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This Is Just the Beginning: Finding My Voice After Narcissistic Abuse I need to be honest from the start. I don't have this all figured out. I'm overwhelmed by the sheer weight of what happened. But I know I have to share it. If I don't, he wins. If I do, maybe I can help someone else find their way out a little sooner, a little less broken than I was. This is the first post in a blog series where I will piece together my experience. This is my attempt to break the silence. --- I left with less than a quarter tank of gas. No plan, no destination, no money. It didn’t matter. After eight years of being systematically erased, I just couldn't take it anymore. This isn't a story about a bad breakup. This is about being utterly destroyed by someone I loved. He didn’t just break my heart; he murdered the woman I used to be and got away with it. This blog is my attempt to piece her back together. What This Series Will Be About: A Map of the Nightmare I'll be breaking th...
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When I left my abuser it did not matter to me that I didn't have enough gas to get down the hill. That I had nowhere to go and no means for anything. I just couldn't take it anymore. I have been trying to leave for years...until I did. I could not take him telling me I'm just a stupid b**** I'm an effing stupid b**** I didn't want to hold on to a piece of equipment when he was raising it up with the tractor I feared I'd get hurt because he never really paid attention if it was safe for anyone but him. I spent eight years with someone with narcissism. Did I look nothing like this girl anymore he completely ruined every single aspect of whom I am, was. He murdered her and got away with it. He didn't just break my heart. I'm not talking about an a****** boyfriend. I'm talking about falling in love with someone who doesn't exist all the while they are completely programming you and getting you hooked on them. And you need to be aware of this because ...
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