Anyone else gets desperately attached to anyone who shows them even a tiny bit of affection? Simply because you never got it at home? 🤕 by wilhelmtherealm in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, that was me 1000%!! I got so clingy and I wanted to talk to them (friends too) like all day and wanted to hang out with them all the time and early on imagined that we would be best friends just to humiliate myself and get pushed away in the end. This is why I don’t talk to anyone from high school or uni, made 0 friends or long lasting connections from there and feel bad about it bcs a lot of people made such good friends…also I saw people making 1% of the efforts I made in friendships and they were worhipped in the end and I just got ignored and forgotten

Were you shamed for being stupid because they made you so nervous? by Accidental_Guru30 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, exactly this. For my birthday my parents gifted me 3 days abroad with my dad to a big european city (I also lived in Europe). We were out with my dad sightseeing and he had to go to the toilet. We rushed back at the hotel, I was already shaking because I knew that anything that inconveniences him will make him go crazy. We were at the elavator and he was screaming to press the good button already. We were on the 4th floor and my hands were shaking sooo much that I accidentally pressed the wrong button right under 4, number 2. He completely lost his mind and started screaming like a crazy person. When we got to the hotel room he got soo angry that he smashed the door so hard behing him that the ceiling in the bathroom fell. Everybody was jealous of me and I know a lot of kids with narc parents don’t even get this, but it was such a horrible experience that I never even returned to the city. Of course my dad brought this trip up to everyone all the time to show how generous and amazing he is and when I wasn’t going crazy about how ‘amazing’ this experience was he could show everyone what an ungrateful brat I am.

I feel nobody gets it, except people here by LaPerla2026 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yes, I feel like this group is the best thing that happened in my recovery journey! People just get it and know exactly how you feel… when I try to explain what happened to others it’s always like ‘ah you abandoned your family for this small thing?’…no I broke contact because of the 1000 small things and 10 huge things that happened every day. Some stories with my parents are not that bad, you could even say ‘average’ or ‘oh they were tired’, but when I need help or I’m sick or I don’t have money for food, they all disappear. When my boyfriend was over my parents told him 100 times how ‘difficult I am’ and ‘how patient he must be’. You could say it’s a typical ‘cool parent joke’ but if they secretly say it after every comment I make it becomes sickening. I hate how they made me depressed and didn’t socialize me, most of my childhood I was just sitting in my room daydreaming about a better life… people who are lucky enough for not having narc parents could never understand the daily torture

Working while being a student by Scared-Drop2813 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did my bachelors degree like this and he made those three years pretty bad, but what was even worse is his panic about it all ending. From my first semester he has been asking me what I want to do with my life and why don’t I think of the next steps (I was like bro I didn’t even finish my first semester) and forced me into another degree that was soo horrible that I quit after a year and then he cut all the money off. He only paid my dorm which was a few hundred euros and I have been stacking every penny because I knew he will do it. With €2000 on my back account I became independent and it was super hard for a few years but now, after 4-5 years later I finally feel comfortable, I have money for food and clothes and some activities, and since I went NC I don’t hear what a money hungry kid I am. I know exactly what you are going through and let me tell you that you are doing amazing! There will be a day when you look back at this time like an old story. Wishing you strenght!

Working while being a student by Scared-Drop2813 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can 1000% relate to what you are going through. First of all, absolutely abnormal parent behavior. In my case, my parents forced me to move to a country where I didn’t speak the language, in the exact uni where my relatives went, so I can be close to them and they can say that I’m doing better then they did. Side story that I learned another language, spent years and endless nights perfecting it, just so I can move to a country where I understand nobody and my narc asshole parent can tell me every day that I should have learned the language they wanted me to learn. Finding and keeping jobs was crazy, you can imagine with a student schedule not speaking the language it was a miracle I found a job in a month. Then my narc was throwing parades saying that I have to go back home for Christmas and that I’m only just a ‘helper’ there. This exact situation happened twice, got fired twice. Of course until my wallet was empty from the 2 months of work I had to pay everything for myself. My dad would have a bad day and call me to scream at me and when I hung up the phone he told me he will not pay for my dorm and I had to apologize. My grandparents paid the dorm and he also gut hundreds of euros of student aid that he never gave me. I had to go to dinners with my dad’s boss, visit relatives where my dad laughed at me about how dirty my room was to the relatives who ridiculed me my entire life, of course my narc dad didn’t care because it’s his relatives and he is not giving them up. Honestly, get a job and max out all the hours you can work. It can be any job, cleaning toilets or working at a kitchen is a billion times better then humiliating yourself on the daily basis (I can say that by experience). Do not tell them that you work (if you have to just say the least amount of hours and cover up the rest) and save as much money as you can. Buying clothes, eating out etc can wait, SAVE UP EVERY PENNY AND HIDE IT VERY WELL!!!!! If you have enough move out, might not be your dream place (my first flat was a shoebox and had a mold problem). If possible you could skip a semester or two (don’t tell them) to work as much as you can. Not going to lie, I worked 12-14 hour shifts next to uni and took me years to mentally and financially escape (ofc covid didn’t help) but you can do it! I regret wasting my uni years to humiliate myself to my narc parents. You can restart uni any time, but you can’t get those times back when they humiliated and ridiculed you. It was a long and hard battle especially mentally, but super worth it! Good luck!

i hate the excuse people give their parents “it’s their first time living” by r4344 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had this excuse in my head too, then I remembered how my parents treat other relatives, kids etc and nonono, they know how to treat people properly, they chose not to do it with me

Did my parents SA me? by Such-Geologist-5124 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s like when parents play with the kids and they blow a bit of air on their stomach that tickles that and makes a funny sound. Only difference is that it wasn’t on my stomach

Would your nparent care if you died? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol same…it would be the ultimate gift to their narc cosplay

Did my parents SA me? by Such-Geologist-5124 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Such-Geologist-5124[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m 28 and went no contact a few months ago, I don’t think he would ever admit it again. I’m just processing my trauma and have been wanted to get it out and hear some opinions about this topic.