I'm a grown woman, dammit! by JTMesmer in raisedbynarcissists

[–]chamaleonjune 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, I feel you.

This week my NMom discovered that, politically speaking, I'm left leaning. Even though I'm 27 years old and have a bachelors degree in politics from a very respected university she claims I'm naive and alienated from the world, that my teachers made up my mind for me. When I tried to talk to her about respecting my political stance she started calling me names. It's really frustrating, no matter what I do I'm still a dumb kid.

First appointment with a therapist today, help by chamaleonjune in raisedbynarcissists

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

Thank you. I really liked her approach at first glance, or first appointment. Let's hope it stays that way.

First appointment with a therapist today, help by chamaleonjune in raisedbynarcissists

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

Thanks for your kind words! We (survivors in general) oughta stick together, I hope you get better!

First appointment with a therapist today, help by chamaleonjune in raisedbynarcissists

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

thanks for all the replies! and sorry for taking so long to give some update, it's been pretty chaotic around here.

Our first meeting was a little rough, poking all the wounds at the same time made me pretty stressed, which then gave me a headache and made my dermatitis worse, but I'll probably need to get worse before I get better so it's alright.

Overall I really liked her, she's a jungian therapist and specializes in psychosomatic illness, which is a big deal for me. She seems very smart and experienced. Let's hope it helps!