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Many people ask whether narcissists can change or benefit from therapy.
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Why Narcissists Act the Way They Do
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The Silent Pain of Emotional Withholding
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June 5, 2019
5 Scenarios Where Breaking Up With Your Parents Is Healthy
5 Times When Breaking Up With Your Parents Is The Right Thing To Do
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June 4, 2019
5 Behaviours You Display Because You Were Raised By A Narcissist
If you are raised by a narcissist, it's drastic effects will be reflected in your adult behaviour.
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Women Don’t Fall in Love With Violent Men
“It's because women like violent men instead of nice guys."
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May 24, 2019
Disturbed Characters Can Be Crazy-Makers
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May 23, 2019
6 Lies Narcissistic Parents Make Their Children Believe
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Is Your Woundedness Attracting People Who Are Unhealthy For You?
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Men Are Victims Too: Recognizing And Dealing With Abuse
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Restoring your sanity after
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7 Signs Your Mother Is An Exhibitionist Narcissist
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How Coming From A Toxic Family Makes You Hard To Love
When you come from a toxic family, your way of seeing the world is often skewed.
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The Subtlety of Emotional Abuse
Abusive tactics, however subtle they might be, doesn't undermine the effects of abuse. You have ever
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7 Common Traits Shared By People Who Grew Up In Dysfunctional Families
A Dysfunctional family create the mess that we never intend to put ourselves in.
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8 Characteristics Shared By Dysfunctional Families
The family environment where one grows up can tremendously impact an individual's emotional, psychol
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April 9, 2019
Living with Abuse: Why Didn’t I Ask for Help?
When he found out I’d been abused in silence right under his unsuspecting nose, a dear friend aske
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20 Characteristics of a Con Man Sociopath
Sociopaths are identical and predictable.
Understanding the characteristics of a sociopath chan
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PTSD is a Thing After Life with a Sociopath
PTSD is most definitely a thing.
After a sociopath or narcissistic abuser, we have it.
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Trauma Trigger People And The Empath
If you have someone in your life who acts as a trauma trigger, they will no doubt have sprung to min
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Projection: The Lethal Weapon Narcissists and Abusers Use To Target Empaths
Projection is a defense mechanism commonly used by abusers, including people with narcissistic or bo
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PTSD. From Surviving to Thriving
From Surviving to Thriving. PTSD.
One day you wake up and you are completely disrupted by life itse
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6 Early Red Flags of a Toxic Relationship
We all want to be in happy, healthy and loving relationships.
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7 Deal Breakers for Women
First dates are usually full of pressure: the pressures to look good, to be charming and to show you
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Watch Out! 15 Types Of Toxic People That Ruin Relationships
“When people show you over and over that they aren’t capable of loving you the way you want to
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February 26, 2019
How We Fool Ourselves Into Thinking We Need To Stay With Toxic Partners
Living in a society that glorifies romantic love as the be all and end all of our lives can be very
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February 23, 2019
Narcissists Love To Spoil Special Occasions
Maybe it’s a holiday you have been planning for some time and the narcissist knows just how much y
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February 22, 2019
Signs Your Relationship Is Not Just Difficult But Is Also Dangerous For You
You cannot turn around, it seems, without hearing about violence occurring in so many ways in the
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February 21, 2019
What is a Covert Narcissist?
You may be fooled by a covert narcissist, but a covert narcissist is just as much a narcissist as y
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The Ugly Side of Healing
Healing isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s hard work. In fact, it’s up there, amongst the hard
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February 19, 2019
A Relationship Without Empathy
So much time, energy and emotion are spent trying to understand why emotional manipulators do what t
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Reactive Abuse
Even good people have their limits.
Narcissists overstep boundaries time and time again.
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The Only Way To Cut A Toxic Partner Out Of Your Life Completely
You're with someone who causes you nothing but pain, so why stay?
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After the Abuse: The Price of Speaking Out
A few months after escaping an emotionally abusive relationship, feeling strangled and suffocated by
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How to Emotionally Hurt A Narcissist, The Way They Hurt You
If you want to hurt someone, you have to first know what they care about and what they’re afraid o
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How to Deal with Adult Bullies
When we think of bullying our minds resort to thoughts and images of young children or teens in a sc
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How To Spot Manipulation
If you grew up being manipulated, it’s harder to discern what’s going on, because it feels famil
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13 Signs You’re The Toxic Partner In Your Relationship
Do all your relationships start happily and enthusiastically but end up becoming toxic and poisonous
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Signs a Narcissist is Playing Mind Games With You
To narcissists, relationships are transactional, like buying and selling. The goal is to get what yo
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5 Positive Traits In You That Attracts Narcissists
If we do not know how to utilize our assets, they can turn into our liabilities.
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January 13, 2019
14 Smart Ways To Deal With Your Difficult Mother In Law
The mother in law is sometimes jokingly referred to as “Monster in law”. Jokes apart, some mothe
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January 8, 2019
How to Spot a Narcissist
Narcissists can be beguiling and charismatic. In fact, one study showed that their likable veneer wa
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January 4, 2019
6 Painful Ways Emotional Abuse Changes You
Emotionally abusive relationships change your life.
