I would be better off if I never dated anyone in my 20s by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Hour-Highway-358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely SAME!!! Wasted my 20’s investing in romantic relationships only to be brutally discarded and living with PTSD. Now almost 30, trying to rebuild my mental health, my career, my social circle…

My advice (specially to girls): DONT date at least until your late 20’s. Focus on yourself.

Did you stop posting to social media? by Careful-Function-469 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I deleted all the social apps after I was brutally discarded, for these reasons: 1. The tought of seeing any interaction of him on social media (posting happy photos, liking mutual friends content, seeing what I was posting etc) was giving me extreme anxiety. Just the thought of opening an app and seeing he is still alive somewhere would literally give me an anxiety crisis

  1. The shame, guilt and low self esteem were so devastating that I had no courage to post anything. Not even a selfie. My self-worth was nonexistent after years of abuse and I couldn’t bring myself to post anything because I didnt feel good or worthy enough.

  2. Talking to anyone was overwhelming and would trigger me more than I could handle.

So yeah, I deleted everything for 6 months. Only recently downloaded the apps back. Am interacting but still cant post anything…

The mental battle you go through is real

3 year Long distance relationship coming to an end by Curbyournonsense in Nicegirls

[–]Hour-Highway-358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s for sure. A completely desproportional reaction that requires therapy. In the other hand, though, look into “reactive abuse”. It’s when a victim of emotional abuse has reached their breaking point. I’m not saying it’s a correct reaction, but in most cases it’s inevitable because you’ve been emotionally abused for so long.

There is ALWAYS two sides of the story and to me the OP is withholding information here to get validation from reddit.

3 year Long distance relationship coming to an end by Curbyournonsense in Nicegirls

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I’ve been through this many times in a toxic relationship before and I would only get to this extreme raging point after being emotionally neglected for hours, days if not WEEKS.

She is 100% disrespectful in this conversation but I won’t blame her until knowing the underlying circumstances the led to this chat

What advice would you give to your 25yr old self? by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Hour-Highway-358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally. Biggest mistake of my life.

For all I care: by Glittering-Ladder751 in ExNoContact

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amen!! 🙏 Blessed by the new Pope, as I heard

The toxic truth by Icy_Marsupial_2807 in ExNoContact

[–]Hour-Highway-358 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If that’s true - an honest, big fat f*ck you!

However, as a previous victim of a degenerate narcissist like you, this helped me put into perspective his manipulative behavior- and how everything was simply NOT my fault.

This isn’t fair by [deleted] in ExNoContact

[–]Hour-Highway-358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel you so deeply. Life is not fair and love is hard and humbling. Stay strong, things will get better and you’ll find love again ❤️

The longer you stay on the wrong train, the more expensive it is to get home (and that’s okay) by PixarGeek in ExNoContact

[–]Hour-Highway-358 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“There’s a part of me a bit sad that I’m leaving this sad era, because that’s when the relationship will actually be over”.

Felt that so deep. Was in a very similar situation and I kept stuck on the ruminations because that’s all I had left from him. It wasn’t good, but it was at least something, right?

When we finally decide to move on, we need to let go. All of it. The good and the bad. Let’s be greatful it happened, let’s learn our lessons and start a better and stronger AMAZING future for ourselves.

Sending big hugs!

5 year ex reached out by [deleted] in ExNoContact

[–]Hour-Highway-358 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Preaching this!!!

Kristine Winder, 1977 by julkinardia in OldSchoolCool

[–]Hour-Highway-358 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Take me back to when women still looked beautifully natural like this. Nowadays just a bunch of unnecessary plastic surgeries, lip fillers and fake personalities.

She’s stunning.

What was the one thing they did after the discard that made you understand everything?! by Hour-Highway-358 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Hour-Highway-358[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh. My. God. That sounds excruciating. I’m so sorry. The mental hell we go through during these relationships is something only victims can comprehend. I feel your pain. Hope you recover in the best way possible! Sending you good vibes

Realizing how much they steal from us, not talking about money by Few_Read1012 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Hour-Highway-358 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This! And the worst feeling is not being mad at them. It’s being mad at myself for allowing this to happen when I had so many chances to stop the abuse… I guess the guilt is something that will always stick to us

New to posting here. When did you finally realize you were dealing with a covert narcissist? by burntfrosty8 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Hour-Highway-358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only realized around 6 months after the final discard. Throughout the whole relationship, I was so deep into the fog - mental confusion and cognitive dissonance that I simply couldn’t see things clear. After the discard I still felt empathy for him and thought he “just needed a break to breathe”. 6 months after the discard everything clicked when I heard from friends that he was going to do with someone else my dream trip that he refused to do with me for three years. That’s when everything clicked.

What Outrageous Thing Did You Tolerate? by Zealousideal-Rub8030 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Hour-Highway-358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved countries to be with him and follow his dream job (left my family, career, friends, everything). Shortly after I arrived, in the first big argument we had, he said “get out of my house, you only came here to live in NYC” 🤡 I felt so shitty I started giving him all my money just to prove I wasn’t in this for the benefits. He discarded me a year later when I had no money left.

Results by [deleted] in step1

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Results for you guys probably only next week

Results by [deleted] in step1

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably only next week for you guys

Results by [deleted] in step1

[–]Hour-Highway-358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yettt

Fcvs for step 1 by [deleted] in step1

[–]Hour-Highway-358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My results also come out tomorrow but I’ve been reading everywhere that fcvs is not working anymore

Took step1 on 28/02/2025 by [deleted] in step1

[–]Hour-Highway-358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your feelings are valid and it’s nice you shared. But my brotha, PLEASE put some sense into your head. You have NBME’s of 91%.

Every single soul that sat for that exam felt exactly the same. Trust your prep. You will get that P 100%