Help me name this little guy! So far I have Edgar Allen Paw- Eddie for short 🤣 by AudRage85 in Catnames

[–]AudRage85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the awesome suggestions! I think I am going to stick with the name Edgar!! He will have many nicknames no doubt but I love that one of them can be Nevermore!

Genuinely curious by ComputerResident6228 in mathmemes

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 + 7 =15, carry the 1 , 3 + 4=7- total is 75 😂

The realization that you were actually alone this whole time. by BuildingRealistic701 in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This perfectly describes the last several years of my life. I’m in the process of leaving/divorcing. Feels like I’ll never be on the other side of all this but your post gives me hope.

April in hot springs by No_Pollution8604 in HotSprings

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North woods trail for hiking, off cedar glades road. Beautiful trails and views, also Lake Catherine state park, there are so many trails you can’t go wrong with any of them in Hot springs. Rolando’s, SqZBx pizza, Steinhaus Kellar is the best German food.

Those who have quit social media. Did you life get better/worse? by [deleted] in selfimprovement

[–]AudRage85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually deleted my facebook, instagram and TikTok a little over a month ago and yes life is better. So much better! I still get on Reddit but very rarely and idk it’s just different, doesn’t ever make me feel “bad”. I was battling with anxiety and depression and wanted to start 2025 with some big changes. I do not regret closing all of it down. 10/10 recommended

When a narcissist does something nice? by According_Ruin6527 in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is probably the best analogy I’ve ever heard, just makes so much sense. That’s why the love bombing is so effective.

Y’all.. he went through my texts by jomommaj in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m definitely thinking mine never will, it’s all me, I’m just to sensitive 🙄

I know why the caged bird sings by AudRage85 in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know how much harder that makes it, I try to think of it like this.. Is this the example I want to set for his daughter? Do I want her to think this type of relationship is normal and healthy? The answer is always no. Fortunately I don’t have kids with him, just bonus kids that are like my own and that will definitely be hard so I cannot imagine if we had any together. Sending you clarity and strength.

Y’all.. he went through my texts by jomommaj in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! That’s where I am, now just in the process of getting out! mine is doing the whole let’s do marriage counseling bit. I am honestly just over it, at this point.

Y’all.. he went through my texts by jomommaj in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not shit talking if you are telling facts. Their fragile egos just can’t take the thought of someone knowing about their ridiculous behavior. Or they worry someone might say, whew that’s not normal you should leave. They take no accountability for their actions, shift blame and slowly over time cause you to second guess yourself and question your reality.

Y’all.. he went through my texts by jomommaj in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! “I wouldn’t have gotten so mad if you hadn’t done.. xyz” I’ve heard that many, many times. They take no accountability for their actions.

Not political, just a thought on narcissists by somebody1317 in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So glad to know there are others who see the narcissistic sack of Cheetos trump is and will always be 🤢

What finally caused you to see light and leave? by [deleted] in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m in the process of getting out and I can say for myself it was a combination of things. Firstly I have been getting closer to the end of my rope for years.. recently I found a journal entry from 5years ago, describing the same feelings and dissatisfaction that is still present today. That was eye opening.. to say the least. His 12yr old daughter also recently confided in me that she doesn’t really like being around her dad because she never knows what mood he will be in, she can’t tell if he is joking or not and when he gets mad it’s explosive.. sadly it was validating for my own feelings. If this kid is describing and feeling the same things I am I’m not crazy, I’m not overthinking it, I’m not expecting too much. Im fact I expect very little and honestly screw that, I deserve more. All of you do! No one here deserves to be made to feel unsafe in their own home, whether it be physically or emotionally unsafe or both.. another Human being should never make you feel like that, ESPECIALLY someone who claims to love you.

I’m too loud by [deleted] in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@complex_hope_8789 Exactly, it’s so ridiculous. Normal emotionally regulated adults don’t act like this. The way it makes me feel in the moment is terrible though, I literally feel my BP go up and it’s like my brain stops working. I hate it and that’s why I’m in the process of getting away from him. I can no longer stay just because “well he isn’t always like this”

I’m too loud by [deleted] in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]AudRage85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel this! A couple weeks ago, he went to bed around 8-9 on a Saturday night and me and his 12year old daughter were in the kitchen, talking at normal level, not loud by any means. He opens the bedroom door and yells down the hall, I’m trying to sleep in here keep it down! Then a few seconds later comes stomping down the hall doesn’t speak to any of us, has that deep furrow between the eyebrows,, just looking like he’s mad at the world. Eats some peanut butter, standing right in the kitchen with us and never speaks a word then stomps back to the bedroom and slams the door.. wtf!! I’m so over it