let go of this person. The truth is that the only way to get out (and stay out) is to put one foot in front of the other until you’re free.

That’s where these books come in. They can help you understand what’s happening to you and they can give you the confidence to leave the narcissist behind for good. Here are ten of the best books on narcissistic abuse available right now:

  1. Take Back Your Life: 103 Highly-Effective Strategies to Snuff Out a Narcissist’s Gaslighting and Enjoy the Happy Life You Really Deserve (Detoxifying Your Life)
  2. When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People
  3. When to Walk Away Study Guide
  4. Getting Free
  5. Out of the Fog: Moving From Confusion to Clarity After Narcissistic Abuse
  6. Free: QueenBeeing.com PLAN to Leave a Narcissist Guides and Resources (Narcissistic Abuse Recovery) 

Books on Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissistic Abuse can affect you for years. The pain and trauma caused by Narcissistic Relational Trauma can have a big impact on your life. You may find that you are experiencing anxiety, insomnia, depression, flashbacks, and nightmares. As you move through the trauma of Narcissistic Abuse you may find that you experience some guilt as well as shame.In dealing with your own Narcissistic Abuse trauma it is easy to become isolated and withdrawn from others. You may feel flat or numb. You might avoid activities or situations that remind you of the abuse or trigger your emotions.

It’s normal to find yourself angry or feeling like you want revenge against your narcissistic partner, family member or friend who has hurt you so deeply. It’s also normal to feel sad and depressed about what happened and about what was lost as a result of the abuse.

Here are some books that my clients have told me have been the most helpful for them in their healing journeys:

  1. Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: The Ultimate Toxic Relationship Survival Guide for Victims and Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse
  2. Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
  3. Out of the Fog: Moving from Confusion to Clarity After Narcissistic Abuse
  4. Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse
  5. You Can Heal Your Life
  6. Taking the Lead
  7. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Help Us Grow
  8. The Rest is Still Unwritten
  9. Codependent No More
  10. Exorcism: Purging the Narcissist From Your Heart and Soul
  11. Take Back Your Life
  12. The courage to heal
  13. Victory Over Verbal Abuse
  14. Your Love is My Drug: How to Shut Down a Narcissist, Detoxify Your Relationships & Live the Awesome Life You Really Deserve, Starting Right Now
  15. Charm to Harm And Everything Else in Between With a Narcissist
  16. The Emotionally Destructive Relationship

Books on Complex PTSD and Trauma Healing

If a relationship with a narcissist has left you feeling helpless and trapped, you may be experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Complex PTSD is a type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by prolonged, repeated childhood abuse by narcissistic parents. The most common variety is the Narcissistic Mother, who causes this disorder in her children through gaslighting, abuse, and neglect. Complex PTSD is not well known in the mental health field and many people suffering from it are misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder, or Antisocial Personality Disorder. It also overlaps with Complex-Reactive Attachment Disorder (CRAD). The following books were written for survivors of complex trauma.

Learn more about narcissistic abuse and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

Books on Psychopaths and Sociopaths

The books on narcissistic abuse below are some of the best books on narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths there are. These books will help you to understand these people and what they do to us by helping you to understand them.

Books for Adult Children of Narcissists

Narcissistic abuse is a form of psychological abuse. It is a pattern of behavior where a person or an entity (such as an organization) uses another person without regard for the other person’s feelings or needs. This can be done by intimidation, by threat, or by manipulation.Toxic parents are the leading cause of adult children of narcissists. The effects of living with these parents are devastating to their adult children.

It is estimated that there are millions of Adult Children of Narcissists or ACONs in this country and abroad. The writer of this book was one herself. She suffered as an ACON for 26 years before she finally got help. She has found that many ACONs suffer from anxiety, depression, guilt, suicidal thoughts, and alcohol and drug abuse, to name a few symptoms.

There are many Adult Children out there who don’t realize that what they are suffering from is called Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome. They think it is just because they had a bad childhood and have tried to move on from it. Many of them have even tried to move on from their dysfunctional families but have not been able to do so because the scars run too deep.

More Help for Adult Children of Narcissists

True Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Stories (Anthologies)

Collections of Stories Written and Compiled by Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse – Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse have been writing their stories and sharing them with the rest of the world via online platforms. These platforms include blogs, ebooks, and forums but also social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube. Narcissistic Abuse Survivors have been using these platforms not only to share their own stories but also to help others by providing advice, encouragement, support for healing and recovery, as well as help in understanding what has happened to them. The following are some of our favorite books written by survivors of narcissistic abuse:

