Wow, this is extremely difficult to do. It's so awkward. How do you tell anyone about the awful situation you're in when you're embarrassed by it? Let alone people you respect, enjoy and interact with? Do you just walk up and say, "Hi, I'm Rosie, you remember me, the one with emergency spinal surgery a few weeks ago? Yeah, that's the one! I'm an overly empathetic sweetheart who was married to a narcissistic bully who has left me and my two darling children vehicleless, incomeless, and soon to be houseless, only a few weeks post surgery. Would you like sugar with your tea?"
I wish it was a synopsis for an epic suspense film, but it's not, it's the shitty situation I find myself in. I'm doing everything I can legally, but it doesn't help in the meantime. SO, I will take any help you can give, my fellow creatives, whether it be in the form of prayers/good vibes/hugs or any other form of support. All is welcome in the lonely walk this feels like. sips empty cup cause I'm all out of tea
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Sorry you and your kids are going through those things, Rosie Schreiber. I hope things get better for you all! If I'm able to help out with some money, I will.
Escaping A Narcissist should be a movie title. It reminds me of an old project I was working on. I might turn it into a vertical drama series. It'll shine a light on these things.
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Maurice Vaughan Thank you Maurice, it's super helpful just to feel acknowledged when it's hard not to self-persecute even just from habit alone.
I love the title too. I was like you know what that should be a movie lol It should be more openly spoke about. I notice a lot of the Brit stuff circulating is touching on a lot of the taboo-ness of divorce for example and I know I appreciate that a lot.
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You're welcome, Rosie Schreiber. Maybe you should write a script called Escaping A Narcissist.
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Hi Rosie Schreiber thank you for your vulnerability and openness. I want you to know that you are not alone. I myself, just escaped an emotionally immature narcissist earlier this year. He was an energy vampire who sucked the life out of me. Rather than be my partner, he acted like my child. A 10 year old boy in a 36 year old man's body. He was verbally and financially abusive, and refused to leave. Didn't have a job, didn't pay rent, expected me to pay him for all kinds of things despite the fact I only worked part time and had more expenses then he did. He finally took himself out of the picture, because he has no impulse control, by punching me in the head and getting himself arrested. And I like you, am left holding the bag. Having to pay rent and bills on my own while still recovering from the financial black hole he left me.
I totally understand being embarrassed by it. I didn't know how to share what happened to me at first either. The one thing I do know, I did nothing wrong. I have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong. You have nothing to be ashamed of. He should be embarrassed.
Fortunately, I don't have children and I am not recovering from spinal surgery. That is doubly hard. I also have an incredible support system, mostly here on Stage 32. I am sending you good vibes and hugs across the internet. You can DM me if you want to talk. It is important to get things like this in the light, that is how you fight darkness, Thank you for sharing.
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Sorry that happened, Suzanne Bronson. I'm glad you're out of that situation! And you're right. "The one thing I do know, I did nothing wrong. I have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong. You have nothing to be ashamed of. He should be embarrassed."