Never Ever Give Up Hope How to Tolerate Narcissism in a Partner
Dr. Diane Pomerantz is a clinical psychologist who has been in practice working with children, adolescents, and adults in the Baltimore, Maryland area for over 35 years.
She has done extensive work in the area of trauma and child abuse and research in the area of personality development of abused children.
She currently runs Healing Through Writing groups in her practice. She is a breast cancer survivor and has two grown children.
She and her shaggy dog, Rug, live amidst tall trees on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland.
Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times Best-Selling Author says "Diane Pomerantz's story of a punishing marriage may be an often-told tale, but she has a majestic talent for conjuring emotion and compelling the reader with an authentic and heartbreaking story."
Lost in the Reflecting Pool
A memoir and a psychological love story that is tender but, at the time, horrifying. Lost in the Reflecting Pool is a chronicle of one woman's struggle to survive within, and to ultimately break free of - a relationship with a man incapable of caring about anyone beyond himself.
When Diane, a psychologist falls in love with Charles, a charming and brilliant psychiatrist, there is laughter, flowers.....and also darkness. After moving through infertility treatments and the trials of the adoption process, the couple is ultimately successful. However,
in time, Charles becomes critical and controlling leaving Diane feeling battered.
When Diane is diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer, Charles' attentiveness quickly vanishes and is replaced by withdrawal, anger, and sadism. Diana recognizes these actions at pathological narcissism and emotional abuse that turns venomous.