Asking “what can I learn?” from situations is a great way to step out if the situation and just sit with it. Thats been great for me to stay grounded in stressful times. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for this! A devastatingly fragile ego sums up my narcissistic mother: constantly critical, never wrong, incessant need for validation, and downright cruelty. I was always but an afterthought, and often not thought about at all.
Asking “what can I learn?” from situations is a great way to step out if the situation and just sit with it. Thats been great for me to stay grounded in stressful times. Thanks for sharing this!
It really helps dial down the emotional intensity of a situation and consider alternative perspectives. Thanks for reading!
Thank you for this! A devastatingly fragile ego sums up my narcissistic mother: constantly critical, never wrong, incessant need for validation, and downright cruelty. I was always but an afterthought, and often not thought about at all.
Yes, definitely part of personality disorders. And I’m sorry you went through that, it’s devastating.
thank you--yes, the trauma is intense. I think I will really enjoy your substack.
Very helpful and I wish I could have read this years ago, but then again I would not have probably registered. I was not ready to understand it.
I’m glad you found it when it was helpful to you!
I appreciated the immediate jump into the "is this me? What do I do?" section. Great post!
Thanks for reading!
Very helpful, Samaiya—thank you!