I cannot express enough how important it is to live a life of growth, recovery, healing, self-reflection, accountability, vulnerability in front of your kids. Children learn by mimicking those around them. They copy behaviors to find what works for them and what doesn’t.
So in this situation, you already have one parent who is manipulative, coercive, controlling, passive aggressive, hyper sensitive, overly reactive, and taking no personal responsibility. Often in these homes, the non-narcissistic parent over-compensates. We try to control what our kids see and experience. We try to fix everything. We try to deny the reality that they are already living with the narcissistic parent in an effort to protect them from it. We try to be “perfect” for them.
What we are missing though is that our kids don’t need perfect, they need human!
Holiday Time and Narcissistic Supply
Take Back Your Holiday Joy
Is It Okay To Care About Them and Still Walk Away?
Emotional Dumping
You Don’t See It Until You See It
The Ultimate Disconnect Between the Mind and Body
Pseudo Recovery: A Trap set by Covert Narcissists
Surviving the Holidays with a Covert Narcissist
Mirroring: Absorbing Your Identity to Have One of Their Own
Being Told You Are Too Sensitive
Hearing from Members of the CNG Group Retreat, October 2022
Toxic Shaming: An Intensely Powerful Tool of the Covert Narcissist
4 Boundaries to Implement for Yourself
Where Does the Story Begin?
The Gradual Pain of Covert Narcissistic Abuse
Guard Dogging: The Covert Narcissist’s Justification for Their Own Anger
Intermittent Reinforcement, A Powerful Manipulation Tool
Your Warning System is Not Broken
How Do I Handle the Triggers
Covert Narcissists’ Constant Need for Validation
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