Narcissistic Mothers: How to Handle a Narcissistic Parent and Recover from CPTSD

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Instead of scrolling through your social media news feed, this is a much better way to spend your spare time in my opinion.

If you were raised by a narcissist, you were programmed from a young age with the sense that you’re inadequate. You should understand your situation and work on your self-development to take back control of your life. This understanding was the key to my beginning to recover my own sense of identity, apart from my mother.This book is a must read for every woman living in the shadow of a domineering, self-focused parent. Her quick, no-holds-barred approach to overcoming the suffocating agony of parental manipulation–from power trips to guilt trips and all other slayers of self-worth–will aid in dealing with the distress caused due to childhood abuse and moving beyond the unpleasant relationship patterns acquired at home. This book will undoubtedly help adults dealing with a DNP, but it should not be viewed as an easy solution.

As Allison drove home, instead of feeling happy about her award, she worried over how long it’d be until everyone found out she was a fraud. Many of these solutions involve managing expectations, establishing boundaries, and maintaining a healthy emotional distance.I think this is hugely important when, as daughters of narcissistic mothers, we are navigating so much childhood trauma, and indeed current trauma and difficulty if we are still in contact with our mothers and the narcissistic abuse continues.

And to make matters worse, the voice in her head constantly told her she was ungrateful – that there was something wrong with her because she didn’t love what her mom loved. If you were raised by a narcissistic mother and are struggling with the lingering effects of a toxic upbringing, this is the road map you need to heal the past and thrive in the present and future. My husband bought this book, I would personally never have chosen this actual text because it is self-published on a popular therapy topic without footnotes or references. Narcissistic mothers teach their daughters that love is not unconditional, that it is given only when they behave in accordance with maternal expectations and whims.

If you're looking for a scientific book with peer reviewed sources, blah blah blah, then it's not for you. It draws a direct line between our childhood wounds on the one hand, and what we seek in a romantic partner on the other, and the way we subconsciously choose a romantic partner in the hopes that they will heal the childhood wounds. If you’re stuck, you need to establish boundaries as well as a “separate-but-equal” work environment.

My sister suffered from self-sabotage all her adult life and it literally destroyed her quality of life.I so wish I'd had this book years ago, instead I went through years of self torment, thinking I must be a really bad person to receive so much toxicity from my parent. Because throughout the book, we’re often encouraged to indifference which is harder to achieve when there are strong emotions involved. If only you were more successful, more generous, more considerate, you’d finally win her approval and have that close relationship with her that you’ve craved all your life.