Living in a narcissistic relationship has been described by survivors as living ‘an actual waking nightmare’ where they were initially unaware of the abuse being crafted, plotted and planned against them. Even well into narcissistic abuse recovery many victims report feelings of hopelessness as they are increasingly confronted by the cold facts that many beliefs they held true in a relationship are revealed to be false, or worse still fabricated and manipulated to suit the narcissistic partner.