Updated April, 2025 Narcissistic Mother Empath Daughter = The Good Daughter Syndrome®. ( If you would rather listen- go to the end of the post for the audio version of this post) If you are empathic and your mother is narcissistic, borderline, or just plain difficult,...
You’ve read about narcissistic mothers… but the descriptions don’t exactly fit your mother’s behavior. Yes, she’s difficult. But instead of the loud, brash variety of narcissistic, she’s subtle, quiet, and more manipulative. She’s not the bully; she’s the victim. In...
Many daughters of narcissistic mothers struggle to understand why ordinary conversations leave them feeling confused, ashamed, or diminished. The things narcissistic mothers say often sound ordinary on the surface, but they carry messages that invalidate, manipulate,...
(Narcissistic, Borderline and Histrionic Personality Disorders all have this in common) You may know mom drives you crazy but you don't exactly why acts the way she does. All you know is that it hurts. You may know she is narcissistic, borderline, or...
The heartbreak and gift of letting your daughter go Dear Teenaged Daughter, (written 10 years ago) You have that far away look in your eyes now. Home isn’t the center of your universe. I knew it would be this way. I just didn’t know how...
Updated October 5, 2024 For daughters of Narcissistic, (Borderline or personality disordered) mothers, romantic relationships are set up for trouble, real trouble. * Having never learned what a secure love feels like, they understandably mistake their anxiety for...
It's a terrible choice to have to make. Feeling like you have to choose between Mom and your partner can be gut-wrenching. Your childhood self is programmed to obey and respond to mom. You feel guilty if you don't choose mom. On the other hand, you know you need to...
Is Mom a helicopter, overly involved mother...or does is she a covert Narcissist? Mom knows best! Mom to the rescue! Mom is always right! Right? Humm.. the culture stands back and cheers, loudly! But where does good intention end and overreach begin? A closer look at...
You can't make Mom happy, but you certainly can waste a lifetime trying. When you look back, you may realize how much of your life you have tried to make mom feel better about herself. Before you realized it was an impossible, thankless job, did you spend much of your...