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The Ramblings Of A Narcissistic Abuse Survivor

The incredible highs, the devastating lows, and the no in-between

Colleen Millsteed
Catharsis Chronicles

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A strong wrist breaking the chains that bind.
Image courtesy MissKarin on Pixabay

The beginning is incredibly exciting, passionate; all roses and honey,
A connection of extremes, a meeting of souls,
I was seen, heard, validated and loved — so I was made to believe.
A chemistry undeniable as he persistently pursued,
Ardently professing his adoration,
Placing me on a pedestal of his own making, admiration mine for the taking,
His forever, his one and only.

If only I’d run!
But the high was more than any warm-blooded woman could walk away from,
It was pure ecstatic bliss.
I’d won the lottery meeting this incredibly handsome, charming, charismatic man —
He who worshipped the very ground I walked on,
Caressing my mind, my body, my soul,
Until he became my everything, my all.

I loved hard, I loved deeply, I loved foolishly,
But in reality I’d met my match, my destruction, my destroyer!
The bully that broke me, shattered me into a million unfixable pieces.
The one that stole my health, my…

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