"Thrown away like a piece of trash on the side of the freeway". This describes EXACTLY how I felt. In my case the narcissist told me he had planned the discard (not his exact words but that was the gist) due to something I had said 4 years earlier the first time I met him! The way he put it was that because of my comment (it was just banter and anyway I didn't know we'd end up together) which apparently he had perceived as a slight (and we know how narcissists react to those). He said my comment made him doubt me and therefore he withdrew his "love". Talk about confusion! Who goes into a relationship with doubts? It sounded like such bullsh!t that I just couldn't wrap my head around it. He had proposed marriage during the love bombing stage (really? even though apparently he saw that banter/comment as a red flag) and I told him that I thought it would be prudent to wait until we knew each other better (he was not pleased with this but said nothing just made me believe during the whole relationship that we were headed towards marriage). It wasn't until I was having a conversation with his ex best friend a couple of years after the discard (another relationship that he blew up) that I learned the real reason for the discard (although the perceived slight may have also been a factor): I had set a boundary. It's not how the friend worded it but that's the gist of what he said my ex told him. I didn't know about narcissism at the time but now it's all clear. If I look back the devaluation began after I had set that boundary (slowly and very subtly at first: I was like a frog in slowly boiling water). I set the boundary because something felt off but I couldn't quite put my finger on what. I could tell he wasn't pleased but he said and did nothing at the time (probably plotting in his head how he was going to make me pay). I remember how miserable I was during the devaluation stage and tried to have a conversation with him about it on several occasions but he would brush off my concerns and even had a little smile of satisfaction at my confusion and frustration: his plan was working (not that I knew that's what it was at the time). I now realise that he was biding his time until he had a new source of supply lined up. When the discard came I had become a shadow of my former self and not only did he blame me for the failure of the relationship (which I tried to save several times all the while he was sabotaging it) but also told me how he was going to do all the things that we had planned on doing together without me (smiling while he told me: enjoying my pain). I didn't know about the new supply yet (he hid her well). But the moment he walked out of my door for the last time I sensed that there was someone else in the picture. A few months later he rang me up (on a day that he knew was significant for me: it was the anniversary of something traumatic that had happened to me) to tell me that he was getting married (the message was that I wouldn't marry him months after knowing him but he'd found someone who would: someone more worthy than myself). I instantly realised that the whole way he had ended the relationship and was now announcing his upcoming nuptials had been/was being done to spite me. It definitely had a revenge quality about it. I wished him all the best (not sarcastically but in a way that conveyed that I had no hard feelings). His reaction was telling: he acted like I'd slapped him across the face which told me that his intention had been to inflict more pain and I didn't give him the satisfaction. It was then that I realised that he'd been wearing a mask the whole time he was with me. I was puzzled for a very, very long time and have struggled to come to terms with the fact that the relationship had never been real, that he'd never loved me and had only used me. I've since learned about narcissism and now it finally all makes sense. Btw I heard that just one year into the marriage he had cheated on her and were divorced not long after. I was told that he secretly sold the house and business (where they lived and worked together) and sprang the news on her from one day to the next leaving her homeless and jobless). My old circle of acquaintances (they used to be mutual friends but have since fallen out with the narcissist) told me I was lucky to have got away and had dodged a bullet.
Not only planned but meticulously masterminded to do the most harm possible to me, honestly to destroy me. He used all the information he had about me to make my every dream come true and he didn’t even let the ink dry before he staged a weekend of gaslighting and abuse and he took it all away from me while not inconveniencing himself a bit. I was blindsided and scared and of course he got the reaction he wanted so he could leave and later tell me he felt he had to leave for his own safety. He told me I had borderline personality disorder and needed treatment. Think about that for a minute. He went too far and it gave me a chance to think and start reading. I went no contact and have never broken it. The financial abuse went deep and it took me years to recover. There’s no way to know what you don’t know. These videos are lifesavers and are true and real. Waste no time getting out.
