Do you think your parents might be toxic?
Still struggling from the effects of a narcissistic or psychopathically abusive relationship?
Many people do and sadly there is very little information available to be found online or in the written research, or with counsellors and therapists that can help. Narcissistic Victim Syndrome is not officially recognised, nor is it widely even known.
Even when it is accepted, recognised and known not many people seem to know what to DO ABOUT IT to heal it... The fact is being in a relationship with a narcissistic Father over a long period of time has long lasting traumatic effects that can be extremely catastrophic to the person suffering them.
As a child:
- You felt like you were never good enough
- Your father seemed wrapped up in themselves and their life
- Your father didn't seem to care about your feelings
- Your father was very controlling and manipulative
- You were made to feel bad or wrong if you got upset
- Your needs weren't met
As an adult:
- You still feel like you are not good enough
- You feel confused, anxious, sad in your relationship with your father
- Your father puts you down, and never celebrates your achievements
- You sometimes doubt your perception of events, and feel like you are going crazy
- You struggle to make decisions and have difficulty trusting your gut instinct or intuition
- Your father is very critical, manipulative, controlling and tells lies
- They still don't seem to care about your feelings or your needs
- You feel like you are the one parenting them
This Book is for you if you have been in a toxic relationship with your parent and you just want to make sense of it and make some changes.
Maybe you have tried to talk to your father or friends about your relationship, but they don't understand either and they may even tell you that it couldn't have been that bad.
Maybe you know that your father treated you badly and unfairly growing up, and you know its affecting you now but you don't know what to do about it.
Sometimes a parent can have a mental health illness like depression, borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, or addictions, which unfortunately would have created a toxic environment for you to grow up in.
If so, then you might be feeling really alone and confused, frustrated and unable to see a way out or how things can change.
This retreat is NOT meant to be a substitute for clinical intervention including psychotherapy, it is meant to be educational and supportive.
