A Narcissist Is an Emotional Stalker
But society only recognizes physical ones
I’m exhausted and on the phone literally begging my husband.
“Just divorce me,” I say. “Please divorce me already.”
But he is inflexible. Just as he refused to leave the house or separate. The narcissist will not leave me alone. He can’t control me that way and he is accustomed to manipulating me.
I have left him which gives the illusion I am in control. At least I believe I am taking my power back. But the narcissist is intent on re-establishing our marital dynamic and rising back up as the marital dictator.
We can imagine a stalker. It’s within the realm of our comprehension. We can envision the accompanying fear and empathize with the victim. A physical presence lurking and obsessed with you.
It’s frightening.
Sadly, we can’t visualize the emotional stalker.
Unless you have naively entangled yourself in the clutches of a narcissist.
Even those who know us don’t always get it. They can’t digest something that doesn’t make sense to them. How could an attractive, dynamic, charming person be doing these things? The other person must be exaggerating their experience, being too sensitive, or overreacting.
