This is my first time writing a post (and in an internet forum).

Last year, I found about narcissism through a few videos on YouTube. I was able to come to a conclusion that my parents (and some relatives) were narcissistic. They had shown these traits throughout my childhood.

Since then, I’ve been trying to make a couple of changes in order to help with the situation with my parents (like moving to another room, grey rocking). But it had a few side effects.

I’ve had to sacrifice self-care for a few months in order to remain low-contact. I’ve tried subtly asking them to get self-care products so I cope with most of the things going around at our house (we had a bug/fly problem, and much more).

Nowadays it isn’t much safe and I want to be able to change that. Is there any possible way to still live with the situation (until you’re at an age where you can get a steady income, have some independence)?

  • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Okay, a narc is someone who tattles on you, it usually means someone who gives info to police, but it’s been used for people who “tells on” someone to someone else. It’s pronounced with a hard c, like a k sound “nark.”

    Just so you don’t abbreviate narcissism as narc in the future.