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I forgot to be gentle

I forgot to be gentle

I was completely oblivious to be gentle on myself. I actually don't know how to be gentle with myself or to myself. I didn't realise how much pressure I felt.

I was with a narcissistic sociopath I believe. It's taken me a while to identify what I was actually dealing with. Forget about the fact that I'm 'labelling' a person. I need a label. I need a label to somewhat understand the complete insanity I went through.

The damage to me is not something I can describe. I ask myself how do I keep attracting insane people I get into relationships with. I don't think this is a valid question in this instance particularly. It wasn't my fault. I shouldn't have to take responsibility. How can I when I was with someone like this. I finally worked out why I kept being drawn back in when I knew this person was bad news.

I didn't see that everything about them was fake. I get now that everything about them was a wanna be. They will never truly amount to anything. They have elements of being able to be something but components are missing. Like they can say they are a doctor, yet the practical or study may not be there. They could have equipment for eg and know how to use but gave never done the required study and many years of university to actually be a doctor. So basically apply that to everything.

She never really did love me. I worked out that it was all self serving. I havn't got my head around the totality of it yet. I can't talk about all the events yet. My two biggest fears, that whomever I tell will not believe me and that she will continue to find ways to get to me. Part of the narcissism is needing supply. Her supply is gone. They usually come back when they are not getting their supply. Except I know now and am doing what I can do she doesn't get any access to me.

She already has had her new victim in line. I don't want to protect this victim. I won't be believed anyway. The smear campaign would have begun a while ago. I kept going back because I believed we had a chance still. It was all lies though. All to hard because I made her face herself. She pretended she wanted to but it was all lies. She processes to be so happy within herself and happy with her life. I just look at it and think to myself how easy it is to spot it now. I bought a narcissistic sociopath to their knees. They actually saw themselves and it scared them. I exposed parts of them to themselves and it was just too much.

She has an intense fear of me exposing her. What concerns me about that is how far would she go with me not to expose her. I will be to doctors, psychologists and maybe in other ways. The sociopathic part is no longer having any power or control. They are likely to act out more when they lose this. She lives in complete fear. She will portray to others and air of self confidence, a spiritual take on all of it, at times a smear campaign, at times break down like it's all too much, like it was me that completely stuffed up her life. What concerns me is how far the many unsavoury people she knows might decide to do something because of the way she spins things to different people.

There is so much more.

Anyhow I've been hard on myself. Worrying about work and getting back to it. Worrying that I'm not pulling my weight around the house. I don't want to talk to my housemate. He is a bit money orientated. I just don't want or need the pressure. I can't be bothered even telling him.

I actually just prefer to be left alone.

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She's a loser @Powderfinger , and an ugly, abusive person that no one likes.

You are free from the silly cow now. Life is too short.

You would be better suited to someone with a high EQ and IQ like yourself, if you ever get the strength to take risks of the heart again; if not there as so many beautiful breeds of puppies to choose from that will love you back 10 fold. Best of luck. Corny

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@Corny

Yes, she is a loser that nobody likes, this is true. I don't care for her one iota. My heart towards her is colder than the Antarctic. There is no warmth nor good feeling there. Her quality of the rest of her life is going to always be full of suffering and her own hell she creates. There is below zero chance of her ever changing, which I don't care about.

Yes, I'm very happy about the restraining order. She thinks she is a model citizen and upstanding in the community. Um, your delusional. You are a bus driver that does nothing in the community. Self inflated ego and completely delusional. She believes it too. If she breaks the order, I will be down at the police station quicker than you can say Geronimo so they can go get her and put her in lock up. I won't think twice.

About my heart and love. Nope, don't even want to go there. I don't know if I will ever go there again. A dog will do me just fine. They sh..t all over people really. A high EQ and hlgh IQ would be good.

PF

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I can understand that @Powderfinger , I want to be alone for the rest of my life in terms of romantic/intimate partnerships.....I am too damaged.

