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Choosing Favorites
Narcissistic mothers are also known for choosing favorites among their children. One child is the golden child and the other is the black...
Apr 18, 2022


Payback’s a Mother
When you contradict a narcissist, they don’t just want to prove they’re correct, they want to absolutely crush you. If they view you as...
Apr 17, 2022


The Infamous Guilt Trip
Narcissistic mothers are famous for their ability to inflict a guilt trip on everyone in their life. Because narcissists have unrealistic...
Apr 16, 2022


Blame-Shifting
This is another favorite tool of the narcissist. Your narcissistic mother will never take responsibility for her actions. Instead, she...
Apr 15, 2022


Triangulation
Triangulation is one of the most damaging narcissistic tactics because it pits family members against one another. Narcissistic parents...
Apr 14, 2022


Lying
Lying is another tactic your narcissistic mother will use as part of her emotional abuse. She will lie to anyone in your life as a matter...
Apr 13, 2022


More on Gaslighting
Gaslighting is the most common tactic that a narcissist uses to abuse you. It involves telling you that your perception of reality is...
Apr 12, 2022


Invalidating Your Feelings
Your narcissistic mother has no appreciation or regard for your feelings or for anything you might do for her. She simply judges,...
Apr 11, 2022


Drama and More Drama
Narcissist thrive on excitement and drama, and they love creating drama and watching how everyone around them responds. It makes them...
Apr 10, 2022


Subtle, Insidious Denial
Not all abuse is explosive and obvious. In fact, some of the most damaging abuse is the kind that is not all that obvious. It eats away...
Apr 9, 2022


Continue
Sometimes I don’t know how I continue To live, to love, and to laugh too… I don’t know how I got this far, I don’t know if I’ll get...
Apr 8, 2022


Withdraw yourself
I had to step away from the relationships – at least for a while. What is most important to realize is that I was not to blame for the...
Apr 7, 2022


Trust
Coming to the realization that your family member is not available or open to fully and completely loving you and discovering the fact...
Apr 6, 2022


They move the goal posts
Manipulative people often shift the criteria that people have to meet in order to satisfy them. It’s very uncomfortable, because just...
Apr 5, 2022


They use threats, harsh language, or violence
This may seem like the most obvious sign of a toxic relationship, but not if it's always been normalized as part of your family dynamic....
Apr 5, 2022


They play the blame game
A parent, sibling, or other family member may often place blame for anything that’s wrong on someone else—possibly you, included. While...
Apr 3, 2022


A toxic sibling may "side with" your parent
In a well-adjusted family dynamic, there's usually no such thing as "taking sides." But when someone learns poor relationship patterns...
Apr 2, 2022


Beware of repeating toxic patterns with others
You didn’t choose the family you were raised in, but you can make sure you don't invite new toxic influences into your life by assuming...
Apr 1, 2022


They gaslight you
Gaslighting is a type of emotional abuse in which someone causes the victim to doubt their own understanding of reality. “They deny that...
Mar 31, 2022


They’re a master of passive-aggressive behavior
This can include guilt trips and backhanded compliments, along with nonverbal communication such as rolled eyes and sighs. #toxicfamily...
Mar 30, 2022
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