OMG that is literally what is happening right now!! Out of nowhere he just discarded me and told me it was all my fault that he had to do it this way Because he was afraid of my reaction was blindsided I’m scared I’m confused I don’t know what happened I don’t know why this is happening thank you for posting through reading yours made me feel less alone less Like I’m crazy and this is seven weird cycle thing that’s happening I don’t even understand it
Exact same story here! He branded me as borderline, went into a total shaming rant (I recorded it for my therapist actually). Most heartless, cruel, cold way. I also saw his texting habits change so knew new supply was lined up already. My only solace is that I have been aware of all the states and knew this day would come. Exactly to the day from him moving to Spain but overall 5.5 years of total nightmare.
@@oilstory123 Watch videos on narcissism. Then you will get pissed off. Such a mindless idiot manipulated you, wasted your time, money. They fake everything. They don't have a personal identity. They steal your likes, and personality as theirs to use with the new supply. Wash, rinse, repeat. The borderline tried to say my ideas for things to do, picnic, barbecue, hitting softballs, were his idea.
My X and all of her Friends and Family were ALL Narcissists, and at the darkest point in my Life, she threw me out like yesterdays trash!!! I didn't have a chance! Whether or not she had them All in her ear is NOT an excuse for her treating me like that. Some of My own Family are just the same, giving me a place to stay was only so they could manipulate me, or use me for their benefit. When I learned this, we no longer speak and I will no longer listen to the pointless conversations or do the things that I was kept around to be used for... Eyes Wide Open...
They are cold , calculating, unfeeling and selfish beings. Everything Andrew said is true. The discard happened to me during a vacation, the mask slipped off and after he took 300 photos of us and made me look at them all, on a big screen. Threw me at the airport alone. After rage after rage. I paid for everything during that time. I am so happy with my life now! God bless Andrew and everyone on the channel.
Absolutely! Just after my 50th birthday I found out he was sleeping with the neighbor and planned a long awaited family vacation with her and her kids. Hadn't made time for a family vacation with us in 10 years but in a 24hr period I pulled him out of her house at 6 in the morning only to find out they also had a vacation booked the following day. 25 years of marriage done. No respect for anyone but him and his agenda. Blew my 3 kids lives apart. Thanks Andrew. I'm continuing on my healing journey.
So sorry this happened to you Sheri. I'm grateful I wasn't married, but a 10 year relationship nonetheless, and he did this same thing to me. He'd never do xyz with me but he immediately did it with her, behind my back too. That was the worst part, wondering why he couldn't do those things with me that I wanted for so long 🥺 Hope you are healing! 🙏🏼💕
I’m sorry you had to experience that painful waste of your time and resources. My hope is that you have a rapid recovery and can move on with your life. Forgiving yourself is an important step. Keep learning and growing.
Three years later, and every word of this video resonates with me. I never thought I would get to this place during those days when I sometimes forgot how to breathe. The destruction and pain of the discard is very intentional and reflects the most diabolical recesses of human behavior. It is a perpetual cycle with an endless trail of collateral damage. For those who are just beginning this journey, you will make it. It was never you and don’t ever forget that. ❤️
But it was half our fault definitely!!! Due to our own poor childhoods feeling abandoned and devalued, we became codependents and are the very damaged people narcissists are attracted to!!! We need to look inward and heal our codependency and boundaries to not attract other bad people. Lots of great training by googling types of boundaries and watching Kenny Weiss and Lisa Romano videos!!! We are the ones who can benefit from therapy!
@@Juke582 you are SO correct about us being prime targets for nacissistic abuse. Exactly. Another good source of life coaching i have learned about this from is Stephanie Lynn...also on TH-cam. Her self-parenting concept is very helpful. Your insight is very wise!
Yes, looking back four years ago...it was most likely planned. My Mom died from Alzheimer's complications one month later; that was glaringly evident. He asked me to move in with him, then changed his mind one day later...after I had sold off many of my possessions. 'then begged me back over Thanksgiving when his parents asked about me. AYE!!
Hitting all the videos today. I say the discard is a blessing but it’s because I have to overcome this feeling of not being enough. She planned it out completely and it’s the biggest betrayal. These videos are so helpful & Validating. Gives me so much hope!
