Toxic Types

Clinical psychologist specializing in narcissistic abuse, personality disorders, and relational trauma. I write to give people the psychological framework to understand what happened to them and to leave it behind.

By Alexandra Penescu

· Launched 10 months ago

Looking into the Dark - Chapter 1.2
Narcissists, Psychopaths and Sociopaths. How do we recognize them and protect ourselves? Chapter 1.2
Jun 23•Alexandra Penescu

Not All Parents Are Good - Introduction
How Cluster B parents hurt their children and how the adult children can heal. Part 1
Jun 22•Alexandra Penescu

Gaslight (1944): The Film That Named an Abuse Tactic
Psychopathology in Film & TV
Jun 21•Alexandra Penescu

The Book of Becoming - Chapter 9
A novel based on real trauma, written during my personal therapy. Chapter 9
Jun 20•Alexandra Penescu

It's not funny - Unexpected
A memoir of complex trauma and surviving a narcissistic family. Part 14
Jun 18•Alexandra Penescu

Looking into the Dark - Chapter 1.1
Narcissists, Psychopaths and Sociopaths. How do we recognize them and protect ourselves? Chapter 1.1
Jun 16•Alexandra Penescu

The Questionnaire That Finally Put Gaslighting Under a Microscope
Researchers at the University of Bundeswehr Munich published the first psychometrically validated instrument specifically designed to measure the…
Jun 14•Alexandra Penescu

The Book of Becoming - Chapter 8
A novel based on real trauma, written during my personal therapy. Chapter 8.
Jun 13•Alexandra Penescu

It's not funny - After the divorce
A memoir of complex trauma and surviving a narcissistic family. Part 13
Jun 11•Alexandra Penescu

Looking into the Dark - Introduction
Narcissists, Psychopaths and Sociopaths. How do we recognize them and protect ourselves? Chapter 1.0
Jun 9•Alexandra Penescu

Toxic Types