En narcissistisk mors karaktärsdrag:
När jag och min bror läste detta kändes det som att det var en biografi över vår mamma...
1. Everything she does is deniable.
2. She violates your boundaries.
3. She favoritizes.
4. She undermines.
5. She demeans, criticizes and denigrates.
6. She makes you look crazy.
7. She's envious.
8. She's a liar in too many ways to count.
9. She has to be the center of attention all the time
10. She manipulates your emotions in order to feed on your pain.
11. She's selfish and willful.
12. She's self-absorbed.
13. She is insanely defensive and is extremely sensitive to any criticism.
14. She terrorizes.
15. She's infantile and petty.
16. She's aggressive and shameless.
17. She "parentifies."
18. She's exploitative.
19. She projects.
20. She is never wrong about anything.
21. She seems to have no awareness that other people even have feelings.
22. She blames.
Narcissists are masters of multitasking as this example shows.
Simultaneously your narcissistic mother is
Lying. She knows what she did was wrong and she knows your reaction is reasonable.
Manipulating. She's making you look like the bad guy for objecting to her cruelties.
Being selfish. She doesn't mind making you feel horrible as long as she gets her own way.
Blaming. She did something wrong, but it's all your fault.
Projecting. Her petty, small and childish behavior has become yours.
Putting on a self-pitying drama. She's a martyr who believed the best of you, and you've let her down.
Parentifying. You're responsible for her feelings, she has no responsibility for yours.
23. She destroys your relationships.
24. As a last resort she goes pathetic.
"Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers" by Dr. Karyl McBride
"Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life" by Dr. Susan Forward
"Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life" by Dr. Linda Martinez-Lewi