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How to survive the abuser-in-chief

The Ink “sees” a therapist to explore the links between narcissism and authoritarianism — and get some advice for the next four years

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We’ve gotten ourselves into an abusive relationship, and it’s one we can’t escape.

The abuser in question is Donald Trump. And by abuse, we’re not talking about abuse of power, real as that may be. We’re talking about emotional abuse, doled out by a narcissist with an unstoppable need to rebuild the world in his image and to use the most powerful office …

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