Comments by "josh fritz" (@joshfritz5345) on "The psychology of narcissism - W. Keith Campbell" video.

  1. there's a variety of reasons... in my case: 1. we were financially dependent on each other 2. i didn't want to feel like i had wasted part of my life by undoing a relationship i had worked so hard for 3. i didn't want to disappoint or hurt them... it might not make sense from the outside, but sometimes in an unhealthy relationship, the submissive partner can feel like they owe their dominant partner a debt they can never repay 4. i was afraid of what might happen to me if i tried to leave... not so much physical violence, but more so a lack of other options... i had nowhere else to stay at the time 5. they had control over when and how i was able to contact people, so they essentially could make anyone they wanted believe whatever they said about me and i couldn't stop them 6. i felt like i needed their approval to live, even though i rarely, if ever, got it. i'm not a women, but i've been in an unhealthy, controlling relationship before. as a matter of fact, i'm still living with that same person, although we are no longer "together." perhaps this is an interesting bit of insight into your question?
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