Monday, September 21, 2009

Mr. 80 Percent.

At this point, I hate to admit that the pain still haunts me. I hate to admit that I still think of him everyday. But I do. Whenever I start to think about the would haves or the should haves, I turn to this blog to remind myself of the turmoil that this relationship has caused. Quite honestly, it's the only way I can keep from missing him. There...I said it.

I'm fully aware that anything this man ever said to me was a complete and total lie. It was all a facade. I know that, now. But the feelings that I felt were real. The dreams I shared were real. And at the time, I thought his were real too. It honestly felt real to me. More real than anything I'd known. He even wrote that bullshit song for me. He cried while he sang it. How was I not to believe him? He said that being with me and my boys gave his life meaning. He finally had purpose, something he'd never had before. Those two statements I actually believe to be true. His life has no meaning...no purpose. That's why he leached onto mine. That's why he moved under my roof, ate my food and took advantage of my love and generosity.

Looking back, I realize that there were several red flags that I completely ignored. Originally, this post contained a list of some of them, but I removed them because I didn't want this to sound like an ex-bashing rant. I guess I was always aware of the flags, I watched them wave right in front of my face, but dismissed them to see where the relationship would go. I figured that since he had a secure job, a great driving record and didn't do drugs, he couldn't be all that bad; he at least deserved a chance. Those other things were just minor. He was my Mr. 80% (according to Dr. Phil's Love Smart). I could whip him right into shape in no time. Besides that, I was crazy about him. The problem with turning a blind eye to those red flags is that eventually they come back to haunt you. I'm sure that had I known more about pathological behavior prior to that relationship, it would have saved me from a world of hurt and an ocean of tears.





















13 comments:

  1. You are not alone. It has been more than two years since he left my life and it has been more than a year and a half since I've seen or talked to him and yet today....I thought of him at least a hundred times in that haunting way.

    It's not fair and yet it is what it is and I hate it.

    It was 100% because what we feel and believe is 100% real. Not seeing and obeying the red flags is not something that we should beat ourselves up with...not that you are doing that, but I still do.

    I comfort myself by reminding myself that I have a heart and the ability to be intimate and keep my promises. That makes me a wonderful person no matter what he was, no matter what he did.

    Hugs to you. Healing to all of us.

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  2. To me, the biggest problem we face is that we don't have a 'context' for understanding those red flags.

    Everybody has problems in their relationship/marriage. Everybody sees things they don't like and Thank Goodness people are willing to give a partner the benefit of the doubt and HOPE they will change their bad behavior. After all, that's what WE want them to do for us, right?

    The problem is that there are pathological signs that someone might not be capable (or willing) to change. Without information though, we can't interpret those signs. So we make assumptions based on our relational experience with others and ourselves.

    What is changing in our society now is that people are becoming more aware of 'pathological signs'. Even so, some people are capable of changing and other's aren't.

    I may be in the minority with my opinion, but I believe anyone could end up in an unhealthy relationship because most people DO NOT correctly interpret the red flags. It's always easy to do that in HINDSIGHT, right?

    Be kind to yourself...we're in a period of history that is debunking a lot of the pop-psychology that made us think that everybody wanted to be loved and to love back. Well, phooey on that idea! It's ain't true!


    Hugs,
    CZBZ

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  3. Thanks for your messages. I just got out of a relationship with a narcissist. When I began to find out things were pretty crazy, I just couldn't accept what was really happening. The signs were there and I did tell him good bye but he asked me to stay to work on it. Of course it kept getting worse everytime. The strange thing is that he is a spiritual teacher so it was harder for me to get past some of the superficial layers that made him look good. I am having a terrible time getting over someone who criticized me constantly, calling old girlfriends and trying to gaslight me into thinking I am crazy when I tried to address this issues. I can't understand why I hurt. It has to be my old childhool stuff. I just want it to go away, it is not worth it the time unless I can continue to understand my part. I am in counseling, I did counseling before but obviously this is a part of me that is unhealed. What I don't understand is why I think I miss him because he was awful. Please god help me to heal

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  4. In the moments when I miss him, I think of the beautiful poetry he composed about me, for me. The songs he wrote about me and for me, and I wonder to myself, how could that all be unreal? And I being doubting myself, maybe I'm deluding myself and he really was, still is the man that I fell completely, madly, deeply in love with. And then I read the experiences of women who have been in relationships with men that have NPD. And coming across your blog, reading this specific post, about how he wrote a song, cried to you when he sang it. It's chilling.

    Thank you for sharing. I am so emotionally exhausted and feel at the point of unraveling at any moment. The mind-f*@* (pardon my french, but that is exactly what it feels like) is just too twisted to understand.

    It's only been two weeks since I found out that everything I believed, loved, and thought I had, was, is and will always be a lie. It was all the workings of a sick mind and a diseased heart. And yet,I still find myself emotionally crippled when I think of him.

    It's disorienting and dizzying to remain grounded. I know what I had and felt was real, but it was just me. Accepting that is the hardest thing and the yet, I know it's the only thing I can do to let go.

    Wishing luck to all who venture on to this site and others like it. My heart aches for all the women and people who have suffered because we love so freely.

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  5. this is my first time responding to a blog. after 20 months reading about narcissism, i realize i need help dealing with the emotional trauma of life with a narcissist. it is toxic. it is debilitating to our hearts and souls. it is abuse. time to get help

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  6. SHE RUINED MY LIFE IN EVERY WAY MY HOME MONEY FAMILY JOB I WORKED 20 HARD YRS SHE TOOK IT ALL IN 3 YRS WHY? I LOVED HER SO SHE WAS MY PRONCESS MY LOVE MY LIFE WHY ?JUST WHY I CANT SHAKE THIS HELP ME

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  7. I left several months ago. But had left more times than I could count.The hardest part for me is that my ex was so indifferent and cold that i would become so hurt humiliated insulted and enraged by being treated that way that what is known as retaliation abuse became a way of life for me.I was tired of. the critical double standard hypocritical judgement passed on me by someone that took no interest in my life had no empathy for me yet expected so much empathy from me.i watched her career thrive while i was living out of the trunk of my car just to get away.i was exhausted from the manipulation.i was sick of the inconsistent insincere words. i was sick of being a doormat for rhis self centered ungrateful empty person.i wad tired of wasting my life and feeling miserable.then there were the guilt gifts. to bqck up how crazy i am when she would treat me like dirt"well don't i buy you gifts and cook u special meals"yet in reality she thought she was superior cared nothing about my life or mt being.i hate that i had to stoop so low to slum with a full blown narcissist

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