Category: Your Stories

A native of Ontario, Canada the author enjoys being a cat mom, a full time freelancer and fiction writer. She has written for plenty of blogs: The Canadian Stutter Society, The Haven, Aroga Yoga, The Hisdoryan, Women Writers Women's Books, Visibly Affirming, Rebelle Society, Historic UK, A Tribe of Women, The Good Men Project, and Elephant Journal. She has also contributed to the No Shame Mighty newsletter and the pandemic made website View From My Window.

My name is Chelsie and I'm 36 years old. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, I have no kids or pets and I like to scrapboook and write on my free time. I'm the oldest of 5 kids, I grew up in foster care and I am a survivor of narcissistic abuse.

8 months ago I would have had a very different Bio. I felt happy, strong and content in myself. Right now I'm writing from a shell of myself, but with hope for recovery beginning to grow as I find others who've shared the experience of loving a narcissist.

Mental health counselor, thirty years. Married since 03...long history of bad relationships and trying to divorce a lying schemer.

I am 67. A "lady". I was with my male life partner 22 years. I am educated, healthy and well traveled. I like to think I am spiritually evolved. I raised 3 successful, respectful, loving daughters.

I have been called an inspiration, survivor and a great story. I think that description is a little exaggerated. I think every person in this world has it within them to wake up and take control of their story, it just depends on when you finally have had enough. I was a victim of terrible childhood abuse, that attracted extreme trauma from external situations (car accidents, broken bones, knife wounds), and coped by my addiction to alcohol. Which in turn, set me up for adult abuse from a narcissist and codependent relationship. When I "woke up" by finally having enough pain, I had three choices: 1. Kill myself 2. Continue to suffer through life and expect the bad 3. Take my external trauma and heal it internally. I chose option 3 and today, I am full of love and compassion towards all and for the first time accept and love myself truly who I am regardless of whats going on around me.

I am 45yrs old and a self employed carpenter.I am passionate about nature and natural history.I believe in the "Golden Rule". and I have tried to live my life by that principle. I Do have my weaknesses. I Will admit to them and I try not to allow them to negatively affect others. I have strong beliefs about morality,equality,and justice.I try to temper these ideals with compassion and understanding. If I believe that an injustice has been committed to myself,to another,to the earth, I am not afraid to stand and fight.I try to choose my battles wisely.I don't know how to fight this battle wisely. The damage that this past "relationship" has left me with has broken me.I don't know how to move forward. I am not the man I used to be. I can't Stand what I have become.Allowing this "force" into my life is the greatest mistake I have ever made. I was a fool.I didn't know manipulation,cruelty,and deciet until I allowed this woman into my life.