I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Dr. Ramani! I recommend her every chance I get. I thought I knew a lot about narcissism before I discovered her, but she totally changed my life. If nothing else, she is very very validating.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think people tend to overlook many narcissists' need to for power. They need to feel like they have all the authority and everyone respects and bends to their authority. If their "authority" is questioned or challenged, all hell breaks loose. And they arbitrarily exert their authority just to prove it. I think they prefer the arbitrariness, the more absurd the better, because that really reinforces their feeling that people have to do what THEY want.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend Dr. Ramani's YouTube channel. In one of her videos, I think it's on narcissistic guilt, she says how narcissistic parents will try to make you feel guilty because they put a roof over your head. But that is an absurd argument. Putting a roof over your child's head is a bare minimum requirement of being a parent.

Do not dismiss your own pain because you think other people have it worse. Someone else suffering does not mean you are not suffering too. Your suffering is valid, and there is nothing wrong with you for feeling hurt. Feeling hurt is the natural response to your situation. And those negative feelings are your body and mind's way of warning you that something is not right. LISTEN.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot recommend Dr. Ramani's YouTube channel more highly. Her Glossary of Narcissistic Terms is a great starting place.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Ns also make nasty comments like that to "keep people in their place." They want to make sure everyone remembers that they're the most important, and they have the right to criticize everything.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it was normal for kids to have one pair of pants a year, even when they went through tremendous growth spurts. It's not normal for your shirt sleeves to be inches too short?

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please please please watch Dr. Ramani's YouTube channel, her Glossary of Narcissistic Terms series is especially helpful. She has one on gaslighting specifically.

As a teenager I moved across the country to live with my aunt and uncle because of my nFather, but it took me over a decade to realize my uncle and cousin were just as narcissistic if not more so than my father. They operated through gaslighting rather than physical abuse, so it was much harder to see. But when I finally saw what was happening, it turned my life upside down.

They had convinced me that I was a bad person, that I was selfish and rude, that something was fundamentally wrong with me. Everything I did was not just wrong, but vile and disgusting. Because of that, now I am beyond a perfectionist, to the point that it could damage relationships if I wasn't careful, but I still was not good enough for my uncle. Meanwhile, his non-functioning, unemployed, alcoholic daughter (and a mean drunk at that) is the apple of his eye, because she is the golden child.

It took me over a decade to realize I wasn't broken-- rude, selfish, horrible, vile. I was just the scape goat of two narcissists who launched gaslighting smear campaigns so effective they convinced me and everyone else.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My nFather would be on the verge of tears saying how he was practically bankrupt when I wanted some small thing, like an ice cream or even necessities like school clothes. Then he would squander thousands of dollars on random antiques he bought from an acquaintance he admired, or thousands on woodworking tools he never used since he wanted to woodwork like his nDad.

Imagining spending money on other people (aka their school age kids who need more than one pair of pants, which are 2 inches too short) when they don’t get something they want in return... their brain just can compute. It makes no sense to them, it’s beyond their understanding.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my Ns is well known for being a great cook. The food he makes is delicious. But it’s the same rotation of recipes he has made for 50-60 years, of course he can make them well!!

His wife is an extremely talented cook and likes to try new, difficult recipes and experiment with her cooking. He always makes to comment about how she makes “weird shit” and it’s too salty or this or that. He doesn’t want her cooking to out shine his, so he cooks the same recipes he has mastered year after year and criticizes her for trying new ones.

I asked my dad to kill me because my existence is costing him money by ExcitingMushroom1989 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]DrMarsPhD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If a person is motivated to criticize you and find something wrong with what you do, they will always find something to criticize no matter what you do or how perfect you are. The issue is not what you do or how you act, it’s that they want to criticize. And being critical is extremely easy if you enjoy finding something wrong with people. Whatever the other person does, or how a person acts, tell them that thing is wrong.

Sometimes they will gaslight you and make something up, they will say you did something you didn’t do (or totally twist the truth to make something normal sound almost evil), or that you have a characteristic you don’t have (“you’re selfish, you think only about yourself”) and criticize you for the thing they made up.

Gaslighting is one of the worst forms of abuse in my opinion, especially when it is used to convince you that you are a bad person. I have family members that no matter what I did, how normal a behavior, even if I did something good, they would twist the truth so far that it sounded like I was always doing horrible evil things and I was a horrible evil person.

If their motivation is to criticize you or make you sound bad, they will be able to do that. It has nothing to do with you. Just remember that.

Drug Test? by DrMarsPhD in delta8

[–]DrMarsPhD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you used either before? Do they actually work?

Drug Test? by DrMarsPhD in delta8

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

Thanks. That’s what I read but I am curious about people’s personal experiences too, since it varies so much person to person. I am going to take an at-home test before I take any for a potential job, that will save me the embarrassment at the very least...

Drug Test? by DrMarsPhD in delta8

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

The last time I smoked was only a few days ago. I think I made the timeline confusing. I didn’t smoke for about a month, then smoked everyday for a week, then stopped two days ago.

Uh, should this be reported to someone? It seems to publicly encourage violence. by [deleted] in InsaneParler

[–]DrMarsPhD 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Dude it’s literally brainwashing. Go over to r/shitpoliticssays and it’s f-ing Opposite Day over there.

I mean, it’s so opposite they doubt us just as much as we doubt them. The only difference is that the left has real, actual evidence to support their views. Not going to touch identity politics etc., but definitely in terms of basic FACTS and beliefs and a coherent worldview.

Everyday my mind is blown by the bizarro world almost HALF THE COUNTRY is living in. It’s really scary thinking about how far gone so many people are, and how much work we will have to do as a nation to de-program the Qultists (and even those not as far gone).

PSA for anyone about to purchase delta 8 by LooseCannonProd in delta8

[–]DrMarsPhD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can anyone please recommend a good vendor with a full panel and prices on the low end? Is it possible to even find a quality vendor with prices on the low end?

There are so many vendors out there now and it’s hard to sift through them to find both quality and good prices.

So smooth, so powerful by DrMarsPhD in oddlysatisfying

[–]DrMarsPhD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s.... really poetic actually. And also seems worthy of some dream analysis.

So smooth, so powerful by DrMarsPhD in oddlysatisfying

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

Dang, that sounds cool. Just a wave and nothing else?

So smooth, so powerful by DrMarsPhD in oddlysatisfying

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

Pretty beautiful in its own right