Since the dawn of civilization, men and women have been magnetically and irresistibly drawn together, not so much by what they see, feel and think, but more by invisible, unconscious romantic forces. This seductive, alluring and seemingly impossible to avoid love force is the Human Magnet Syndrome. It bonds oppositely-matched partners in a breakup resistant rollercoaster-like relationship. This breakthrough book not only explains why codependents habitually fall prey to harmful and manipulative narcissists, but why they predictably sabotage their dreams for freedom, happiness and self-love.
Rosenberg’s pioneering work on relationships, codependency and narcissism is a necessary road map for receiving healthy love–both from others and ourselves. This book will guide and inspire both the layman and the professional.
Four stages of codependency recovery – Setting boundaries – building new relationships – maintaining Boundaries – strengthening new relationshipsBreak the patterns – I began to comprehend that deeply entrenched and unconscious forces within me compelled me to repeat my childhood trauma of feeling alone, unimportant and emotionally lost.The soulmate of the codependent’s dreams will become the narcissists of their nightmares.Narcissists – Every woman I had fallen in love with ‘was basically the same person with a different faceAll of us are compelled to fall in love with a specific personality type that is dichotomously opposite from our own. Like metal magnets, human magnets are attracted to each other when their personalities or ‘magnet roles’ are perfectly matched.Though a great deal of challenging and difficult personal work, I eventually figured out why I habitually gravitated toward harmful romantic partners.
Written by Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC Self-Love Recovery Institute — President/CEO Psychotherapist, Educator, Author, Expert Witness “You cannot expect to set boundaries effectively and have them stick if you don’t believe that you are perfectly ok by yourself.” – Ross Rosenberg Setting boundaries is an important...
Written by Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC Self-Love Recovery Institute — President/CEO Psychotherapist, Educator, Author, Expert Witness Codependents cannot shake the unrealistic belief that happiness will only come if they are in a relationship. They look to other people to make them feel happy and...
Written by Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC Self-Love Recovery Institute — President/CEO Psychotherapist, Educator, Author, Expert Witness As much as we would like to, we cannot avoid certain indisputable immutable facts of life: We will have to pay taxes, we will get older, we will...
Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, CSAT, is an international codependency, narcissism, trauma, and sex& love addictions expert who provides psychotherapy, training and consultation services.
Ross is a keynote speaker and trainer, presenting in 27 states and 3 countries. He owns Advanced Clinical Trainers and Clinical Care Consultants, an Arlington Heights IL counseling center. He wrote the best-selling book, "The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us."
Ross’s YouTube channel contains 75 instructional/educational videos, which have over 2.6 million views and amassed 24,000 subscribers. He has been on ABC Late Night, a ABC "Swiped" documentary, Fox News and WGN News. His work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune & Publishers Weekly and he blogs for The Huffington Post, PsychCentral.com & TheGoodMenProject.com.
