How Victim and Abuser Idealize Each Other (Co—idealization, Competitive Victimhood)
February 25, 2026
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as posted by the channelCo-idealization, not idealization (hall of mirrors effect).
Idealization of uniqueness could apply to negative traits: demonizing, mythologizing, and villainizing the abuser is a form of idealization.
The victims idealizes herself by exaggerating the evil of her abuser: it renders her a unique, unprecedented victim.
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