This one hits home. Yes the discard was so horrible thing I've ever gone through, it was so quick one day we were together, next day we were in a situation where I needed him to be there for me, what happened he called someone on his phone a guy drove up he got in the car and said see you later. And he never came back, he ignored my calls and texts I was alone afraid abandoned and heartbroken. I thought about suicide I really did . But my path didn't take me there and I took the chance to go no contact. And here I am. Healing and getting better stronger. Thanks everyone and stay strong everyone.
Here is how I get over it. This thing never loved you. It mirrors every feeling and emotion, it does not have the ability to love, care, or feel human being emotions. When you smile in the mirror, it smiles back at you. When you laugh, the thing laughs. They don't have a sense of humor, understand sarcasm, say something sarcastic to one, and watch it's face. It will take your sarcasm as the true answer, and ask you the question again. It never answers questions. Because it's used to levelling accusations. They only see others as good or bad, there is no grey area. Let's not even get into the word salad, circular talk. You get physical exhausted trying to get your point heard. Get pissed off this jezebel spirit had the audacity to rob you of your joy, your money, your time. They are time wasters. I never met one who cared about future plans, because they don't understand time. 👈 This one is freaky. Because normal people can say, you wasted ten years of my life. The dumb@ss w a crown will not even understand. They live moment to moment. They have no personal identity. 👈 Comprehend that one! They have the same behaviors though. You were a supply source. Looks don't matter to them, as they never place a value on someone. As long as your willing to be had, or giving them a turn, you will do.
Wow sorry that has happened to you that pain is unbearable I imagine. Glad you are still here with us and pushing yourself to do better. You are a great human being ❤️
I grew up with narcissistic parents and then went on to have narcissistic relationships, I thought the behaviour was normal. I never valued myself and I always looked for valuation from other people. It took me a long time to realise valuation comes from within yourself and not from a narcissistic person or anyone else.
I was discarded, I knew he had things planned. What did he used to say, never let anyone know what your thinking. He sold things from my house to leave, but that's ok. I got the things back, better then ever. I had an aunt in the hospital and I told him about it and boy he blew up when I needed a shoulder to cry on. He left 2 days after that. She passed away a week later and had to deal with that alone. I'm so glad it's over and I'm living for me now. Be good to yourself each and ever day, it will get better. God bless everyone 👃😁 and thank ya Andrew for the videos
Him at the start of the relationship: "Promise me you'll make this work, that you won't walk away, that you'll do whatever it takes to make this work". My best friend's husband a couple of months in: "If you were my daughter I'd tell you to run for the hills" his EXACT words. I feel so sorry for my replacement/s 😢 Thank you Andrew 🙏
I feel so sorry for the replacements too. And several people told me to run (including his son who married us. The SON cried before I shed a tear when he FaceTimed me and learned what happened). I trust my prayers hold weight now.
My girl used to give me a list of things I shouldn't do that were "deal breakers." I thought to myself "what the hell are you talking about"? Turns out, it was all the things she was doing. If I knew then what I know now, I may have been able to avoid this narcissistic explosion.
I was discarded before my birthday in June,he played a part which would deserve an Oscar nomination!It was prepared moths before the official discard,exactly as you have describe it!Thank you,God bless you!
