Lies we learn from our narcissistic parents

Narcissistic parents damage us in a number of ways, and they implant a number of lies that follow us throughout our lives.

E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth
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9 min readFeb 16, 2021

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by: E.B. Johnson

To be raised by the narcissist to is to grow up in a world entirely removed from reality. Not everyone gets the Leave It to Beaver sense of family that they crave. Sometimes, we grow up in the hold of a narcissist who teaches us nothing but fear and emotional disconnection. If your parent was a narcissist, then it’s time for you to re-work their lies and establish an entirely new truth for yourself.

Losing the truth in childhood.

There are few times in our lives that are more important, developmentally speaking, than childhood. In our childhood, we learn how to make connections; we learn how to connect with ourselves, and we learn how to process the world around us. When these are interrupted by the chaos and emotional upset of trauma in adolescence, it leads to a serious disruption of self and happiness in adulthood.

Childhood is a time to discover our truths, but that is blocked by the lies of a narcissistic parent.

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E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth

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