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THE RIFT WITH RICK

THE RIFT WITH RICKTHE RIFT WITH RICKTHE RIFT WITH RICK

THE RIFT WITH RICK

THE RIFT WITH RICKTHE RIFT WITH RICKTHE RIFT WITH RICK
  • The Rift with Rick
  • About Rick & The Rift
    • About The Rift
    • About Rick
    • Explore The Rift
  • Healing Starts Here
  • The Rift Voices & Visions
    • Open Journals
    • Stories From The Rift
    • Echoes and Insights
  • The Rift Knowledge Hub
    • Welcome to The Rift Hub
  • 1. Breaking the Silence
    • Awareness and Survival
    • Gay Love Under Control
    • Identity-Based Abuse
    • The Power to Be Me
    • Digital Boundaries
  • 2. The Aftermath Series
    • Why Did I Stay
    • The Magnetic Pull
    • The Narcissist Within
    • Anger and Grief
    • Detoxing Fantasy
  • 3. Rebuilding the Self
    • Inheritance
    • The Velvet Mark
    • Entitled to Hurt
    • The Rainbow's Dark Side
    • Queer Wholeness
  • 4. The Culture Series
    • Charm as a Weapon
    • The Cult of Charm
    • Civility and Control
    • Digital Empathy
    • Boundaries of the Heart
    • Final Reflection
  • Appendix: The Dark Triad
    • The Dark Triad in Gay Men
    • Gay Machiavellianism
    • Narcissism in Gay Men
    • Psychopathy in Gay Men
    • Dark Tried Behaviors
  • Resources and Library
    • Healing Exercises
    • The Rift Healing Library
    • Crisis/Emergency Contacts
The Rift Educational Series — by Rick

Welcome to The Rift Series

  Explore The Rift Knowledge Hub — your gateway to understanding narcissistic abuse, healing, identity, and culture through trauma-informed, LGBTQ+-focused education.

“Awareness is where recovery begins.”

 The Rift Knowledge Hub is your learning space — a place to understand, rebuild, and reconnect.


Here, education meets empathy. Each series explores a new layer of healing: from surviving coercive control to understanding your own patterns and finally reclaiming your sense of self.


If you’ve arrived here, you’re not just learning — you’re remembering who you are. 

Explore the Series

SERIES OVERVIEW

Series 1 — Breaking the Silence

Focus: Recognition, survival, validation.

Summary:
When manipulation hides behind love, clarity becomes survival.


This first series unpacks coercive control, identity-based abuse, and gaslighting within the LGBTQ+ community — helping you name what happened and start to heal.


Emotional Goal: “You’re not crazy. It happened. Here’s how to survive it.” 

Start with Awareness

Series 2 — The Aftermath

Focus: What happens after the narcissist.

Summary:
Healing isn’t just distance — it’s rebuilding.


This series dives into trauma bonding, attachment wounds, and the deep work of reclaiming your autonomy. Learn why we attract manipulators and how to break the cycles that kept you tied.


Goal: “Let’s get curious about our own patterns, heal the roots, and evolve with love.” 

Explore Recovery

Series 3 — Rebuilding the Self

Focus: Gay identity, shadow traits, and psychological integration.

Summary:
 

This is about you — your identity, your depth, and your light.


We’ll explore how pride, shame, and survival blend in the gay experience and how understanding these dynamics frees us from performance and comparison.


Goal: “This is who we are. Let’s own it all — and choose healing over performance.” 

Discover The Self

Series 4 — The Culture

Focus: Narcissism, civility, and sanity in a broken world.

Summary:
 

 Once we see the pattern, we can’t unsee it.


This series expands outward — exploring manipulation in media, politics, and culture, and how to protect empathy without losing it.


Goal: “We’re awake now. Here’s how to stay wise, open-hearted, and sane.” 

See The Culture

"Your Story Has Power"

 You’ve arrived at the starting point — a space built to teach, remind, and empower.
Every truth you learn here is a step back toward yourself.

Disclaimer

The Rift with Rick shares educational and healing insights from lived experience. I’m not a licensed therapist. This site is not a substitute for professional therapy, digital safety, or trauma recovery support. If you suspect monitoring, contact a qualified digital safety specialist or local advocacy group.

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