This seems to be a huge problem with a lot of people. I suffered from it in the past. This article says things I wish I had known then. It might have cut years off my working to solve the problems. Read it and think hard about it. It makes sense and can really work.
What It Means To Be Addicted To A Narcissist – And How To Break Free From It
Written by Melanie Tonia Evans
Feeling “addicted” to the narcissist is one of the most horrible and powerless things about suffering the trauma of narcissistic abuse.
And it truly does defy all logical explanation.
People standing on the side-lines can’t comprehend it.
It would seem obvious that you would want nothing to do with someone who continually hurts you.
It seems incredulous that you’re not able to logically define that this person is no longer worth one scrap of your energy, and that you can’t simply stop thinking about them and move on.
But – narcissistic abuse is anything but simple.
Your friends and family may be incredibly frustrated seeing you go back to a horrendous abuser over and over again.
Or that you can’t stop talking about the abuser and what they…
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I was just thinking about this topic yesterday, Scott. Thanks for sharing about this! It’s important to talk about.
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I really enjoyed the article.
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Hear! Hear! Hear!
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I knew I was among friends.
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Good article!
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Yes, and it helped me to understand that I was married to a person with, at least, narcissistic tendencies.
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