I remember the first time I tried to set a boundary with my narcissistic mother. I was not comfortable at all. Her response? Silence. Followed by days of guilt trips and subtle punishment. She made sure I felt the consequences. That moment taught me something I didn’t want to admit: I wasn’t afraid of her… ... Read more
Understanding the roots doesn’t excuse the damage, but it explains everything. The pain that started it all. I didn’t just study narcissism, I lived it. I was born to a narcissistic mother who saw me as an extension of herself, not a child with my own voice. I dated a narcissist who twisted my emotions ... Read more
If you told me ten years ago I’d be grateful for the woman who called me “ugly, loser, dumb, ungrateful” while growing up, I would’ve laughed in your face and handed you a therapist’s number. But here I am, decades later, and I finally get it. My narcissistic mother didn’t raise me. She trained me. ... Read more
Walking away from a narcissistic relationship feels like waking up after a bad dream, except the damage lingers long after they’re gone. I remember the constant self-doubt, the endless questioning of whether I was too sensitive or overreacting. It took me years to unlearn the lies they fed me and recognize my own worth again. ... Read more
Let me guess. You left the narcissist. You finally cut ties. Maybe it was your parent. Your partner. Your sibling. And now, you’re free. Only… you’re not. Not really. You’re still anxious. Still second-guessing yourself. Still waking up with that tightness in your chest like you did when you lived in their chaos. You escaped ... Read more
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I remember sitting alone one night after cutting ties with my narcissistic family, feeling like I had been shattered into a thousand pieces. I kept replaying everything in my head. Every insult, every manipulation, and every moment, I thought I was the problem. I wondered if I was too sensitive, too needy, or just not ... Read more
If you’ve ever tried to get a narcissist to tell the truth, you know it feels like talking to a f*cking brick wall. They dodge, deflect, and suddenly, you’re the one questioning your reality. The more you push, the more they manipulate, and before you know it, you’re spiraling. I spent 20 years navigating the ... Read more
For a long time, I thought that walking away from the narcissists in my life would be the hardest part. Turns out it wasn’t. The hardest part was what came after. The silence. The overthinking. The grief for a version of me I lost in the chaos. I had already cut them off. But somehow, ... Read more
I used to think silence meant weakness. That if I didn’t speak up, defend myself, or at least clap back, I was letting them win. But I learned something the hard way. Sometimes, silence is the loudest thing you can say. If you’ve ever loved, lived with, or worked under a narcissist, you already know… ... Read more
Toxic family dynamics don’t hit you all at once. They creep in slowly, making you question yourself until you’re trapped in emotional chaos. It’s like quicksand… You don’t realize you’re sinking until you’re already too deep. I wish someone had handed me a checklist years ago when I was drowning in my family’s toxicity. But ... Read more
