I’m new here
Hi everyone, I’m new here and have done an introduction on the mighty already but not on this specific group.
I’m writing tonight because I got a string of really angry text messages from my mom tonight that have me feeling a bit down and questioning my reality. Years of therapy have taught me about her narcissistic traits and I’ve been validated for the emotional abuse I’ve suffered from her. Therapists have explained to me the concept of scapegoating which I feel I relate to, but my mom is so invalidating that it makes me confused.
Anytime I try to talk to her about an issue to resolve or better understand something, she turns it back on me… blaming me for the exact thing that I’m bringing up. Is this gaslighting? Can anyone relate to this experience? I’m having a hard time understanding and feeling certain of where I stand at the moment. 😢 The blame and guilt trips (although they used to affect me wayyyy more) are painful and difficult to process.
I don’t want to play the victim here, and I don’t want to get stuck in that mentality. Ugh how do I fix this? 😓
#ComplexPTSD #narcabuse #EmotionalAbuse #confused #Gaslighting #scapegoat