When we're tired, sick or just not feeling well, it seems even more like everything has gone wrong. Or worse, like we're going backwards in our healing. This is the time to give ourselves extra grace and compassion. Our minds don't work as well when our body's are not working well and that's ok. Allow yourself time and kindness to work through it. #grownostr

No one is truly safe around narcissists. Collateral damage is a constant around them unless you're fortunate enough to not be the target. No one is innocent in their world except for them. There's no length they won't go to to get what they want even if it destroys them in the process. #grownostr

We all avoid emotions to some extent. If we're willing to admit it to ourselves or anyone else another story. It's ok if we are doing this, but we don't want to get stuck there. We must allow and process these emotions if we want to move forward with our lives. It also makes the journey much better! #grownostr

Grief is not easy to work through and there are many layers to it. We end up feeling like we shouldn't feel the way we do, or it shouldn't feel this way or take this much time. It is a very individual experience for everyone. We get to feel the way we do and go through it in our own way and time. #grownostr

I suppose the exception is they are genuinely narcissists, which is anything but genuine. This is because they have no sense of self or who they are. Everything they do is to manipulate for more of everything. There is never enough of more and it will never be enough. Opt out of their game! #grownostr

Too many times we rerun what we've done and said and question everything we did. We couldn't have made things better because we were not the only issue in the relationship. They were just trying to get us to believe we were the only problem. You can't have a healthy relationship with a toxic person! #grownostr

You'll be lucky to get breadcrumbs and they will manipulate you to think they are giving you everything. The reality is you will never even get close to the bare minimum. Anything they give you will be to show everyone else "how good they are". It's a lie and a deception! We don't have to participate in their illusion! #grownostr

Narcissists only care about supply and nothing else. There's no hope with or for them with anything else. They'll do whatever they need to do in order to get supply. When we are no longer good or enough supply for them, they'll find it somewhere else. We can choose to not participate in their game! #grownostr

Even when narcissists seem to get away with everything in the short term. In the long term they end up burning every relationship they have and die alone, miserable and lonely. They are perpetual victims of their own demise and it follows them through their lives. Eventually it catches up with them. #grownostr

I won't say we need to go through this, because I don't believe that. We certainly didn't deserve it either. It's often a catalyst though for really making changes in our lives in a positive way. It can be a time of huge positive growth, if we choose this. None of it is easy and I know this. It is possible for everyone to move forward with their lives no matter where they start. #grownostr