The Idealization Phase of Narcissistic Abuse (Bombing with Love and Affection)

What Happens and How to Deal With It?

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If you’re in a relationship with someone who displays narcissistic traits, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced the idealization phase. This is the honeymoon period where your partner is on their best behavior, showering you with compliments and love. They make you feel like you’re the only one that matters and that they would do anything for you.

If you’re lucky, this phase will last a few weeks or months. But more often than not, it doesn’t take long for the mask to come off and the devaluation phase to begin.

In this article, you are going to read the psychological definition of idealization, What is the Idealization phase in narcissistic abuse, and what does a narcissist do during the idealization phase? Examples of the idealization phase. How you can deal with the idealization phase?

Let’s dive in.

Idealization definition in psychology

Idealization is a psychological process whereby someone devalues or neglects their own needs and instead focuses on the needs of another person.

The individual often idealizes the other person to the point where they become perfect in…