Narcissistic Mother

THE DISASTER Yesterday, I called my NPD mother and got her voice mail. She never answers when I call. It’s part of the Narcissist’s game of control. Also, I’m sure she has to get herself prepared, i.e., tipsy, before she has the guts to talk to me, now that I’m…

Acknowledging that your mother is incapable of the love you deserve is the first step to liberating yourself and removing the blocks to your ultimate happiness. “A flying monkey is like their little spy, like in the Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch sends out the flying monkeys to get…

When I was fourteen, a new TV talent show was announced. Fame Dream was the nationwide search for five women to form an all-girl pop band. The audition process would be broadcast on television, with the lucky ladies receiving a recording contract and the promise of a shiny new life. …

The woman I’ll refer to as Deanna is the woman who gave birth to me. I say that not because I have any other mother to speak of, but because the word mother is not a word I can relate to in any way. The word sadist seems like a…

As the scapegoat, you get blamed for everything that goes wrong. Your abuser projects, their own bad behaviors onto you. The verbal abuse never stops. Your successes and achievements are downplayed. I know that personally, the abuse is ignored by others. Those are the triangular views of the co-conspirators. You…