LOOKING FOR HELP WITH ANXIETY, STRESS, OR UNHAPPINESS?
PERHAPS YOU
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have panic attacks if you drive too far from home, and want to quit your job every day
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have a baby and are terrified to leave her at day care, and cry every day at work
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feel unhappy in your marriage, but terrified about what life would be like on your own
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were raised by a narcissistic parent (or one you suspect was narcissistic) and feel overwhelmed and alone with the problem
MAYBE YOUR CHILD
MAYBE YOUR TEEN
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can’t fall asleep at night unless she sleeps with you, so you don’t sleep
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takes 2 hours to complete homework that should take 30 minutes, and you wish every day was school vacation
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clings to you every morning before school, petrified you won’t show up for pick-up, and you are late for work
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Has a meltdown every evening when it's time to get ready for bed
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doesn’t talk to you, breaks down in tears, screams, tells you nothing is wrong, and hasn’t gone to school for 2 weeks
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has not seen a friend on a weekend for months, and feels too shy to call anyone
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after applying to college, only gets into his “safety school” and feels like a complete failure
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just doesn’t feel good about herself, in spite of being a top student and athlete
IF YOU ARE AN ADULT WITH A NARCISSISTIC PARENT, YOU MAY
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struggle to set limits with your parent, caught between a sense of loyalty and the need to take care of yourself or your own family
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wonder if you are “crazy” because of how interactions with your parent make you feel
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may feel terrible or even ashamed when others tell you they are looking forward to spending time with their parents
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find you can’t stop hearing your parent’s critical voice, even if he or she has been dead for many years
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mostly, you feel alone, and that is almost impossible that anyone else could understand your story