10 Things Narcissistic Parents Do That Leave Their Adult Children Feeling Broken

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• JJ

  @JJ-sl4tx · 4 months ago

  Narcissists don't apologize. They're always right, they're never wrong. Unbelievable. How can you possibly have a serious discussion with someone like that? Impossible.

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• AN

  @Angela-0071 · 4 months ago

  Narcissistic parents always need to feel superior. That's why they don't want you to grow or succeed. Deep down, they are jealous of you, and they will either steal your success or sabotage it. Thank you for your explanation, Jerry! 💯🐍💖🙏💛

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• SA

  @sam-bd2ko · 3 months ago

  My mother was only good with strangers.

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• MI

  @michaelgarrow3239 · 4 months ago (edited)

  #4- Don’t forget when you are trying to please them with your abilities, they will do everything in their power to undermine you.

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• JI

  @Jim-t6v · 3 months ago

  Jerry - You are doing the world a great service.  Love.

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• PI

  @pitbrand · 4 months ago

  It is hard for me to watch these sometimes because of how much it hits home in my family/life experience.

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• PO

  @PopeMolestianTheUltimate · 4 months ago (edited)

  narcissistic parents actually manage to do the undoable:<br>regular parents see a child as an empty vessel. a huge chance to create something better than they themselves were. so they fill the child up with unconditional love, support, confidence. and finally love to see that child do well for themselves.<br>narcissists plunder. they loot even what little is there inside that child. or, otherwise try to relentlessly pump their own inner nothing, their own failed dreams and expectations into the child. <br>imagine riding a horse at full speed, you dont feed it, you dont let it rest, and when its already collapsing youre spurring it, whipping it. <br>eventually you end up with a broken down horse in the middle of nowhere and instead of realizing its your own fault, you will even curse at the cadaver of your horse for betraying you.<br>no sane person would do so.

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• ME

  @melaniekellner6056 · 4 months ago

  This was my psychopathic father and narcissistic/borderline mother. &nbsp;It was like growing up in a cult asylum. &nbsp;They were sexually, physically and mentally abusive. &nbsp;I am glad they are both dead.

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• CH

  @cherylfashbaugh4272 · 4 months ago

  Finding who you really are, not who your family made you to be. The true self.

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• CH

  @ChouChouAdore · 4 months ago

  I have so many memories of apologizing to my mother just to calm her down. I hated having to always apologize.

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• CH

  @chris2302 · 4 months ago (edited)

  Simply put, narcissists are skilled con artists that are as phony, untrustworthy, toxic, and dangerous as they come and embody every reason why trusting anyone of their ilk is a very costly, painful, and dangerous mistake. &nbsp;They tell you that you can come to them and talk to them anytime about how you feel and how their actions and words affect you and they not only let you down by shrugging it off but also laughing at and ridiculing you to your face and to others for being stupid enough to take them at their word and fall for their scam. &nbsp;In the end, all that they do is give you reason to feel cold, wary, and untrusting of not only them but people in general.

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• MA

  @MarinaLifeAnimal · 3 months ago

  We&apos;re not &quot;allowed&quot; to be great 😭

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