So stoked the RO is in place.

She isn't capable of change, it is about her brain structure, but also, and mainly, who she is as a person inside. Take it from a broken person, abusive people with this disorder get worse with age, not better.

All the best on your journey. I hope there is at the very least one gorgeous little pup in your future. Corny

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@Corny

I'm sorry. Finding it hard to respond. The order was served on her today. I broke down again today. Just not able to cope with anything much at all. I'm pretty messed up. I know I am.

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@Powderfinger it's so much to be going through, it sounds like that would be overwhelming for anyone How are you travelling today?

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@Former-Member

I truly never know how to answer that question anymore. It's a loaded question for me really. I'm fighting suicide and my moods are all over the place. Yes, I have some support, limited but support. Mainly know that I can no longer survive further abuse. 36 years of abuse. Nobody seems to comprehend I can't take anymore. I'm shutting down.

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@Powderfinger You're right, that can be a very loaded question. I really appreciate your open response

I actually see it as an incredible strength of yours that you know you cannot and will not take any further abuse. It can be incredibly hard to pull away from cycles or generations of abuse when such behaviour is just 'normal'- some people have never reached the clarity and resolution you have.

I can really relate to how you might be feeling- I also reached a point in my life where I drew a line at any further abuse or disrespect, and it was a big turning point. My relationships and quality of life in the years since have been so much more rewarding. I am content and happy with my close relationships/friendships, and have been loved and supported so much- and I think that something like that can be ahead for you too, given you've come to a point of realising you cannot take further abuse - that you deserve and need better. I really think that much better times can be ahead for you, and that you've well and truly started the trajectory there 💐

I'll also send you an email to check in with you about your wellbeing

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@Former-Member

I love what you have written. I want to come back to this conversation. I will after I have taken a few me days. Now that the restraining order has been served, I truly need some me time. Anything that is not urgent, I'm leaving and will catch up on it when I am able. Thank you for sharing.

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@Former-Member

Hi.

I cannot and will not take anymore abuse. There is more emphasis on CANNOT. 34 years of it, I can do no more. There is no next time. I truly have no resilience left and cannot stand it when people say you are so resilient. It's like a complete dismissal of the hell I've been through and the prices I paid for abuse. Every type of abuse there is and ones people have never heard of, I've been through. Every single one of them.

I'm not sure about how some people haven't reached the clarity and resolution I have. It exists I know. I can't focus on that right now. A part of me had truly changed of being "the helper" in people's lives. The fixer, rescuer and saver. Only because that's the roles I was given from a very young age. I can't see any if my childhood in a positive light. There was nothing good about it and I didn't really get to have my childhood. It's horrific for me to look at really.

It's good you have a better life now with more rewarding relationships. I have no idea what that life is like cause I've never had it. I'm not fond of people. My view is a bit skewed I think. I don't think there are nice people. I feel unsafe and untrusting of the world. Too scared to trust people. I don't always know if they are just pretending they are nice, or if they are nice. I find it very very very hard to form new relationships of any kind. I've been through horrendous abuse. I don't feel there would be anyone in the world who would be patient, kind and understand with me and that there wouldn't be some type of agenda to hurt me.

My desire to need better and deserve better is to not have anyone. I just find it very hard to believe any good and nice people could even be in my life. I've never had it.

PF

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@Powderfinger I hear your frustration when people praise your resilience - I can't find it now, but I've come across a quote before which effectively says that we shouldn't have to be praised as resilient- we shouldn't have to go through the adversities we're put through in the first place- the focus should be on making the world itself less harsh to be in. E.g., people shouldn't be abusive; there shouldn't be prejudice and discrimination; affordable and secure housing shouldn't be difficult for people to access; etc.

Given everything you've been through, I can absolutely understand how you struggle to trust people. It makes so much sense. I also think that healing and trusting is possible, though - it'd likely take time, for sure, but it's possible. If you'd ever like to chat about it, feel free to book a call

Take care

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