Life after an emotionally abusive relationshi
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January 2, 2019
3 Signs The Toxic People In Your Life Might Actually Be Adding to Your Relationship Problems
Your heart hurts. Your new boyfriend didn't text you back for hours because he was "busy." Before yo
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Is Your Partner A Sociopath Or A Narcissist?
If you’re in an abusive relationship, you may wonder if your partner is a narcissist or sociopath
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December 28, 2018
In The Mind of an Abuser: “I Have The Right To Punish You”.
Abuse is about entitlement.
The thing is, your abuser is convinced that he was perfectly justifie
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December 26, 2018
Yes, Narcissists Can Change – Here’s How
Contrary to popular belief, narcissists can change. They cannot change or heal their narcissism, but
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How and Why Narcissists Try to Destroy You With Circular Conversations
Some of the most destructive things that happen to us in our relationships with narcissists happen i
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December 15, 2018
5 Steps To Disarm A Narcissist and Protect Yourself From Their Wrath
You can't change a narcissist, but you can protect yourself from the havoc they wreak on your life.
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December 13, 2018
12 Symptoms of Post Relationship Stress Disorder
Man is a social animal. From birth till death, we enter into different relationships. Some relation
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December 12, 2018
Is Your Relationship Toxic? Common Red Flags and What To Do
Healthy relationships nourish and support us. A toxic relationship, on the other hand, is like poiso
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December 10, 2018
13 Signs You’re Suffering From Toxic Family Enmeshment
Do you have a strong sense of who you are?
Do you tend to take responsibility for other people’
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December 9, 2018
Are You Losing Yourself In Your Relationship? Stages of Codependency and what you can do about it
As codependents, we lose ourselves in relationships, unaware that losing our Self is the greatest de
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December 8, 2018
Narcissus And Echo: The Heartbreak Of Relationships With Narcissists
The poignant myth of Narcissus and Echo crystallizes the tragic problem of relationships with narcis
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December 7, 2018
5 Red Flags and Blind Spots In Dating A Narcissist
People are easily charmed by a narcissist, especially codependents. Narcissists can be beguiling and
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December 6, 2018
Do Your Friends Treat You Like An Emotional Dump Ground? If Yes, This Is For You
Do you have any friends that think you’re an emotional dump ground? You call them on the phone jus
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December 4, 2018
4 Self Harming Lies Women Tell Themselves When Stuck In Toxic Relationships
Never underestimate the power of denial.
People like to say that love is blind, and no saying could
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December 3, 2018
5 Sneaky Ways A Narcissist Uses a DARVO Defense to Project Himself As A Victim
And makes you the bad guy.
When a man is a narcissist, he'll do anything to come out on top. Even
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December 1, 2018
12 Signs You’re Emotionally Traumatized By A Hurtful Breakup
You broke off with your abusive, emotionally detached partner. You're in disbelief that the man who
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November 23, 2018
Responding To A Narcissist’s Silent Treatment
Turn the Game Around and Play it Better
Have you ever found yourself being ignored by someone and y
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November 19, 2018
What To Expect If You Decide To Stay With A Narcissist
Some people feel for one reason or another that they will remain with their abusive partner, parent
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November 14, 2018
THE NARCISSIST TARGET: The Myth Behind Emotional Abuse and Codependency
Narcissists and Codependents go hand-in-hand, right? It's written on multiple blogs, social media pl
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November 10, 2018
Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style
Getting hit by a love bomb feels glorious! The lavish attention and affection seem to answer our pra
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October 29, 2018
The Callous Discard
When you first encounter a narcissist, you will likely be sucked into a toxic whirlwind. You will be
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October 26, 2018
17 Signs We Are Used or Abused
Relationships are said to be “hard”.
People say relationships take “work”.
In my experienc
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October 25, 2018
Why You Should Forget What You Have Learned About Narcissists
Narcissists do not seek out partners. They are not involved in meaningful relationships. Instead, th
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October 25, 2018
The Ageing Narcissist
As a narcissist age, people eventually see through the false charm and see the person for who they r
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October 23, 2018
Chasing the Narcissist
Back in our parent’s day, men chased women. Women had the goods, men wanted the goods, so they pur
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October 22, 2018
Recovery From Abusive Relationships. How Long Does It Take?
Recovery from abusive relationships
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October 19, 2018
Why Narcissists Ruin the Holidays
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house,
Not a narcissist was stirring, not
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October 18, 2018
How Can I Love Someone Who Abuses Me? Psychology of Toxic Relationships
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October 17, 2018
Which Direction is Your Recovery Facing? Recovery from Relationships With Narcissists, Anti-Socials and Psychopaths
In early recovery, it is common to see the high identification with oneself as a victim. You can see
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October 16, 2018
Why Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome Is The Wrong Word About Your Condition
Sandra L. Brown, MA President of The Association for NPD/Psychopathy Survivor Treatment, Research
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October 16, 2018
The Relationship Patterns of the Narcissist: Know the Signs
“Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive. A liar knows that h
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October 14, 2018
3 Secret Things That A Narcissist Will Use Against You (And How To Respond)
Spoiler alert: There's nothing you can do to make a narcissist happy.
