Last week I talked a bit about body dysmorphia, and this week, I thought I’d share some of my experiences with it. This is a bit difficult for me; despite how far I’ve come, there is a part of me that will always see these ‘flaws’ in myself. (My victory is in being able to …
Two weeks ago I shared about what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is (link) and last week I shared some examples from my own past of interacting with a Narcissist (link). This week, I wanted to share a little bit about healing from a narcissistic relationship. Not everyone heals the same. It’s important to note that some …
I’ve found that outing a narcissist is rarely easy. Despite the fact that these people have put us through a world of pain, we often still feel a warped sense of loyalty towards them due to all of their manipulation. While logically, we know that we don’t owe them anything, there’s still a part of …
I have been actively learning about Narcissistic Personality Disorder for about ten years now, but I’ve been passively learning about it since the day I was born. When I was younger, I didn’t know about this disorder. I’d always thought a narcissist was just someone who was vain. You know, a little too self-involved; maybe …
Continuing off of the trauma theme with the posts I wrote last week and the week before, this week I wanted to focus on healing. Healing is a big part of life after trauma. Whether you choose to heal or not, that decision will affect your life greatly. How do I know? Because I spent …
I always thought that once you said that you were going to do something, you had to do it. That you had to do what you said you would, in the way that you said. You weren’t allowed to change your mind. That sounds pretty restricting though, doesn’t it? It doesn’t always leave much room …
Last week, I was on a zoom call with my new friend Alice, and she made a little complaint about the fact that I said I was by no means an expert. This complaint was made in a super encouraging and supportive way, and really got me thinking. She pointed out that my experience made …
My name is Danielle and I am a *recovering* hoarder. My instincts tell me to keep everything. I wish I were exaggerating. Really, I do. But my mind is a weird place where everything could possibly be used in a future craft project or something along those lines. I save magazines I’ll probably never read, …
I know from experience that words have a lot of power and that what you say matters. I’ve written here before about the positive power words can have, but I think it’s important to share that they can also hold a lot of negative power. In fact, I think the negative power might be a …
Healing is a really complicated thing. Some days you feel like you’re making a lot of progress and it makes you feel really powerful. Other days, not so much but at least you’re further ahead than you were a year ago, so that’s still something. Then there are the bad days. The fucked up, panic-attack-filled, …
