Remembering all the times they made us miserable

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#1 Nov 18 - 9AM
Monica
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Remembering all the times they made us miserable

This seems to be a recurring theme here lately and an important one, I think, in our journey of recovery and moving on, leaving the N in our past. One of the best tools I feel I personally have in my healing toolbox is to immediately start thinking of all the times N made me miserable whenever I feel like I am starting to miss him. I think about all the lies (even about stupid things that don't really matter to anyone, like how much he spent on a shopping trip), how he had to be in control all the time, how poorly he treated people he didn't think were "good enough" for him, how he was so divisive - pitting people against each other for his own ego and gain, how badly he made so many people feel about themselves when he would talk to them rudely or insult them or talk down to them. He is just a horrible person all around, an embarassment, really, to even be with. And he used me, lied to me, manipulated me. So I think about all of this horrible stuff whenever I start to feel like I am missing him. Practically the entire time I was with him I was miserable. Someone else mentioned this, too..I actually prayed for relief, prayed for him to go away, prayed for me to be strong enough to end our situation. I am finally there and I will do anything to make sure I never, ever go back to the way it was...ever again.

Nov 18 - 7PM
Barbara (not verified)
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puppet? property?

this is all backwards Narc-Speak and Narc-Reaction They want YOU to be their puppet They consider YOU to be their property When you try to regain your human rights - WHAM!!! It's projection and backwards narc-b.s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Abuse Information Site Online Coaching & Help
Nov 18 - 8PM (Reply to #7)
Amazed
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PUPPET---PROPERTY

OMG YES!!!! They,,yes,,think they literally own you. They think they have dominion, mind control over your entire being. Oh don't think the're not scheming ways to get to you. They are. They have the most evil and twisted ways of seeping into you. No cracks here!!! The N cannot influence me to break!!
Nov 18 - 2PM
neveragain
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Remembering

I kept an ongoing log of all the things he did to me or said to me that made my blood run cold. Re-reading it really helps whenever I feel like having some re-enforcement to my decision to stay completely NC. While reading your post, I remembered one thing that he did that drove me crazy. When I was young, I used to work in a store and so I have a lot of respect for people who earn their living working in retail. If I pick up something to buy and then realize that I want something else, I ALWAYS try to return it to the original shelf. NOT HIM. He would pick stuff up, walk around with it, decide he didn't want it and just stuff it into the shelf next to him. He had absolutely no respect or manners....no consideration that he just created unnecessary work for someone he doesn't even know. Oh, and while he walked around, it was always several feet AHEAD of me.....acting like he could care less if I was there or not. I've GOT to add those items to my list! neveragain
Nov 18 - 3PM (Reply to #2)
itreallyisabouthim
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Such a good idea to keep a

Such a good idea to keep a list. Those little actions speak volumes. Mine would walk way ahead of me too, and his excuse was that he had longer legs (!?!?!) I had to remind him when I was big as a house (pregnant) that if he saw me carrying something heavy, the thing to do was to take it from me and offer to carry it instead. I had to TELL him these things. He was so busy admiring himself or thinking of himself that he didn't notice when I needed help.
Nov 18 - 7PM (Reply to #3)
neveragain
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His Response: "I'm NOT your PUPPET!"

I had heard that men need to be told what you need so that they can make you happy. NOT WITH NARC's. Forget trying to communicate your needs. Forget trying to "train" them on how to be a human being. Forget hoping that they'll show some concern or compassion for ANYONE or ANYTHING that is not directly related to their own body or image. I remember trying to tell mine that when he did "X", it would make me feel "Y"....and that if he could just say something comforting like, "example A". Well that went over like a fart in church...."I'm NOT YOUR PUPPET!!" he screamed. I gave up. One year, my New Years Resolution was "Acceptance" and he commented that he felt that he must not be good enough for me. I was kind of surprised that he was intuitive enought to ascertain that but Guess What? He wasn't. I'm so glad to be free from that addiction. neveragain
Nov 18 - 7PM (Reply to #4)
destiny (not verified)
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Narc and I tried to come up

Narc and I tried to come up with a written list of what both of us needed in the relationship, so that we could end all the fighting. Well, i emailed my list....I forget exactly what happened but during the conversation about my list he referred to them as my DEMANDS. I think I hung up the phone and refused to ever talk about the list again because my needs were not demands. he justified it by saying that I had a right to make demands of him (such a narc statement to be used against me months later) Narc would walk ahead of me too..3rd date he didnt even wait for me to get out of his car..proceeded to walk out of the parking garage until I yelled to him. He said I made a big deal out of nothing and no onelse would have had an issue with it. ( a few told me he was evil to do such a thing to me) He then mocked me later and would purposely come around to my side of the car and help me into it everytime we went out. He often would say he felt like my property. “It's not hard to find the truth. What is hard is not to run away from it once you have found it.”
Nov 18 - 7PM (Reply to #5)
neveragain
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Destiny, You and I Were Dating The Same Man!

Not LITERALLY but dynamically, we were with the same guy: A spoiled, demanding, immature, disgusting, critical, cold, six year old. Thank GOD we now see the light! Thank GOODNESS that we've been able to figure it out. I'm so grateful for this site and all the books recommended here (thanks, Barbara!). Destiny, I like your tag line: "It's not hard to find the truth. What is hard is not to run away from it once you have found it" I guess denial goes a looooong way. neveragain