greetings,
I'm a Bay Area native and mother of three, young children, who just stared divorce proceedings after a 10 year marriage with a N, who used sever emotional, verbal, and financial abuse tactics.
My mother is a Narcassist and with the help of painful, yet eye opening therapy, I beginning to fit the puzzle pieces together -- mainly why I stayed and subjected myself to such a painful and loveless marriage.
I'm trying to be strong and hold down the fort. My soon to be EX has basically physically and emotionally abandoned the family. I realize now that even though he is out the house, the damage still occurs through child custody, threats to cut off money, etc.
I find myself tired and numb often. I also have anxiety and have episodes of clinical depression.
Long story short, I want to learn, heal, grow, and hopefully create a life much more fulfilling and conscious than the one I've lead for the past 3o some odd years.
Very interested on how to parent while coping with CPTSD and all things related to self love and self care-- not a strong point.
Thanks.
I'm a Bay Area native and mother of three, young children, who just stared divorce proceedings after a 10 year marriage with a N, who used sever emotional, verbal, and financial abuse tactics.
My mother is a Narcassist and with the help of painful, yet eye opening therapy, I beginning to fit the puzzle pieces together -- mainly why I stayed and subjected myself to such a painful and loveless marriage.
I'm trying to be strong and hold down the fort. My soon to be EX has basically physically and emotionally abandoned the family. I realize now that even though he is out the house, the damage still occurs through child custody, threats to cut off money, etc.
I find myself tired and numb often. I also have anxiety and have episodes of clinical depression.
Long story short, I want to learn, heal, grow, and hopefully create a life much more fulfilling and conscious than the one I've lead for the past 3o some odd years.
Very interested on how to parent while coping with CPTSD and all things related to self love and self care-- not a strong point.
Thanks.