by Julie Townsend | Nov 13, 2021 | My Story
One of the worst and damaging things about living with a narcissist was the cloud of negativity he lived under. He wanted to drive any enthusiasm and joie de vivre out of me. I was punished because, he told me, I had to be like HIM! Your content goes here. Edit or...
by Julie Townsend | Nov 12, 2021 | My Story
The worst part of living with Gordon was his devaluation of me. He treated me with contempt. I did not exist to him as a person with feelings, emotions, and human needs. He did not actually ‘see’ me. The journal I wrote in 2003 describes what it...
by Julie Townsend | Oct 24, 2021 | My Story
I am the oldest child of six. I am the family scapegoat and the hero child. I am ‘hard’ because I tell it like it is and see straight though the façade. I was the family fixer, the hero for a large part of my life – until I woke up. My father, ...
by Julie Townsend | Sep 10, 2021 | My Story
Gordon hated me. I was an ‘appliance’ for him to control, to gain emotional fuel and for all the ‘residual benefits’ that came with it such as me running his live for him and taking responsibility for everything. If I had not had dreams and...
