"You are not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth."
I recall telling my friends early on in my recovery, “The dogs are her world. Carol would never do anything to harm the dogs.” This was a sincere belief that I held because our life together was all about the dogs. It was the one thing that I never dreamed she would use as a…
As I previously have posted, one of the first signs of “pure evil” that my covert narcissist acted upon was euthanizing my oldest dog (Slater) while I was fighting an order of protection: An order of protection that was later withdrawn with prejudice minutes before my requested trial. I would later learn that she did…
I recall, some years ago, when my step-son was attending college and did not invite his mother (my covert narcissist ex) to his college graduation. Admittedly, this bothered me a great deal. As such, I drove down to where he was living in the hopes of mediating a solution. When I confronted him, his exact…
In previous blog posts, I have highlighted a couple of important points: A common tactic of the narcissist is to leverage the family court system to make your life miserable. The family court system is the ideal system for the narcissist as they can easily obtain a family court order of protection with no evidence….
With legal disclaimers out of the way (something I will get into momentarily), I want to take some time to ensure awareness of how evil and calculating narcissists can be. I balance my time on my blog and on Quora. I frequently see questions about confronting and exposing narcissists. I honestly don’t recommend confronting or…
Billy Joel wrote “River of Dreams” to explore the themes of trust betrayal, and the search for something sacred. The song explores the idea of understanding one’s own innermost thougts and feelings. Ultimately the song is about the importance of following one’s own path in life, even when facing uncertainty and doubt. I chose this song…
As a reminder rumination involves repetitive thinking or dwelling on negative feelings and distress and their causes and consequences. The repetitive, negative aspect of rumination can contribute to the development of depression or anxiety and can worsen existing conditions. As a person who thinks and analyzes my situations, overcoming ruminations was a difficult challenge. We…
Slater – Never got to say goodbye to this wonderful dog. RIP, my best friend.
Thus were the words spoken to me by my attorney after our first family court hearing. The purpose of that hearing was to address the order of protection that was filed against me. At that same hearing, my covert narcissist spouse was also told that I would be serving her with a divorce. To be…
Predictable…that is the one word that comes to mind when I reflect back on my ordeal with my covert narcissist. Although I did not know when she would erupt in narcissistic rage, it was still predictable. As much as narcissists are rumored to be a force to reckon with in court, my experience has been…