I'm tired of him living rent-free in my head!

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#1 Jan 23 - 4PM
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I'm tired of him living rent-free in my head!

I've been NC for several months and have a lot of good things in my life, including a darling new non-narc, fun, drama-free boyfriend, a successful grown child and a business I'm building with great partners - men who value and respect me.

I still think about his sorry ass all the time! It is interfering with my business because he's in my head and I'm still reading about men like him/PDs all the time. Sometimes I wonder if a final conversation would help since I ended the r/s of several years by just going NC. Trust me, I know it isn't a good idea and closure is something I have to give myself. It just feels so strange to have things end as they did. I feel like I'm always waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop.

I know he can't be fixed but what am I trying to reconcile? Is it the anger at him for deceiving me and disrespecting my boundaries? At myself for letting my expectations be managed down and letting him back in after I knew better? I know and my nearest and dearest agree that it's understandable that it takes quite a while after the end of a LTR for the thoughts to process. I'm just so tired of the ongoing thoughts of him and ready to look forward not backward without this Narc hangover... Any suggestions?

Jan 24 - 10AM
onwithmylife
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Done as dinner

Jan 24 - 12PM (Reply to #18)
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I figured someone would mention my timeline!

Jan 24 - 10AM
terri
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I've never been deceived as

Believe in yourself!
Terri

Jan 24 - 1PM (Reply to #12)
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Thank you and I agree, terri

Jan 24 - 2PM (Reply to #13)
terri
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You and I are close in age.

Believe in yourself!
Terri

Jan 24 - 2PM (Reply to #14)
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Thanks for the lovely reply terri

Jan 24 - 3PM (Reply to #15)
terri
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You're fortunate to have a

Believe in yourself!
Terri

Jan 24 - 4PM (Reply to #16)
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I work on computer alone at home alone in sweats mostly!

Jan 24 - 3AM
hope29
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I am the same its driving me

Jan 23 - 5PM
Janie53
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Done as Dinner

Jan 23 - 11PM (Reply to #8)
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Thank you all but I'm still wondering..

Jan 24 - 10AM (Reply to #9)
Deidre99
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what do you mean by

Jan 23 - 5PM
loveisallthereis
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A fitting song for how we are feeling

Jan 23 - 11PM (Reply to #6)
done as dinner
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Thank you for printing these lyrics

Jan 23 - 5PM (Reply to #3)
Lovely1
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I wish that I missed that

Jan 23 - 7PM (Reply to #4)
loveisallthereis
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I wish I missed the whole damn thing

Jan 23 - 8PM (Reply to #5)
Lovely1
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Executive level emotional

Jan 23 - 4PM
evonjohn
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I wish I could stop