If you've never encountered a
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October 13, 2018
5 Good Reasons To Leave a Narcissist
It’s not easy to leave a narcissist.
Focusing on awakening from the fog is a vital step to taking
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October 11, 2018
15 Reasons Narcissists and Sociopaths Lie
Narcissism needs to be redefined. Its premise is a virtual attack on truth. Telling lies to con and
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October 9, 2018
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October 8, 2018
Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing
Codependency is based on false, dysfunctional beliefs that are learned from our parents and environm
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October 4, 2018
The Narcissist’s Apology: Sorry, Not Sorry
Ever been hoovered back into the cycle of abuse because of a narcissist’s apology?
You are not al
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October 2, 2018
Invalidation and Narcissism: Why They Slowly Erase You
Invalidation and narcissism go hand in hand. Ever get the feeling you’re invisible? Like you are e
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September 26, 2018
5 Love Languages of an Empath and a Narcissist
While each one of us has a unique way of experiencing and expressing love. There are five love langu
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September 25, 2018
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September 24, 2018
Covert Verbal Abuse: Is Someone Telling You How You Should Feel?
Covert verbal abuse happens when a seemingly benign remark goes under your radar. You don’t see it
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September 22, 2018
The Honest Truth About Toxic Relationships
If you ask me about toxic relationships I could tell you about the best person I know.
He’s han
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September 19, 2018
How to Deal With Unintentional Bullies Who Think They Can Run Your Life Better Than You
Here's how to deal with loved ones who think they can run your life better than you.
We've all been
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September 18, 2018
Signs You Have A Toxic Parent and How To Deal With It
Are Your Parents Toxic?
Toxic relationships include relationships with toxic parents. Typically, th
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September 15, 2018
When They Take Credit For Everything and Responsibility For Nothing: 3 Things You Can Do
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September 15, 2018
Having Trouble Co-Parenting with Your Difficult Ex? Things To Know
Co-Parenting with your former spouse is about the children, not about the parents...ideally!
Childr
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September 13, 2018
10 Things That Happen Only In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship
If you’ve never been involved with a conning, pathological lying, narcissistic, abusive partner, y
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September 7, 2018
Verbal Abuse Disguised As Jokes
Verbal abuse can begin as small digs disguised as jokes.
Your boyfriend or husband teases, ridicule
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September 6, 2018
Emotional Abuse: The Quiet Killer
“Emotional violence is another kind of abuse … it’s not about words because an emotionally abu
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September 5, 2018
Is Your Partner a Narcissist? Here Are 50 Ways to Tell
The label narcissist is used loosely these days, typically to indicate anyone who is vain and selfis
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September 3, 2018
How Adults Can Get the Distance They Need from Toxic Families
According to the Family Communication and Relationships Lab at Utah State University, most family es
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September 1, 2018
6 Reasons Why Growing Up In An Abusive Family Prevents You From Being Happy
Abuse can be both physical and mental and it can be perpetrated by anyone around you. While it is ha
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August 30, 2018
Covert Verbal Abuse: Passive Aggressive Behavior That Aims to Control You
Believe It Or Not, Verbal Abuse Is A Planned Event
He's loves to ruin your birthday and holidays.
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August 29, 2018
10 Unexpected Things That Happen When You’re Finally Free From A Toxic Relationship
1. You rekindle your interests.
The passion and favorite pastimes you once had catch your interest
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August 27, 2018
How a Narcissist Can Derail You
What is it about narcissistic behavior that leaves one scratching their head and wondering what just
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August 21, 2018
121 Things Narcissists Say When They’re Gaslighting You
**TRIGGER WARNING: These are statements made by actual narcissists that were shared with me by actua
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August 20, 2018
The Ten Narcissistic Commandments
1. I am right. You are wrong.
Everything I say and do is founded in the logic of my world and it fo
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August 18, 2018
Exposed: Top 6 Double Standards of a Narcissist
What is a Narcissist?
The term Narcissist originates from Greek mythology about a handsome Greek hu
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August 18, 2018
8 Ways The Narcissist Evades When Questioned
You are not allowed to question us.
To do so is an affront to our notion of superiority and lack of
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August 14, 2018
How to Play the Narcissist’s Game (And Beat Him At It)
“I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course,
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August 11, 2018
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August 9, 2018
17 Connections Between A Narcissist And Their Victim With Anxiety Disorder
1. A narcissist will make you feel crazy while someone with anxiety already doesn’t trust themselv
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August 7, 2018
3 Sneaky And Scary Breakup Tactics Of A Narcissist
When he believes the relationship is over, he will begin his "end game."
A narcissist’s endgame t
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August 4, 2018