The Emotional Hell of Going No Contact with a Narcissist
Going no contact with a narcissist is one of the hardest and most painful things I’ve ever done in my life. The relationship itself was draining enough–I either felt like the queen of the world or I was suffering through nightmares that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. There was often no in-between. But then there was the aftermath. Once I was out of the psychological cage my ex-boyfriend had so carefully crafted for me, my brain did not catch up to that fact immediately. I was still infected and the poison drained out slowly. I felt rejected, broken,...