Mirror Wars: How to Spot, Stop, and Heal from Narcissistic Abuse
About this ebook
Written in a raw, first-person voice by Allen DeKeyser, this book goes beyond surface-level psychology to expose the lived experience of narcissistic abuse: the confusion, the self-doubt, the constant second-guessing, and the quiet erosion of identity that happens behind closed doors.
This is not a clinical textbook.
It is not a checklist written from a distance.
Mirror Wars walks readers through the emotional battlefield itself—where manipulation disguises itself as love, control hides behind charm, and the victim is slowly trained to mistrust their own mind.
Inside, readers will learn:
How narcissistic abuse actually unfolds in real life—not just in theory
Why gaslighting is so disorienting and how it fractures self-trust
How trauma bonds form and why leaving feels impossible
The difference between empathy and self-abandonment
How to set boundaries without guilt or collapse
What healing looks like after psychological warfare—not overnight, but honestly
Most importantly, this book reminds readers of a truth they may have been trained to forget:
If you are questioning your reality, that does not mean you are broken.
It means something broke trust.
Mirror Wars is for anyone who has ever asked:
“Was it really that bad?”
“Why do I feel like I’m losing myself?”
“Why do I still miss someone who hurt me?”
This book doesn’t rush healing.
It doesn’t shame attachment.
And it doesn’t demand forgiveness.
It helps readers reclaim clarity, agency, and peace—one truth at a time.
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About the author
Allen DeKeyser is an author, survivor, and founder of DeKeyser Publishing, known for writing with unflinching honesty about trauma, manipulation, and healing. His work focuses on the psychological realities people are often told to minimize—especially the invisible damage caused by narcissistic abuse.
Allen does not write from theory alone. His understanding comes from lived experience: surviving psychological manipulation, rebuilding identity after emotional harm, and learning—slowly and deliberately—how to reclaim truth, boundaries, and self-trust. His writing speaks to those who have been silenced, gaslit, or made to doubt their own reality.
Through both nonfiction and storytelling, Allen’s mission is simple:
to name what hurts, expose what deceives, and help people find solid ground again.
When he isn’t writing, Allen continues building DeKeyser Publishing as a space for honest books—stories that don’t sugarcoat pain, but don’t leave readers stuck in it either.
Mirror Wars is written for anyone who has ever asked,
“Was it really me?”
and is finally ready to hear the answer.
