The beautiful things that happen when you remove a #narcissist from your life and begin to heal. You:
Begin to trust yourself
Find your people
Find yourself
Understand your needs
Lay down boundaries
Allow self care
Work on your dreams
Protect your peace
Reject new narcs
Regulate nervous system

Looking forward to the holidays knowing my narcissist mother won’t be ruining another special occasion. Going no contact has been so freeing

Noise canceling headphones.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.

Things that happened to me when I was emotionally deregulated from decades of narc abuse: rage, quick temper, auditory hallucinations that stopped me sleeping, insomnia, cried instantly to music, poor coping strategies, self isolation, replaying every convo, constant guilt. It’s all gone now.

The cookie-cutter hallmarks of a malignant narcissist parent: no empathy, permanent victimhood, inability to admit fault, emotional immaturity, parentification of their kids, face-saving egotist, controlling, manipulative, liar, jealous, sabotages kids, different to the world vs at home #narcissism

Leak the report. Pass it on.

After going no contact, when did you finally feel free of your abuser?

I went no contact with my narcissist mom. Here are some of the smaller f*cked up things she did: encouraged me to keep a diary then read it every day for 7 years, using it to gaslight me into paranoia I was being followed around and spied on. I was 7. I believed her. A #narcissism thread….