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The Hidden Trauma of Neglect in the Narcissistic Family
Posted on 4/1/21 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 4/1/21 at 3:41 pm
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Posted on 4/1/21 at 6:10 pm to Trumansfangs
My BIL is a textbook narcissist. His kids are grown now, and they stay around him because he makes good money, but they don't really want him around at all, ever.
He hires people to work for him, who worship at his feet, and wants constant praise. He's almost 60 years old, and I've known him for 25 and it hasn't changed one ounce.
I felt sorry for his kids when they were young.
He hires people to work for him, who worship at his feet, and wants constant praise. He's almost 60 years old, and I've known him for 25 and it hasn't changed one ounce.
I felt sorry for his kids when they were young.
Posted on 4/1/21 at 8:36 pm to Trumansfangs
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Neglect is the most common form of abuse
And also the most destructive. I have spent some time in group therapy since addressing some issues in my life over the past 5 years. And I am absolutely shocked at the pain and damaged caused by neglect.
When the first man in our circle broke down and said: "I wanted him to punch me. Cuss me out. Call me an idiot. Burn me with a cigarette. Literally anything other than ignore me. Anything to acknowledge that I existed." I was absolutely shocked by that. But after I heard it 10 more times I began to understand.
We brought in a guest speaker one night. Some sort of psychiatrist. And he had a presentation on the impacts of different forms of emotional abuse. And Neglect was the most toxic. More so than rape. More so than being beaten or starved. It's shocking. But it's real.
Posted on 4/2/21 at 9:09 am to Trumansfangs
The sad thing is that this often results in a cycle of neglect that carries on from one generation to the next. There are a great many ways to hurt someone.
Posted on 4/2/21 at 10:56 am to kywildcatfanone
There is really only 1 way to effectively deal with a true narcissist and that is to scram---get away from that person. They are unteachable and unable to be rehabilitated.
This post was edited on 4/2/21 at 11:01 am
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