I fight through healing some days, & it is work. My hope is for better days with a person who walks the broken road with me & blesses it.

The healing after narcissistic abuse is long, and I would not wish it on a single soul. I'd never approach a new supply. The message stands.

Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.

Sometimes putting on a brave face comes at a cost, especially when the narcissistic abuse I suffered was swallowing me whole. I was not OK.

Guilt, shame, blame, deflection, play victim is like currency to them, a deadly game. The only way to win is not to play, walk away to live.

Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.

Story of narcissistic abuse that spanned nearly two decades with some estrangement. When we finally reunited, he saved the worst for last.

The devaluation & discard phase of narcissistic abuse was as bad as his rage. It cost me a couple of months of sobriety & nearly my life.

Even knowing our breakup was the right thing, narcissistic abuse wounded my spirit in a way I did not recognize, pain I couldn't bear. Sad.