Liveitwell

Um, yeah....that's all I got reading this....thought it may resonate with some of y'all, too-at least the last few years were like this almost daily for me, and my children.

http://themindsjournal.com/5-things-...ou-feel-crazy/

FindingAmy

All of the above. In addition to "that wasn't my intention. You are reading into this completely wrong". Thanks for the post.

Optimist4ever57

Thanks, Forourgirls. I spent 15 years with a narcissist and never knew if I was coming or going. We're divorced now, 4 years, and they have been the best years in a very long time!

Lilro

OMG For. Now I'm pissed again. If it wasn't for the fact that I blocked him 3 months ago and DO NOT want to open that door even a smidge, I would email it to him...
Dirtbag!

healthyagain

So very true, once I threatened the illusion of normalcy that he presented to the world . . . uh huh . . . It is great little article, but it made my stomach twist. Creep.

Liveitwell

^ sorry, friend! Didn't mean to **** you off!! You know that they have no self awareness of their truly evil and abusive actions so emailing it to him would do no good. It's just a game to them. Peace, RO!

Liveitwell

^ healthy - yep. Ditto.

healthyagain

Thanks for posting, but it is a trigger. But then I think he is gone now, and the relief I feel is indescribable.

(hugs)

Hangnbyathread

A very good find for sure. When you see it written by someone besides yourself, you start to feel normal again.

This part REALLY hit home for me: "The good news is, when a psychopath tries to make you doubt your intuition, it means your intuition was causing them trouble. Psychopaths seek to psychologically destroy anyone who might threaten their illusion of normalcy to the world. So when they begin playing mind games with you, it’s actually a strange indirect tribute to your ability to notice that something was “off” about them."

This fits my ex to a "T". Here I just thought she was a drunken wh**e all this time. Turns out she was a SocioPath as well, or instead of.

redatlanta

Got a hold on one in my life. Reading this made me think of him and I threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Liveitwell

^ sorry, red!

HHTexas

Wow. 1-3 especially. Just wow.

Praying

Spot. On. Just spot on.

mylifeismine

Thanks! I read a few other articles, a couple of them have me stunned....... the gas lighting stuff, (sigh)

hopeful4

Oh goodness, I got every single one of these, all the time. I still do, even though my contact is VERY LIMITED.

It just amazes me that I did not see through it for so very long, and it makes me sad that this is the person my children have to have as a father.

BDG4488

Thanks for sharing. I'm with you, Lilro. My first thought was to email that, as well, but I don't want to open that door either!