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- I've started reading a book, "Stop Spinning, Start Breathing" which is essentially a "recovery" book about narcissistic abuse. One of the things this author brings up consistently is a concept she calls MDOE, Managing Down Our Expectations, and it...
- I knew it was coming, so I don't know why I let it surprise or hurt me, or even piss me off for that matter. Holidays are always a "delicate" time in our household--at least they have been since I became ensnared in this relationship. Usually I just...
- So, work has been a nightmare. I now have to go to mediation with this employee who has wreaked havoc on my office as the owners state that she "deserves" to have her grievances heard in a non-threatening environment. That meeting is Tuesday in an...
- Honestly, can you guys let me know what you think of this letter I am giving to my employer (for those who didn't read the long-winded post, I am having difficulty with a coworker/actually staff member. I just want to make sure this is clear,...
- So, I knew if I didn't tell him that I was off work today there would be hell to pay. Even though we haven't really been speaking since the incident on Sunday night, I went into the bedroom when he finally got home last night and tried to talk to...
- First, I want to say thank you to Far and Away for posting the link to this website (onemomsbattle.com) on another post. I immediately clicked over there and loved the site. I found this post when I was reading through "If you give a narcissist a...
- Good morning everyone! I apologize in advance because this is going to be long, but honestly..I am at my wit's end with a coworker and not sure if anyone here can give me advice for handling this situation (or for why I seem to attract these types...
- Okay, this incident actually happened over the summer, but it still sticks with me; after all of the incidents over the years--some that were horribly violent and one that even landed me in the hospital, it is kind of strange that this one...
- Hi all. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!! I have an issue I am wondering if anyone else has been through and if anyone can offer any advice on how to function through it. I am (once again) working on my own issues--those that cause me to...
- Hi all. I typically only get on here to complain and vent about something, but I wanted tonight to take the time to say thank you to all of you! I realize that for all the crap in my life at any given moment, I am really very blessed for so many...
- I've been off the grid for several months, working on me--reading so many self-help, spiritual "awakening", and healing from abuse books that I feel information is coming out of my ears; and trying to focus on finishing my BA and being with my...
- So, our 13 year old can be quite a handful at times, but I have my suspicions that there is a damn good reason for that. Anyway, tonight she and her sister were fighting, he was home for a change, and before I could intervene, he came busting out of...
- I posted this in another forum as well, but thought maybe someone in this forum might also know something to do at this point. I don't even know if ODD is my daughter's issue, but I am literally at my breaking point. I cannot continue on like...
- Our 13 year old daughter has been a challenging child since she was 3 years old--from meltdowns that would last for hours and end with her sobbing uncontrollably, to actual fist fights with her sister (who is about 60 pounds lighter than her). She...
- Going to try to make this short and sweet. My H. has an older daughter from a previous relationship--she will be 20 next month. He has not had any contact with her since she was about 5; using the excuse that her mother refused to allow him to see...