Narcissism & Codependency: You Can’t have One without the Other. #narcissist

[susansimon]

How true your observation about the attitude of codependents is

[n.g.l.]

That’s why they hate ppl that call them out or refuse to fall to their gaslighting. Or the ones who go no contact. Those are the worst one bc they’ve created that false sense of self and here you have a person that wants nothing to do with them bc their real self is a demon. Pitiful really

[ND-orso]

If the Narcissist wants to be seen as this great person they have to work for it. Spouses should stop lying for them by pretending they are happy when they are with an abuser.

[SandraLily]

My narc ex considered himself to be a "good man" because he went to work and didn't put his hands on me. Never mind the lying, cheating, stealing, porn, drugs or mind fucking. I "left a good man".

[coreyanderson]

Yep if someone says anything to a narc that may be a challenge to the narcs own perception of himself or herself, even if unintentionally, the narc may get very resistant toward that person. And sometimes people who are empaths can see that and refuse to do that, but co dependents keep staying over and over again, trying to gain the narcs approval.

[DJCrazyJimmy]

The hard part about getting out of a situation of narcissism is that when you're in it, it seems like there's no light at the end of the tunnel and it affects other people around you as well.

Especially if it's a family member that you grew up with kind of thing.

The big part about it is no matter what we got to let our light shine because that gets back to the narcissist 100% for sure.

It's hard to live your best life when you're in the grips of a narcissist person that's having control over you. But if it's possible to live your best life and overcome it and go non-contact if it's possible, life can go on.

The hard part about it is when you grew up in that environment somewhere deep inside when you're not healed. Sometimes you return back to that environment later in life. For whatever reason, stay away 100%. It's not worth it

[charlenewallace]

We should just say we're want to win!!!!

[meghasanyal]

Narcissists are these assembled creatures, they just have a body and small abilities to get through the day but a massive ability to take advantage of the system. They get the codependents to sacrifice for them so that codependent values like good looks, money, communication, education etc. can be used as their own. Like I had a Narcissist who would use my communication skills to get discounts and deals which I wasn't comfortable asking. Yet my narcissitic family used my money. Codependents are raised by narcissitic/codependent parents, a child is trained to see codependency as love specially in cultures that gives importance to family over an individual.

[ekdaufin]

They tell them they already are “that, ” and it empowers them to do more evil! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[TheMilwaukeeProtocol]

I am absolutely that person who feeds narcissists and wants their approval, which is why I signed up for an online boundaries-building class. 😂 Good choice for people like me, I recommend.

[vtbhoward]

But then when you are weak and vulnerable they run away from you just like they run away from their own

This mean as long as you are not in need in any way that they reject, they can tolerate

This is

[fatimasankoh]

Please let them move away from me completely

[patriciatoomingtheplantpar]

Not here he always sends me to take care of his clean ups, he's quite in public, I'm not

[michaelcartwright]

If your not liveing it, its Hard to discribe how bad it is because they put on a Mask around other people, that only see them for a short time

[noworneversoulbeach]

What about artists using personas to provide an experience? 😂

[joannthornton]

You don’t have to be a co dependent to be with a Narcissis. I don’t agree with this . Sounds like victim blaming.