If you have a strained relationship with your mother, books for sons of narcissistic mothers can provide invaluable guidance to help you navigate the complexities of this manipulative relationship. It’s…
In a family with a narcissistic parent, the other parent is usually “the enabler”, while the children get the roles of scapegoat vs. golden child. Even in single-child families, the…
Guilt can feel like proof that you’ve failed, even when you’ve only set a boundary or made your own decision. This article explores how controlling parents create that pattern and how children can separate guilt from responsibility.
Throughout our lives, we meet many new people and have to estimate who we can trust and who not, but what if we always attract narcissists into our lives? It's…
Perhaps you’ve already come across the term. However, you still can’t think of a specific example of gaslighting, or you’ve never heard of it, wonder what it is and if…
Growing up with a toxic, controlling, and emotionally abusive mother can affect self-worth, guilt, relationships, boundaries, decision-making, and trust long into adulthood. This article explains how those patterns can continue and where recovery may begin.
Why I finally left, what helped me do it, and why leaving was only the beginning For most of my life, I believed that the relationship with my mother would…
Did you grow up with the constant feeling that you've done everything wrong and that your mother doesn't love you? Was your mother mostly in a bad mood, belittled you,…
“Are you angry with me?”, “Did I do something wrong?” or “What if I’m really not good enough?” - Questions like these are the result of anxiety that we have…
