Narcissistic & emotionally abusive relationships

Hoovering / repeated contact

When someone keeps pulling you back in after you've stepped away.

Hoovering is when someone re-establishes contact after a period of distance — often just as you start to feel steadier — through apologies, crises, nostalgia, or sudden warmth.

If this has happened to you, what did it look like the last time?

What did you need in that moment that you didn't get?

What would help you recognize this pattern the next time it happens?