Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: From Victim to Survivor and Thriver

I won’t lie to you or candy it up. Recovery from narcissistic abuse is one of the hardest things you will ever be tasked to do. And the worst part is that you will most likely do it alone and without any real closure. It crushes your soul to know that while you struggle to let go of the past and try to manage the anguish of lost hope for the future, they have already moved on effortlessly as if you never existed, all memories wiped clean, completely erasing you along with any trace that you ever existed. It is selective amnesia. It is complete annihilation.

The road to healing is not linear, and there is no quick recipe to end the suffering you must endure. Friends and family will not understand what has happened and may abandon you during the nuclear fallout that follows an extinction-level event such as this. Often, you come off as the scorned mate who is simply bitter and angry and ready to slap a label on things for spite. They may tell you to stop the drama and just get over it and move on. It’s okay if they do not know the truth or understand abuse recovery dynamics. They were not there, so it shouldn’t matter if they jump to illogical conclusions. There is nothing logical about the disordered mind of the one who torpedoed your life, so it’s best to let it go and focus on the things you can actually control. There are things you…