If Only I'd Known: How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth Paperback – August 15, 2023

Great, educational and eye opening read.

Great read and easy to understand for non psychologists.The author explains what are narcissists and narcissistic behaviors. She then provides tools and resources on how to deal with them. The tools provided are easy to understand and apply.Highly recommended.

Very informative and easy to read. It has been so very helpful in my healing from narcissistic abuse by a parent. This book is helpful for victims of all types of narc abuse.

I feel like my experience, my life, my struggle was put in written form for me. The content and the way it is written is like the author is both in my mind and my heart as I've continued from healing journey from a 16+ year narcissistic relationship. This feeling was reinforced on page 135 when she said if recent sections hit you hard that you should take a break to journal or discuss how you're feeling with someone you trust. From Chapter 6 on, I've felt a wave of emotions consistently because of the revelations she describes. I have remained silent about what I went through. I have a few very close friends and family members that know some of it, but I have been careful to use the word narcissist because I've feared the repercussions. Reading this book takes away that fear and I think will be a catalyst to the final stage of my healing which is to stop hiding and being silent about what I went through.Additionally, I feel like this book gives a lot of insight to impacts from childhood trauma or how we are impacted by toxic relationships that may not truly be from a narcissist but just from someone who does things like manipulation, gaslighting, or the silent treatment. I cannot say enough positive things about this book. I read excerpts from it to my therapist and even she wanted to order it. It's worth the read and I am now reading it a second time so I digest the information better.

Found this to be very helpful and informative. This was excellently written and exactly what I needed and was looking for.

What can say? This book changed my Life and understanding what a Narcissistic personality can do to you. Learning everything about what happens , step by step. Above all.. the healing that you can achieve is there in this wonderful book.I highly recommend it and have bought for others to read. I want to Thank Chelsey for sharing her experiences and paying it forward to help others. It connects the dots that were completely scattered in my experience with a narcissist!I am truly grateful ❤️Thank you Chelsey !!🫶

If you are dealing with a narcissist in your life, this book (and any material from Chelsey) will provide sanity and direction through the chaos. It is well written and thoroughly hits on so many important and eye-opening points regarding these relationships.

I just got out of a really bad relationship and didn't even realize my bf was a narcissist until I read through this book. As I read there were moments when it was like I was reading my life on paper. Like the author knew me personally. To say the least I got emotional several times realizing I'm not the only one to go through things and feel the same way others have in this situation. My bf definitely always wanted to be center of attention, gaslighted making me think I'm crazy when everything I accused him of was true. Lied ALOT. And the new term I never heard of before smear campaign which he was absolutely doing. At times I felt like I was the narcissist, especially with some of my reactions to his cheating, lying and painful hurtful actions but the author even addressed this feeling and made me feel better about it. This is a really good book and she knows what she's talking about. Read it!