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This is the life story of Sandra. She had a relationship with a 'hidden narcissist' for five years: 'I was stuck in a narcissistic web'. Sandra Markant (53) has been in a relationship with a hidden narcissist for five years. Ultimately, a dream literally wakes her up, after which she delves more into the subject of narcissism, works on herself and leaves her ex-partner.

If your partner has depression, this is also very traumatic for you. Because you want to be close and help, but your partner's illness should not put your life on hold either. What to do? Here are some tips for dealing with a depressed partner.

Sometimes a relationship that is not going well can still be saved. But sometimes relationships are just purely toxic, and it's better to put an end to it. We share here twenty signals that indicate this. Previously we wrote about four signs that you are dealing with a narcissist. Find that in our other blog below.

Basic learning principles explain why people keep betting on bad relationships. KEY POINTS Bad relationships can have an addictive quality that makes it hard to break up, or to stay broken up. Patterns of reward help explain the difficulty in saying goodbye to a bad partner.

Stress does not make anyone a nicer person, so it can also cause problems in your relationship. Scientists have now discovered that it even has an indirect effect. A short fuse, crankiness, tension and impatience, stress can lead to all kinds of unpleasant behavior, which can also have an impact on your relationship. This is called the spillover effect in psychology: the extent to which your own emotions influence how the people around you feel.