Books on Going No Contact with a Narcissist

As a victim of narcissistic abuse in a toxic relationship, you’ve been manipulated – and you might even believe the lies the narcissist has told you about yourself. In fact, narcissists can be so convincing that their victims will find themselves doubting their own perceptions and even instincts. The victim will feel confused and experience extreme emotional distress. Victims are subjected to numerous mind games, which leads to a sense of learned helplessness. Dealing with a Narcissist is like walking on eggshells; you never know what will set him/her off or how he/she will retaliate. The victim lives in constant fear and anxiety because he/she doesn’t know what’s going to happen next. The main objective of these books is to help break free from the abusive Narcissist so you can regain control of your life, avoid any retaliation, and move on with your life.-

Free No Contact Resources from QueenBeeing.com

Books on Narcissistic Mothers

If you have a Narcissistic Mother, chances are that you’ve spent years of your life being gaslighted and manipulated. You’ve probably been made to feel crazy on many occasions. You’ve been lied to constantly. And in addition to all the things that Narcissists typically do, your parent has also made you feel invisible, insignificant, and defective.Narcissistic Mothers play a subtle but vicious game of emotional and psychological abuse, and they depend on the fact that most people don’t really understand this type of abuse very well. If you have a Narcissistic Mother, you may feel like no one believes what’s going on with you – because she’s so good at making you look like the crazy one. Even if you know she’s toxic (and many adult children of Narcissists have struggled for years with this), it can be incredibly difficult to explain the situation to anyone else. This is especially true if they haven’t lived through it themselves.

Victims of Narcissistic Mothers often feel like they’re losing their minds – which is why we’ve put together a comprehensive list of books about narcissistic abuse here on the blog. These books will teach you everything you need to know about how narcissistic abuse works and how to stop living your life under your mother’s thumb.

Books to Help Identify a Narcissist

Being involved with a narcissist can be a nightmare. If you have been a victim of narcissistic abuse, you know all too well how it feels to be on the receiving end of their rage and manipulation. Narcissists are masters at bringing people under their control.

Though narcissists come in all shapes and sizes, there are some common characteristics that give away their true nature. They are extremely charismatic and very good at making others feel sorry for them. They typically play the victim card when things aren’t going their way, even if they’re the ones who have wronged someone else in the first place. These books will help you recognize, identify and begin to heal from the narcissist in your life.

Self-Care for Survivors

Since your self-care is important – especially for survivors of narcissistic abuse – we’ve added this section for books specifically focusing on self-care during and after narcissistic abuse recovery.

More Narcissist Abuse Recovery Books

The narcissist’s most effective tool is your own mind. He changes the way you think, causing you to doubt yourself and blame yourself for everything that goes wrong between the two of you. Narcissistic abuse is a specific type of abuse that occurs when someone with narcissistic personality disorder abuses a spouse, family member, friend, or co-worker. According to an article by therapist Tara Young at PsychCentral, narcissistic abuse affects one in six people at some point during their lifetime. This type of abuse has many forms and can take place in any kind of relationship. The victim describes being “emotionally abused,” “manipulated,” or “controlled” by the narcissist, but these words do not capture the true extent of what it means to be in a relationship with a narcissist. Narcissistic abuse is not just emotional or psychological—it is also physical and sexual. It does not just occur in romantic relationships—it can happen in friendships, family relationships, or any other kind of relationship with a narcissistic abuser. Here are a few more books recommended by survivors of narcissistic abuse to consider.

Getting over a narcissist or any toxic person can be incredibly difficult, in many different ways. No matter what your situation is, the abuse tends to leave its mark on your psyche in the form of trauma and self-sabotage. Many people have a hard time getting saved from their feelings of worthlessness, fear, and overall self-loathing after being used by a narcissist. It doesn’t even matter if you were abused for years in an intense relationship like a marriage, or if you’re dealing with the whispers and manipulations of an emotionally abusive boss or co-worker; narcissistic abuse recovery is often needed for everyone who has experienced it. Sometimes it can take years to get through all of these feelings and emotions, which is why we wanted to provide this list that’s filled with amazing books that are tailored to get you well…well.






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These are the top 21 books ordered by our fellow narcissistic abuse recovery survivors, according to our analytics. 

  1. Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself
  2. Navigating No-Contact with a Narcissist: A Recovery Roadmap for Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse
  3. Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
  4. The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach (Philosophy & Religion)
  5. 10 Steps to Healing after Narcissistic Abuse
  6. Identity Crisis
  7. Women Who Love Psychopaths: Inside the Relationships of inevitable Harm With Psychopaths, Sociopaths & Narcissists
  8. When Love Is a Lie: Narcissistic Partners & the Pathological Relationship Agenda
  9. Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
  10. Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice
  11. POWER: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse: A Collection of Essays on Malignant Narcissism and Recovery from Emotional Abuse
  12. Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
  13. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World
  14. When Love Hurts: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships
  15. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
  16. Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship
  17. The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations for Codependents (Hazelden Meditation Series)
  18. Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
  19. Codependent No More Workbook
  20. Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results (Volume 1)
  21. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

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