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6 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Are you ready to add an intentional 5-10 minutes of self-love into your daily mindfulness routine?

We created a free 28 Day self-love Journal to help you move from self-critical to self-compassionate.

Here to cheer you on your reparenting journey!

tinyurl.com/28dayreparenting

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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It’s okay to change your mind. 

So you agreed to do something for your narcissistic parent, but now you are dreading it.

Give yourself permission to change your mind and cancel.

This is a small, attainable boundary. 

#mentalhealthmonday

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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More great ways to practice saying no to a narcissistic family member:

☎️ Don’t pick up the phone right away. 

⏰ Set a timer before you call them back.

⏲️ Offer a compromise by setting a time limit on in-person visits.

✨ Remember:
You don’t have to apologize for saying no. 

#familydysfunction

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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A crucial part of resetting is self-care.

It’s more than a buzzword for bubble baths and lighting a candle.
It’s more about nurturing your own emotional self and creating space for yourself.

Sometimes it means scheduling an extra therapy appointment, or some time for yourself to consider different boundaries you can put in place when dealing with your narcissistic parents.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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If you are not already doing some sort of group therapy, coaching, workshops, or seeking out resources like this account, put these tools into your self-care practice.

It’s a good way to keep yourself accountable to being compassionate towards yourself.

It’s not about healing faster, it’s about better understanding why we’ve done the things we have. 

#mentalhealthmonday

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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Talk to a professional about going No Contact with your narcissistic parents.

Sometimes, if you vent to a friend who doesn’t have a personality disordered or difficult parent, and they might tell you you are “making too much of it” (which would be invalidating); or you could go to a friend that totally does understand but you catch them on a really bad day and they give you advice based on their own life experience and tell you to cut them off entirely.

This is why it is better to seek out some sort of expert level guidance for an unbiased opinion.

#therapythursday #adultchildren

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

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Be kind to yourself when considering going No Contact from your personality-disordered parents.

No contact doesn’t have to last forever. It can be a week. A month. A year. Don’t begin this decision by thinking you’ll never talk to them again.

You can go no contact for a small period of time just to see how it feels.

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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With personality disordered people, their sense of self is a bit malleable. The person you interact with one day could look different on another day.

Sure, everyone has moods; but with narcissistic or borderline people, it feels like they can suddenly flip on their own values and that can be really confusing. 

#difficultparents

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

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Narcissistic parents often come across as overly confident and arrogant, but behind that mask of self-importance is a much more fragile person, a childlike ego that is easily wounded. 

#difficultparents

1 year ago | [YT] | 1