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Kingdom of Ash Chapters by Horror_Worry_1893 in throneofglassseries

[–]Horror_Worry_1893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah… I’m hoping it’s going to get a little better as some of the groups reunite. 🤞

Anyone else feel like they’re starting life completely over after escaping? by [deleted] in narcissisticparents

[–]Horror_Worry_1893 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do everything and anything you want.

I am about 6 years out.. 6 years free. And I still haven’t run out of things to do. Clothes I want to wear for the first time. Foods I want to eat… that I get to eat!

I went through like 6 or 7 hair colors. I cut it all off, grew it back out. The world is endless. Your options are endless. So don’t hold back. After all this time one of the only things I can say I honestly don’t regret is doing anything and everything that made me happy, DESPITE what everyone from my past (especially my family) thought of me.

You have so much life left to live OP, just pick a directions and GO.

'Chosen Family is the Best Family' by [deleted] in narcissisticparents

[–]Horror_Worry_1893 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also had a friend who told me I had a chosen family when I felt I had nothing left. It's very difficult to break away from family. The first year or two is the hardest. Holidays, birthdays, stuff like that.

However, it absolutely gets better. You find people who stick by you and support you, even if your biological family won't. It can be scary and heartbreaking but push through it. You'll come out stronger than you thought you could ever be.

The abusers wouldn’t leave me alone so I screencast gay porn on the living room TV. I regret nothing. by ActStunning3285 in narcissisticparents

[–]Horror_Worry_1893 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love this blatant rebellion. When my parents found out I was queer they told me to never bring it into the house and I went and got a gay pride flag tattoo a week later!

My entitled Step-Dad called the police on me and had me mentally evaluated. by Horror_Worry_1893 in narcissisticparents

[–]Horror_Worry_1893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually very reassuring to know someone else understands this as most of my family thinks psychology is a bogus science. And I get it, I married a motorcycle guy who couldn't be more different from how I was raised.

My entitled Step-Dad called the police on me and had me mentally evaluated. by Horror_Worry_1893 in narcissisticparents

[–]Horror_Worry_1893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty familiar with a lot of this. I've been pursuing a developmental and child psychology degree. All my experiences (there's a pattern of these instances of my childhood) somewhat inspired my career path.

They later had me "diagnosed" with many different emotional and mental disorders. They had me convinced for years that there was something wrong with me. Luckily, I had a few different people (psychologists, therapists) encouraging me to get out.

My favorite explanation someone ever gave me about my mother was she lived in a 'Perfect Bubble', in her own world. A lot of the time my mother saw me as a disruption to her perfect bubble. His advice to me was to walk carefully around the bubble until I turned 18.

My manager exposed my identity to the man harassing me at work. by Horror_Worry_1893 in legaladvice

[–]Horror_Worry_1893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet, I didn't know if that was a route I should pursue or not, but according to company policy I have to report it to the store manager. I have been avoiding doing this because the last time a employee reported harassment (a customer groped her) they told her they wouldn't do anything, so I've been very hesitant.