The last six months have been rough, with the last 2 1/2 months being the worst of it. The toll it has taken on my little family cannot be adequately explained with words. Trying to get individuals to understand the extent of the damage done by a narcissist isn’t exactly easy, as a lot the damage has been mental and psychological. Both are invisible forms of abuse and you can’t see the extent of the damage.
Initially, we just thought we were dealing with a difficult neighbor. One who really didn’t want to change his ways and insistent on doing things a certain way. We thought that with a little intervention from a third party or getting the landlord more involved would help. It didn’t. It only made things worse. It made us realize that we were dealing with a narcissist and no matter what we did to try to resolve the issue at hand, he would dig his heels in and kept making it worse for us.
It has gotten to the point where we’re asking for help because we’re past our breaking point and need actual help getting out of the situation. The mental health of everyone in our household has taken a HUGE hit and trying to convey how bad it is is like pulling teeth. This isn’t a simple black and white issue, but one with a large gray area. There are issues that were created that shouldn’t have been all because of one man.
We made a plea for help. Everyone we know knows the extent of the damage that this neighbor has caused. Our world has been turned upside down and we’re trying to get out of a toxic situation that we were put in by someone else because we’ve been put through enough already. I ended up getting told by a relative, ‘Well, at least you have each other.’ That’s one of the worst things we could have been told. How is that going to help us leave? How is that going to help us get out?
Island of Misfit Mamas 