A digital journal to aid in healing and recovery from a relationship with an emotionally unavailable partner.
In response to message posted by Hermes:
My heart goes out to you in your recovery. Grieving the loss of a relationship with a N has many layers. They are not the usual layers of grieving a healthy person. The problem is that some of the layers ARE the same as grieving a healthy person but then there are layers reserved only for the loss of a N relationship, which are not understood by the 'civilian' population and can ONLY be understood by those who have survived a significant relationship with a N.
In a healthy relationship break-up one grieves:
Those are typical feelings that can come up after a break-up of a healthy relationship.
But grieving a N there are other ingredients, not available to the public understanding, such as:
Grieving a N is a burden, it's a hole in one's life.
Love, Nicky
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I was interviewed for this book but when I read it - WOW.
ReplyDeleteAs a victim of Ns and Ps alike (and the child of an N) this blows the whole codependency B.S. and victim blaming models right out of the water and validates victims.
It should be required reading for women age 16 and up!
If/when I start teaching women's self defense again (or Women and Violence adjunct) it will be required reading! l-
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