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May 18, 2022, 02:02 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,818
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Travelinglady
I just finished reading a book about narcissistic mothers, and how there is a feeling of grief over not getting needs met, having a nurturing mother. I've been there. It's real. I hope ones of you dealing with this kind of grief will find peace and ways to meet your unmet needs as an adult. 
And here's another hug, in friendship:  |
I don't know if mine was narcissistic or not, but she wasn't warm at all. If I had known she would be that way and I could have chosen a mother, sadly it would not have been her. Horrible but honest.
Even as an adult I've never gotten my emotional needs met. The "friends" I make have turned out not to be what I thought and I don't even know who's safe to confide in anymore.
Until I found this forum, I didn't know what I experienced had a NAME and that others experienced it. It validates and vindicates me. It wasn't me all along, it was HER. My dad wasn't much better. Months in therapy about it.
It's been years and I've also thought of lost opportunities, lost chances for something better, etc.
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