Ask yourself – WHY DO YOU STAY? Staying in a dysfunctional relationship is always about you - not the other person.
What are you afraid of? Can you be alone? Can you support yourself financially? If you are not able to face your fears – you will be sucked into a dysfunctional relationship where your partner “pretends” to give you what you need. The worst of these co-dependent relationships is: a relationship with a Narcissist.
- About 10% of the population - 75 % men, 25% women
- Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde personality– walking on eggs relationship
- Sense of Self is very fragile – produces narcissistic injury
- Moves quickly to tie up the relationship
- Never accepts blame for anything – never apologizes
- Total lack of empathy
- Civil at beginning and potential end of relationship
- What is narcissistic supply? The narcissist gets full attention from you - positive or negative – it doesn’t matter.
- Leave if possible – otherwise, set very strict boundaries.
There is nothing wrong with you if you have been fooled. Learn from this relationship. A narcissist knows exactly what your greatest need is – he will give it to you. At the beginning, you will make remarks like “This is too good to be true…." Throughout the relationship, you will always feel that something is not "quite right" but you will not know what it it. If you need compliments – he will give them. This is chance for you to see your weaknesses…….Learn from this experience.
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