The Power And Control Wheel

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Surviving Narcissist

Understanding narcissistic abuse through the Power and Control Wheel

Something is wrong. You’ve known it for a long time. And nobody gets it.

Narcissistic Abuse Support & Helpline — UK and International

If you’re experiencing parental alienation. Workplace difficulties. Scapegoating in your family. Coercion and threats. Minimising and blaming. Financial misuse. Economic control. Community gang stalking. Another side to friendships — you are not alone.

Isolation, intimidation and entitlement are not random. They’re non-gender specific tactics found on the Power And Control Wheel.

You can’t explain it. No single thing to point to. Just a fog. Hyper-vigilant, a dull mind, self-isolation. Unsafe to speak out. You question yourself, gaslighted. Your children may have been used as weapons.

Dissonant thoughts that keep you in ‘shame’, ‘fear’, ‘obligation’, ‘guilt’.

You’re NOT the problem. What you’re experiencing is called narcissistic abuse.

A parent sitting alone
Parental Alienation
Your children are being weaponised and turned against you
You’re not imagining it. This has a name.
I recognise this →
Person blindfolded holding a mirror — gaslighting and manipulation
Intimate Relationship
A partner who controls, manipulates and gaslights you
You’re not going crazy. This is real.
I recognise this →
Person looking out of window alone
Adult Child
Making sense of a childhood that never felt safe
It wasn’t your fault. And it can be understood.
I recognise this →
Elderly hands clasped together
Grandparent Alienation
Shut out of your grandchildren’s lives without explanation
You are not forgotten. This has a name.
I recognise this →
Three silhouettes against a sunset — triangulation
Friendship & Community
Triangulated — betrayed, smeared and isolated by people you trusted
Performative. Coordinated. It has a name.
I recognise this →
Person alone in church pew being shamed and blamed
Faith & Spiritual Abuse
Spiritually manipulated, shamed and controlled in a faith community
Your faith was manipulated against you.
I recognise this →

Anywhere there are power and control dynamics, someone will abuse it.

It happens in relationships. In families. Mums, dads, grandparents, siblings, husband, wife. In friendships. Workplaces. Schools and colleges. Community groups.

The first time people realise they’ve been narcissistically abused is when the fog starts lifting. The patterns become visible. What felt impossible to explain becomes something that can be named, understood, and — with the right support — survived.

You are not too sensitive. You are not the problem. You are not imagining it. This is real. And it did happen.

Does any of this resonate?

  • Nothing you do is enough — somehow, you’re always the problem.
  • You know what happened, but you end up apologising anyway.
  • You walk on eggshells, never knowing which version you’ll get.
  • Your words get twisted and used against you.
  • In your family, you are the difficult one — the scapegoat, you never quite fit.
  • You were the golden child — now you realise it was conditional.
  • It seems your relationship with your children is being sabotaged.
  • At work, you’re set up, smeared, side-lined; double-binds and power-plays.
  • In schools, colleges and institutions — bullied, dismissed, or failed by the very systems that should have protected you.
  • You’re being smeared, isolated or monitored — friends, family or colleagues turned against you, your reputation quietly destroyed, a sense that it’s coordinated and deliberate.
  • You’ve lost yourself somewhere along the way.

Narcissistic Abuse & Coercive Control Support

Direct, informed, human support — from someone who understands the patterns, the tactics, the alienation, the smearing and coercion, the neurobiological impact, the daily challenges, and what it actually takes to move away from narcissist control – and forwards.

A Clarity Call — A phone or Zoom conversation with someone who gets it. No pressure, no judgment, no jargon.

One-to-One Coaching — Somatic, trauma-informed support at the pace your nervous system can handle. Understanding what happened, working with the body, finding a way forward.

Group Support Sessions — Monthly online sessions and in-person meetups. A safe, boundaried space with others who truly understand.

The self that existed before this happened has not been destroyed. It has been buried — underneath survival strategies, adaptive behaviours, and years of someone else’s version of who you are. Finding it again is possible. It starts with being heard by survivors who understand these dynamics – it’s the difference between ‘functional freeze’ and ‘thriving’.

Whatever brought you here, you are in the right place.

Maybe you searched for coercive control. Maybe you found the term narcissistic abuse and something clicked. Maybe you’re a parent whose children are being turned against you. Maybe you have no children but you’ve spent a lifetime being blamed and told you’re the problem.

Different words. Different relationships. Different tactics. The same pattern of power and control.

The Power and Control Wheel maps the tactics — isolation, gaslighting, financial control, using children, intimidation, minimising and blaming. It doesn’t matter whether the person doing this has a diagnosis or a label. What matters is what it does to you. To your nervous system. To your sense of reality. To your ability to trust your own instincts.

Where does this show up for you?

→ In your family — The scapegoat, always blamed. The golden child, conditional

→ In the workplace, school or institution — Bullied, side-lined, dismissed

If you are in immediate danger, call 999.

National Domestic Abuse Helpline (women): 0808 2000 247 (free, 24 hours)  |  Men’s Advice Line: 0808 801 0327 | Galop (LGBTQ+) 0800 999 5428 | Samaritans: 116 123 | NHS 111 |  Victim Support 08 08 16 89 111

USA — 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233