Life After Narcissists Abuse is Similar to Being Released From Prison

76% of all inmates end up back in prison. Are you going to be a statistic?

You finally did it! You broke free from that abusive asshole! You can breathe the fresh air! The anxiety is subsiding, and you are ready for a new life lesson under your belt! But now what? How do you put that new lesson into motion and start a life free from the chaos and drama you got conditioned to crave?

Is it that simple?

The years of abuse take their toll

How many years did you do? Was some time done in the “hole?” Or was the majority of the years done in the general population? It makes a big difference if you isolated yourself or were somehow able to keep a few close friends and family members close as doing time got harder and harder.

When I was in college, I visited prisons around Ohio. The empty, cold feeling I got as the door shut behind me on my visits was similar to dating an abusive person. Many people go into prison and come out forever changed. And hell, some never come out at all. They grow accustomed to that way of life subconsciously, and before they know it, that is “their” life, and that’s it. It’s all they know.