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Maria Anna van Driel

Maria Anna van Driel

Don’t Hold Yourself Back

How many times have you held yourself back because you told yourself that you are bad at something. Or that you are the worst or that you…

2 min readApr 30, 2023

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Don’t Hold Yourself Back

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Maria Anna van Driel

The JADE-technique When Dealing With a Toxic Person.

When someone asks me how to deal with the tantrums of a narcissist after breaking away, I recommend going ‘No-contact’. But, unfortunately…

1 min readApr 14, 2023

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The JADE-technique When Dealing With a Toxic Person.

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Maria Anna van Driel

What I have Learned During 20+ Years Living in Hell

On the bright side of dealing with any relationship with a narcissist, there are a few valuable lessons that I have learned during my 20+…

2 min readMar 18, 2023

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What I have Learned During 20+ Years Living in Hell

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Maria Anna van Driel

The Narcissist and Their Insurance Policy

I have to admit that, growing to hate the narcissist after having any kind of relationship with them is not only logical but also pretty…

2 min readMar 18, 2023

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The Narcissist and Their Insurance Policy

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Maria Anna van Driel

Stop Explaining to Those Who are Not ‘Listening’.

You know what I personally find worse than dealing with PTSD, the emotional flashbacks, and the triggers that are spawning from the mental…

2 min readMar 18, 2023

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Stop Explaining to Those Who are Not ‘Listening’.

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Maria Anna van Driel

Are You Healing From a Toxic Relationship? Treat Yourself With Kindness!

Verbal and emotional abuse, toxic projection, stone walling, sabotage, smear campaigns, triangulation, parental alienation and a variety of…

4 min readMar 18, 2023

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Maria Anna van Driel

A Letter to the Narcissist who Almost Destroyed Me

Dear narcissist,

6 min readOct 3, 2022

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A Letter to the Narcissist who Almost Destroyed Me

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Maria Anna van Driel

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (part III of III)

“You are a bad person if you respond poorly to me”

3 min readSep 16, 2022

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Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (part III of III)

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Maria Anna van Driel

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (part II of III)

I want to start the second part of this trilogy by offering you a compliment and that I am convinced because you are here and reading this…

4 min readSep 3, 2022

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Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (part II of III)

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Maria Anna van Driel

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (Part I of III)

Happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise, and anger are the six basic emotions psychologist Paul Eckman identified during the 1970s…

4 min readSep 3, 2022

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Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (Part I of III)

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Maria Anna van Driel

Maria Anna van Driel

In 2020 I realized I was trapped in a toxic relationship since '00. In Aug. '22 I found the strength to break away, flip my life to become a psychotherapist.

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