No Contact Rule: Do you have to tell a narcissist you’re going no contact? If you are going no contact with a narcissist and you’re ready to stop being codependent and start healing, this one’s for you.
More videos on going no contact with a narcissist, the no contact rule and dealing with healing yourself in the process.
Today I’m answering a question from a viewer who has a question about going no contact with her narcissistic father and stepmother who is ill.
I’ve made a terrible mistake – and here’s how it can help your narcissistic relationship recovery. If you are someone who is recovering from a toxic relationship, then you know how easy it can be to fall off the wagon. I did that over the weekend, and today I’m sharing my confession of what I did wrong and what I’m doing to change it in the future.
Plus ,I’ll share a message of hope for you – and for me. Recovering from a narcissistic relationship is hard work – and overcoming toxic families is even harder. Today, we’re going to get through this together.
Our self-talk creates reality. And we know all about self-talk psychology, don’t we? But it’s easy to understand in theory. In real life, it’s a lot harder to implement – and to stick with. Even when we think we’ve got it all handled. Trust me – I know what I’m talking about here.
Invalidation is part of codependency and CPTSD. We have to validate OURSELVES.
If you’re married to a narcissist or in a long-term relationship with one, you may have also been raised by a toxic parent. This seems to be the case more often than not. Of course, there are other reasons you can end up with a narcissist, such as other types of childhood trauma and low-self esteem. But most of the time, people who were raised by healthy parents and who have reasonable self-esteem will not tolerate the abuse that comes with being involved with a narcissist.
So, let me ask you a few questions.
If you were raised by a toxic parent who may have been a narcissist, did you also end up marrying one?
And did you ever wonder exactly why you chose to get into a toxic relationship – and why you couldn’t see it in the first place?
Do you ever as, yourself why you married the wrong person?
So, you found yourself involved with a narcissist, and you’re working on healing. Awesome news! When you finally break free of a narcissistic relationship, you probably feel amazing! But you want to avoid getting involved with another narcissist – and that is exactly what I am covering in this video – how do you avoid getting involved with another narcissist in a toxic relationship?
