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I have recently discovered my mother is a covert narcissist who has caused appalling damage to all of the children’s relationships. I was designated scapegoat, but cannot remember details of just how she worked her magic.
I believed that I was mentally unstable, destined for failure, unattractive and could not see a future. Everything has been an uphill struggle.
The only way I woke up is that I had a terrible workplace accident, where I ...

my mom keeps on passing sarcastic taunts.

incident: i invited her to my house in another city. i took her to a place to visit but i was feeling weak n wanted to vomit.
when i tell her she says: well puke by the corner of the street.

next day she says: i couldnt eat because of u
me: i wasnt feeling well
she: but why should others suffer

and shes been unwell he entire ...

Desperately need help. I live with a man I've known for 7 years. We get along sometimes, but most of the times not. He's not very nice to meet. I don't know why I stay there other than I'm comfortable where I am. I'm working on a way out. But I really really need some advice here. Nobody believes me. But he is destroying my clothes. I love clothes and I have a lot of ...

I am male, 44 years old. 11 years ago my closest male friendship I had had from school ended, mostly on my account as I walked away. He later attempted to rekindle the friendship and I declined. I cut loose somewhat reluctantly, but to this day I don't feel I had a lot of choice. I'm fine with the outcome, as my life improved a lot, but since then I have often wondered whether my ...

Family member believes earth is flat. There are no planets. Deep state conspiracies. All Telescopes have images of fake plants. Tom Hanks and other celebrities are under house arrest and pedophiles. The Tom Hanks in movies is an imposter. Any many more beliefs etc…… too many to list. Also refuses to watch movies about space because all lies. I have stop discussing with this family these beliefs because it gets heated. Even if I have ...

I'm at my wits end and need your help to see what's what and what my next step ought to be. I've initiated Christian counselling, again. And this time by myself to talk about whether or not there is a Biblical out from my marriage and to get help sorting out my thougths as my head is spinning.

Short background. Been married 9 plus years. He - a ruggedly handsome born-again Christian then in his ...

Hello,

new here.. so please if there is a FAQ I should have read, please just direct me there..

Me and my wife met before I was divorced from my 1st wife, at first it was a very innappropriate relationship and I should have ended things with the first before the next woman (No kids with first wife, doesnt make it any better though). (This is important later)

Things moved quickly with us, before you ...

Hello all, this is my first post. I'm Italian so my English is not perfect.

I'll try to be as concise as I can describing my 6 months long relationship with what I highly suspect being a person with HPD (she is not diagnosed). I would love to hear your opinions on this situation, if it's similar to something you already experienced.

I broke up with her recently and I'm feeling exhausted, this post also ...

We'll call her Dawn. She's in her mid 50's.

Dawn is my wife's twin sister.
She was the second one born.
They have a younger brother.
So the siblings referred to Dawn as the middle child throughout their younger years.
Dawn says my wife was their dad's favorite and the younger brother was mom's favorite and that she has no one.
They went to counseling as a family when they were in HS "for Dawn". ...

I have a sister who is going through a rough patch right now. She claims she was indoctrinated to hate herself since she was little through a "twinning"-like process. She believes teachers purposely sat girls next to her that looked almost identical to her, but only they were pretty and she was not. Everyone would say they were like twins and she said a teacher held up a picture of the other girl on picture ...