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Many adults come to realize their mother is narcissistic only in adulthood. Without understanding narcissism, it’s hard to recognize it in a parent or partner. Unusual and emotionally damaging behavior might be noticed, but without a name for it, it remains misunderstood. The journey to uncover what is wrong with a parent or partner often leads to an understanding of narcissism.
In our exploration, we draw insights from “The Highly Sensitive Person,” a pioneering work that unveils the nuances of sensitivity and its impact on individuals’ experiences. Through this lens, we gain a deeper understanding of how a growing percentage of the population navigate life’s complexities with heightened awareness and sensitivity.
In any relationship with a narcissist – whether it’s a friendship, an intimate partnership, a family tie, or a professional association – setting robust boundaries becomes crucial.
Empaths, highly sensitive people and scapegoats may have grown up in family systems where there was narcissism, sociopathy, addiction and/or mental illness. They are often the black sheep of the family and the scapegoat for the family issues. They may have been scapegoated throughout their childhood from not only their family but their peers, teachers and even church. They may have been bullied a lot.
Those of us who have been in narcissistically abusive relationships know what this is like, but it is happening on a wider scale now. Will the sociopaths of the world win? Or will those of us who align with the light? The choice belongs to us, because if we truly come together and stand strong, we are a force that won’t go down easily.
Spiritual Warfare is happening all around us. Although we might prefer to just close our eyes and pretend all is love and light, if we don’t take a stand when the darkness begins to invade our reality, we may unconsciously be taken over or controlled.
Kaleah does a deep dive into Shamanic Hypnotherapy, talk about clinical hypnotherapy, shamanism, and how it is used to help you break free from toxic relationships, narcissists and others unwanted, unhealthy connections.
We always hear about the dance between the narcissist and the empath. It isn’t just being an empath that attracts the narcissist or keeps us in relationship with one, it is toxic empathy.
There are a lot of things you might have learned about methods the Narcissist will use to manipulate and control but there are also some things narcissists do that you may not be aware of. I’ve been in this field for over 20 years and am always learning. It is good to keep our eyes open, so that we can see red flags early.
I have recently decided to work the twelve step program for Codependency. The deeper I go into the program I find myself doing my best to be honest, to the point where I may be actually looking for things in myself that are no longer there. I find myself saying “maybe I’m not so codependent.”