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How is Dating After a Narcissistic Relationship?
It won’t be easy if who you dated was indeed a Narcissists.
Lack of a better word, fucking rough.
I thought I had trust issues with her,but now I question everything. And the kicker is trying to find out what was already in me that my ex brought to surface and what she created in me.
I never dated a lot before my ex. I’ve had 3 relationships in my 48 years. Not many, and only a handful of dates. But this one has done a number on me.
I don’t know what I’m doing. I question everything about those I’m interested in, not just romantically, but friendships too.
I believe these insecurities and trust issues were buried deep and it took the relationship with my ex to really dig them up.
Now that they are here I don’t know what to do with them. I can’t ignore them because the more I ignore the louder they bang on the door to be heard.
I don’t want to hurt people but it seems that’s what I’ve been doing as of late. It isn’t my intention. A lot of my actions run on fear and assumptions.
What it boils down to is I can’t take another relationship like my ex.
That shit was as brutal as it gets. And I’m scared as hell to get attached to someone because I don’t trust myself to make the right choices.
It’s tough.
