How I survived a narcissist: Twice

There are tons of books and articles about narcissism, written by survivors. So why read mine? Because while all narcissists script from the same book and our stories sound similar, most survivors have only had to deal with one narcissist in their lives. Just one. I’ve dealt with at least four.

The purpose of this blog post is to bring about awareness that some of us, have had to deal with a number of Narcs. In this blog, I will tell of the two worst ones that entered my life. The other two, while their narcissism was obvious, it was also relatively mild so, I was able to escape with little to no damage, thanks in part to the experience and knowledge learned as a result from the other two.

This is important enough to talk about because while the horror of dealing with one, is more than many can deal with, two can lead to C-PTSD (complex) and is far less common. We are out there and it is about time we started speaking up and sharing our survival stories so that we can help one more person go from victim to survivor.

Disclaimer: before I jump in with my experiences, understand that names and other personally identifying information have been changed. Also note that in my case, none of the individuals I call Narcs, have been professionally diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD for short). So why then, am I calling them Narcs? Because like so many others, the experiences I have been through and the research I have done, on my own, lead me to strongly believe that these individuals genuinely have NPD along with other mental health issues. Sadly, like other Narcs, the diagnosis will never come because in order to be diagnosed with NPD, they must admit they have a problem. No narc I know of has ever willingly removed their mask and exposed their true selves like that.

So, like many others, this blog was born out of a need to do a bit of self-healing and a bit of sharing so that others who have suffered the same or similar fate, can begin their own healing process. I hope my journey can help others learn to break the cycle and finally be free.
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Next up: The initial shock

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