I even overlooked the fact that he had recently left his financé and moved in with another woman. However, I was determined that I was going to make this one work. Within a few weeks we moved in together and very quickly his mask began to crack.

I noticed that everything had to be his way. He accused me of seeing other people. When I raised these issues it was like having a nonsensical conversation with a scarily cold man.

Then the nightmares started. I was back in my highly abusive marriage with my ex-husband. We divorced twenty years ago but it all came right back, a giant warning. The hideous mind games, the name-calling and physical trauma.

Back in my waking life I rationalised it all. Thought I was being paranoid.

He went super cold and asked me to leave. I left and so began a cycle of leave and hoover.

Like a guiding light Melanie’s book appeared.

I didn’t want to believe that I’d picked another ‘bad egg’ or needed to face my inner ‘demons’.

But he wasn’t going anywhere. I had to be the one to go full ‘No Contact’ and commit to healing.

Working with the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Program (NARP) changed my life. I noticed small changes at first, which grew into tangible, beautiful results over just weeks and months.

I felt clearer, lighter and my goals, my life purpose and vitality started to come back – and to manifest.

NARP has allowed me to find, create and reconnect with a loving, safe, space within myself and attract healthy, loving, genuine people and prospects into my life.

I still work with QFH to support my recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and have found it to be the most versatile and transformative tool I have ever used.