Very insightful and true.. Narcissism makes us feel so undervalued we often try to fly under the radar and handle it as best we can even (alone) though that is not possible, and often if we do open up we get in trouble for it from the narcissist or we are told we are being difficult in some way.
When you have been subjected to abuse at the hands of a narcissist, whether that person was a parent or romantic partner, obviously it does a lot of damage. Most everyone knows about the depression, anxiety, C-PTSD, low or non existent self esteem, inability to make decisions & difficulty trusting other people. One thing that is almost never mentioned though is how greatly your perspective about your problems is damaged.
What I mean is this. I mentioned a problem in passing to a friend recently & didn’t really think anything of it. Her reaction was shock that this had happened. I had offered no clues anything was wrong, let alone I was going through something so difficult.
Later I thought about this & realized I’m pretty messed up!! First, the problem was serious & I didn’t take it as seriously as I should have. I brushed off my feelings about…
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