We took a fun humor break on my Confusion to Clarity Facebook page and here are the gems that were posted to the question “How many narcissists does it take to change a light bulb?”
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Recently, in my Confusion to Clarity FB group for survivors, a woman posted, “Why did the narcissist cross the road…?” What followed was a fantastic thread of humor and truth. Here are some of the answers.
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I was laughing recently with some other survivor of emotional and psychological spousal abuse over the stupid, weird, and crappy gifts we got from our abusers. Let’s take a look at a sampling of abuser’s actual gifts so you can see that you are not alone and that his gifts aren’t a reflection of you at all- they are all about who he is.
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Survivors answer these questions: How did you come to realize that your husband’s covert emotional and psychological abuse was intentional? Before this, did you believe he was unaware, wounded, or some other thing that made you give him the benefit of the doubt over and over? When you realized the abuse was intentional, how did this change things for you?
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Do you know why it's important to learn about the covert tactics that are being used on you? Because this is absolutely the fastest way to get out of feeling crazy. These tactics frame the ongoing, secret mind games that are meant to systematically manipulate your psychology and emotions. Covert abusers cloak these tactics in concern, love, charm, praise, fake empathy, trustworthiness, smiles and pretending to be your biggest supporter. They are under the radar and hidden so that you, the target, can’t easily identify what’s going on.
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How Do I Accept That My Worst Nightmare Is True? What Do I Do Now? My Life Is Turned Upside Down- How Do I Deal With This? How Can I Fix Things? How Do I Set Boundaries With A Covert Abuser? Why Did This Happen To Me? Did I Do Anything Right? What Does Healthy Look Like?
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