MY STORY
The World is an Interesting Place Right Now
With the rampant use of social media and the current political climate, there’s an epidemic of Narcissism that has emerged. Maybe it was always there in the fringes and I just had no reason to know that yet.
I only became familiar with the true meaning of the term Narcissistic Personality Disorder a few years ago when the relationship I was in started to quickly unravel. I could not understand why this person was behaving the way he was. Nothing made sense. I realized within a week or two that everything he had ever told me was a lie. Our life together, who he was, the home we had created… all of it built on a foundation of intricate lies. He was not at all the person he had presented to me.
My first thought was he was a drug addict. But then in a desperate attempt to understand his cruel behavior, I did some research and found the definition for Narcissistic Personality disorder. I could not believe how spot on the description was. Malignant Narcissist, even more so. Throw in some Sociopathic tendencies… and those bizarre behaviors I couldn’t make sense of finally made sense. I used to tell people I felt like I was stuck inside an after school special or a bad movie.
It was so surreal.
It wasn’t until a couple years after our break up that I began to realize there were other people out there just like me. A lot of other people. A random connection here, a conversation with a friend there, little by little I began to realize I was not alone in my experience. It’s much more common than I ever could have imagined.
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It was a long recovery but I have always been determined to turn my painful journey into one that I look back on in gratitude. One that has enabled me to help others in important ways. One that has enabled me to truly step into my own power in ways I likely would not have otherwise. And it’s time for me to help you do the same.
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In Gratitude & Appreciation,
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Emily