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What Did You Find Most Effective When Recovering From Narcissistic Abuse?
There is one tool you can use that packs a huge punch.
I’m going to be honest. In reality, nothing will feel effective if you aren’t ready. No shit.
The miraculous change(breaking cognitive dissonance) won’t happen until you commit to it happening. You have to erase any fucking thought of “it might work!” out of your mind, and it will not fucking work.
Stop! Grab a pen and paper and start writing.
Write every god damn horrible act they committed against you. You don’t have to get detailed but cliff note version. After you are done, make copies. Put them in the shitter, kitchen, on the TV, on your steering wheel in your car, by your nightstand, on the couch, on closet doors, if you don’t have a car put them on bus signs(ok, that’s a bit too much) but you get my drift. The list is your new wallpaper or decor. Your friends and family will think you’re crazy, but they don’t understand. You HAVE to do this!
Every time you get a hint of the “good times” that cross that trauma bonded brain of yours, READ THE DAMN LIST!
Listen, I’ve struggled more than many, I think. Hell, I have a friend that was on the brink of suicide, and I talked her off the ledge many times because of this type of abuse. Now she…
