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Originally Posted by Partless
 back at you, thank you for sharing, I bet you leaving or in particular your brother, must have been difficult (the issues about obligation and guilt and all that). But glad you were able to. I keep trying to convince myself that me focusing on my own life and finding myself does not have to be a win-lose situation. I will be in a better place and can be a better son. And it is also true that I am not my family, and that's just reality, whether I like it or not and whether I was treated as separate or not. I'm also looking up more about narcissistic parents and enmeshment now as well. Cheers. |
You are right it is not a win lose proposition and can be done whether you leave or not. Foregivness is a big part. Sorting out what you really want and what are external expectations can be difficult. "Be true to yourself" is a saying I have always loved. Hard to figure out what that means lots of times.
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