The Narcissist: The Aftermath

Time has passed Bridges have been burnt But it’s brought hindsight Things that I didn’t notice before have now surfaced Things I suspected have inadvertently been proven And it started with a narcissist attempting to mentally destroy me But something else happened In his attempt to take me down, he exposed a glitch A glitchContinue reading “The Narcissist: The Aftermath”

Do You Trust Your Instincts?

Yes More often than not, they’ve been spot on Which makes it hard to translate to others Especially when I’ve picked up on something and my sixth sense is screaming And when it involves another human, a new twist is added Because how do you explain to others that someone they trust explicitly may notContinue reading “Do You Trust Your Instincts?”

With Hindsight Comes Clarity

Distance usually provides a better picture Allowing time to process things Going into a big move (especially one that involved a child and a new country), the unknown was a HUGE factor The one thing that didn’t even cross our minds was unearthing a psychopathic narcissist But that’s what happened And it was something thatContinue reading “With Hindsight Comes Clarity”

For the First Time in 3 Years…

We’re sleeping in a space that’s comfortable Where the air isn’t freezing constantly (because of an abuser) Nor are we frying because of a lack of an AC during a heat wave like we were earlier this summer For the first time in 3 years, we’re going out because we WANT to Not because we’reContinue reading “For the First Time in 3 Years…”

What Would You Change About Modern Society?

A lot of things. Mainly, how we view and deal with each other. There’s a lot of snap judgements being made based on perception and images. Sit down and talk with people. Don’t just sit on the sidelines and base your view of the situation on second hand information. If there’s a situation involving anContinue reading “What Would You Change About Modern Society?”

Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse

I’m not the first one to experience this. I won’t be the last. I was seen as crazy. After all, why would someone intentionally do something so slight? It’s just a thermostat. A degree here, a degree there. It shouldn’t have made that big of a difference in things. With my situation, it got toContinue reading “Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse”

Some Cages Don’t Have Bars

You carry them in your head To break free of that cage is next to impossible by oneself Unless you’ve sat in that cage Unless you’ve felt it’s talons grip the brain Unless you’ve heard that lock click shut Unless you’ve tried every key to break the lock open Unless you’ve tried every crowbar toContinue reading “Some Cages Don’t Have Bars”

The Conversation: Toxicity

Did you catch it? Was something said that sounded a little…off? Was there an action that took you off guard? Is your sixth sense kicking in, but you don’t know why? Is there someone trying to tell you something about the ‘other side’ of a certain individual? Are you listening? Or is everything being brushedContinue reading “The Conversation: Toxicity”