Ms Vickie Howard V.Howard@hull.ac.uk
Deputy Programme Director Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Programme
(Gas)lighting Their Way to Coercion and Violation in Narcissistic Abuse; An Autoethnographic Exploration
Howard, Vickie
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Abstract
Narcissistic abuse is a hidden form of abuse and remains under-recognized in society and within the helping professions, partly due to victim difficulties in articulating the manipulative behaviors they have experienced. Though research focusing on narcissism is extensive, there is a distinct lack of research into the abusive behaviors individuals with severe narcissistic traits use against others and subsequent victim experiences. With the aim of raising awareness of this form of abuse, the following evocative account utilizes autoethnographic memory work and portrays personal experiences of narcissistic abuse- specifically, gaslighting behavior, pathological dishonesty, and intimate abuse. The autoethnographic methods of this article are aligned with social justice and feminist epistemologies. Suppositions are offered to the reader centered upon trauma, loss, and healing in the context of the author's personal experiences and inherent values as a mental health nurse and educator. Key reflections regarding the use of memory as method along with procedural, relational, and ethical considerations determine how the autoethnography and its portrayal may have been shaped.
Citation
Howard, V. (2022). (Gas)lighting Their Way to Coercion and Violation in Narcissistic Abuse; An Autoethnographic Exploration. Journal of Autoethnography, 3(1), 84-102. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2022.3.1.84
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | May 19, 2021 |
| Online Publication Date | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Publication Date | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Deposit Date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Publicly Available Date | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Journal | Journal of Autoethnography |
| Electronic ISSN | 2637-5192 |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-102 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2022.3.1.84 |
| Keywords | Autoethnography; Relational trauma; Ethics; Psychological abuse; Intimate partner violence |
| Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4024673 |
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Published as Vickie Howard; (Gas)lighting Their Way to Coercion and Violation in Narcissistic Abuse: An Autoethnographic Exploration. Journal of Autoethnography 1 January 2022; 3 (1): 84–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2022.3.1.84. © 2022 by the Regents of the University of California. Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center.
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