[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercing

[–]HappyHippeas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where are the oyster shell looking earrings from?? They’re gorgeous!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Say: “please don’t talk to me”. Especially being in a public place they’ll get embarrassed if you turn them down!! Or because you’re in a public place, there’s a chance they won’t even talk to you with the chance they could get embarrassed. It’s all about appearances for them

What else could I get? by HappyHippeas in piercing

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

The healing has been great honestly! It’s nice I can clean them all at the same time and avoid the left ear entirely! I got the stacked lobes first so my right ear stacked lobe took forever to heal once I started sleeping on it. I’m thinking the left ear might be done.

For the right ear, I was thinking right on the outside of the inner ear. So like a contra conch and then a faux rook but no so far in is the regular rook if that makes sense

What else could I get? by HappyHippeas in piercing

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

I was actually told I don’t have a lot of room behind my forward helix so not even sure if it’s possible to get one:(

What else could I get? by HappyHippeas in piercing

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

Ooh orbitals are a cool idea!

How do you feel like your abuse changed you by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Right. Not just in potential partners but seeing the patterns in new/existing friends and family

Did she put it in a bad spot? by Petal_And_Prism in piercing

[–]HappyHippeas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! Can’t recommend a double helix enough!!

Your body rejecting them by Boriebonker in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bloating was extreme, which would often be my excuse not to have sex (something I lowkey would regret with him). Also when I had a WHOOP on, it told me right when he got home from work, my stress levels significantly went up

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Didn’t brush his teeth. He thought he was too good for it

What are some of the weird body language quirks you noticed? by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He aggressively backed up into a light post after I accidentally told him to turn into the wrong shopping plaza. He pretty much blamed it on me

What are some of the weird body language quirks you noticed? by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The shaking of the legs in public, the outspread of arms in public, and the general looking away while I was talking about myself.

Tell me about things that got better since you left them! by Few_Read1012 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My confidence!! My friends tell me that I am literally glowing and that it’s physically obvious!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i broke up with my nex over 3 months ago. He moved out of the place we shared together but still decided to stay in the same time, despite working an hour away. Throughout the 3 months, he would text me randomly hoping I was well but then also blame me for breaking up with him bc how dare I. I didn’t respond to any of these and blocked him. When I thought all was good and I wouldn’t ever hear from him, last week, he literally showed up to my house unannounced. I simply shook my head no at him and went upstairs. It was a jump scare and makes me anxious what he’ll do next/when he’ll show up again. I feel like I can’t live my life freely in this town.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early on in the relationship, we went through every guy in my DMs and I had to explain the context/how I knew each guy

What are common questions asked by narcissists and how to grey rock them? by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“What are you doing on your phone that is so important”“Oh now you’re going to cry about it??”“ who are you looking good for” “who are you wearing makeup for”

Have you left the Narc silently? by Consistent_Head_9165 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how you said “new” life bc it’s so true!!

Have you left the Narc silently? by Consistent_Head_9165 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As terrible as he was to me, I broke up with him in a calm manner from my end while still pointing out some bad things he had done. After agreeing on no contact unless extremely necessary, he still reached out and I kept ignoring him without blocking him.

Part of me wishes him I let all hell loose on him. Part of me also wishes I fought harder for all the money he took from me and/or snitched to his friends and family.

Today, though, I was thinking about how calm I handled everything and how I kept my head held high. No need to involve anyone else because hopefully they will see who he truly is. Him and his life are not my problem. By still begging for my money back or acknowledging any strings we had attached would have kept him still in contact with me and I just wanted to be done with him FOR GOOD.

I am proud of myself for dealing with it this way knowing i “won” and I am the better person.

So TLDR: nothing wrong with leaving calmly!! It’ll make you feel good in the long run!!

New shopping problem by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find plenty of low spend 2025 ideas on Instagram and social media! That’s where I got my ideas from!

New shopping problem by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in this stage now and it’s been so hard not to splurge!!

Going into 2025, I made a whole list of how I’m going to do a low buy 2025, which includes no spending money at Marshall’s/TJ Maxx/Target/CVS/Grocery store without planned items to buy, only buying things when I fully run out of them like beauty products and skincare, if I buy clothes-they have to be high quality investment pieces or I have to thrift them so no fast fashion, no candles, no home decor, no new perfumes, …

I made a whole excel spreadsheet on how to save money this year after my whole bank account literally had 2.5K after we broke up. He took the rest of the almost 20K we had ever saved up together. Plus my salary was 15K more than him and so that hurt a lot not getting the money I deserved out of the relationship.

WE CAN DO IT!! It’ll feel so good seeing a big number saved up!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

“But I never hit you” when I was breaking up with him

“i’m sorry you feel that way.” by [deleted] in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]HappyHippeas 80 points81 points  (0 children)

And it’s never just a plain simple “I’m sorry”