Why Are Relationships So Difficult?

[@childrenofnarcissists]

02.26 Attachment Styles 03.44 Complex PTSD 05.38 Isolation and Loneliness 07.30 I am Boring 08.22 Feeling Like an Outsider - I am Odd, Weird or Strange 09.57 Relationships Can Feel Exhausting 11.10 Relationships Can Feel Transactional 11.58 Trust Issues 12.54 Fears of Abandonment and Rejection 13.40 Conflicts in relationships 14.33 Eye Contact 16.28 Emotional Dysregulation 18.05 Overexplaining, Oversharing, Undersharing - Rigid and Porous Boundaries 22.21 Shame 23.07 Projection 23.42 Body Dysmorphic Disorder 24.47 Substance Misuse 25.54 The Inability to Feel Joy 29.03 Interviews from Healing the Traumatized Self 37.35 Romantic Relationships - A Romance Between Two Adapted Selves 41.55 Lack of Social Skills 42.32 Resolving the Issue of Connecting With Others

[@quitebright8799]

Dear Sarah, thank you for putting together your series of articles and videos. It means a lot to me that you record a video to go with your articles because the CPTSD can make it hard for a person to sit and read an article. It's much easier to focus on your voice in your recordings. Some of the points that really stood out to me in this video were: your explanation of the origins of feeling one is a boring person and your discussion of relationships between two people acting out of their adapted rather than real selves. Thanks again for your videos. They mean more than you may be aware.

[@childrenofnarcissists]

Hi quitebright, Thank you so much for your lovely comment - it means a lot.

[@WalkingwithWendy]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been going through many of your videos and I see myself in them. I am recognizing I’m a victim of narcissistic parents but just using this information to move forward positively and change my negative thinking. I’m not going to live with a victim mentality anymore. Also, I love your voice and presentation.

[@childrenofnarcissists]

Thanks. I am glad the info is useful.

[@Theowlhawk]

Thank you ❤very insightful videos.

[@finsterthecat]

I am binge watching your videos. My narcissistic mother passed away last and without going into lengthy details my siblings scapegoated me and no longer speak with me. It has opened my eyes to the denial of my family dynamics and the role I played. I am left with a complete lack of trust in my own thoughts and feelings when it comes to interacting acting with others, setting up boundaries.

[@childrenofnarcissists]

I am glad these videos are useful. The more healing we do the more we come to trust ourselves and setting boundaries starts to come naturally. I wish you all the best.

[@DENISEASTUNO-ow1qz]

❤Thank you ❤