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June 26, 2018 Complex Trauma

When The Creepiest Stalkers Are The People Who Raised You

  When I was thirteen, my father burst into my room while I was doing my homework, and demanded that

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March 20, 2018 Complex Trauma

Fear of Retaliation

Before EMDR therapy, I previously did not consider myself a fearful person. If I felt threatened, I would quickly push

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February 27, 2018 Complex Trauma / Narcissism

A Voluntary Orphan

It’s been nearly twelve years since I went no contact with my covert narcissist mother, thirteen for my malignant narcissist

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November 4, 2017 Narcissism

Abusers Are Weird About Money

As I mentioned in Abusers Are Weird About Food, the common denominator of abuse is control. Abusers will use anything

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November 3, 2017 Narcissism

Abusers Are Weird About Food

The common denominator of all abuse is control. Of course, it’s no wonder that the things that are within our

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October 27, 2017 Complex Trauma / Narcissism

Scapegoat Upside: It Probably Saved My Life

  I was the scapegoat in my family, and my older brother was the golden child. According to my abusive

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September 27, 2017 Complex Trauma

Bracing for the Second Wound

I imagine most of my posts this week will be about processing the almost-crash we experienced, here. I’ve been doing

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August 27, 2017 Narcissism

The Mysterious "They"

My mother was obsessed with them, but I never figured out who they were. For a while, I thought maybe

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July 19, 2017 Complex Trauma

When You Can’t Be The Parent You Want To Be

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had panic attacks. I was terrified of having children, for good

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July 17, 2017 Narcissism / Resources for Survivors

No, They Weren’t Doing Their Best

One of the most overused platitudes I hear in response to toxic parents is that they must have meant well,

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