Yes. Planned. It is hard for people who have kind partners to understand. There was a plan and you were, "insert any fool here", is where much of the trauma and post trauma stress comes from. Wow. All those years, kids, (fake) security, suffering for the greater good (which turns out is theirs only). Sometimes, I feel my insides disintegrating. Chin up. Going outside. Sweeping the deck. Painting, writing, love will see us through. ❤️
I still can't believe i dealt with narc for 12 years...after i left 6 months ago I started figuring things were planned..he planned everything from the beginning and he fooled me into loving him. That was really deep . The hurt it feels like a cut through your skin in cold weather. Thks Andrew for always explaining it the right way
@@CC-br9qg i understood you my friend..it is the same here family and friends won't understand me . Because they didn't experience it. I don't blame them i quit talking myself to them . It's a painful experience trust me
Yes, it was planned. Coming out of the fog, I begin noticing things and when they say that once you realize you’re with a narcissist, things are never the same… it’s very true. He’s absolutely correct, once I started enforcing boundaries, and I was grieving the loss of my beautiful sister(best friend)…he promoted his sidepiece. My friend, God will never fail you, here’s what I mean: I learned everything in one night, he was in the shower, his mistress call and we had a very short and direct conversation. I look through his phone and read every conversation between him, his sister, and ‘new supply’, ie, Flying Monkeys, I was shocked and hurt. Although, I was devastated, looking back, God knew I needed closure…the call and the text messages was a blessing. We’re no longer together. You will survive this and I’m praying for you.☮️
I'm 49, knew NM always plays the martyr when talking about me and my wasted life, was worst kid in the world, oh how she suffered due to my failure, rebelling against the abuse. In essence I am the unforgiven. Last week I was rocked as I realized that I'm still being abused and thrown away regularly. I thought it was over since I'm nearly 50. I learned they won't get better, they never loved me, I don't even have my own identity just who they claimed I was. Both parents are narcs and jointly abuse me for their entertainment. I'm NC, beginning to wake up and escape the fog. Thank you for your videos, they really help.
Totally accurate word for word. My discard was certainly planned he was just waiting to recover from surgery which meant he was incapable of looking after himself. Once he was back on his feet and i figured him out - boom! Came the discard just before my favourite time - Christmas. Again true, they are like children throwing their dummies out of the pram whenever things don’t go their way. Now I’m educated, it truly was a blessing in disguise-a marvellous teaching of empowering our empathy with boundaries - they do us a huge favour! Well done narcissists - you help to make us stronger, healthier and better people . 🙏💙🙏
Polly, I'm sorry to hear that he waited to be released from the Hospital to discard you. What a jerk! I'm hoping you're going to be ok. I left my narc and it tore me up inside. I loved him, but realized how much he was USING ME. We're better off! Take good care of yourself, and God bless! ⚘️⚘️
It was about ruining the holiday. They hate holidays. It never has any joy. Hates others having it. Birthdays, it has to be about them, they pout, whine, and throw a tantrum. Never saw such selfishness, until it was at me and my twins bday celebration. Ruined it. My brother was missing for ten years. Our first bday together as adults. He had a dirt bike accident when we were 15, he's disabled. The dumba$$ w a crown had to ruin it.
Mine absolutely did plan it. She waited until I was at nearly the lowest point of my life after losing my job, waited until I was literally in the car on the way back from a vacation that had I loved and desperately needed to reground myself, discarded me like a piece of trash and then insisted on radio silence. All this even though we were twin flames who constantly flirted, completed each other's sentences, and had a thousand inside jokes. She was smart, beautiful, and amazing, but in the end, an empty shell. I could tell something was wrong the entire relationship, but I stuck around because she kept luring me back in whenever I would threaten to leave. Eventually I stood up for myself and asked about her motivations for a lot of her poor behavior, and boom - the discard that was planned to be as hurtful as possible. They're not fully human, these people. They've blocked off emotional empathy, and without that, they can never experience true intimacy or love. More than anything, I feel sad for them.
I was not exactly discarded by the narcissist but I do believe he planned a situation to test me and see how much I would put up with, however when he finally realised I would not deal with him any longer, he was shocked, it actually all back fired on him. He really should have got to know me, but was only ever interested in talking about himself.
Yes, absolutely, over three decades of silence, one word grunt replies. I was pushed out big time. Yet in hindsight, despite Near Death, I thank God every day that Freedom Rocks, and better late than never. My life now is simple and peaceful. ☮️ Tribe, never give up on yourselves. Blessings abound to each of you.❣️
Exactly... when I started enforcing my boundaries, the mask came off and I was discarded in the most hateful and cruel way possible. Very painful, but possibly the best thing she ever did for me in retrospect. Been a few months and still,, some days are better than others. I hope someday to find someone to share with me the things that My narc never could and never will... love, kindness, empathy, peace and joy. Things that make life worth living. I hope.
I pray every day that God opens my sons eyes to his narcissist. He is so blind to her.he doesn't talk to us because she's in charge.his real love and care is with his family.
Hi Andrew, Cody here coming from beautiful San Diego. I can’t express how much your videos have helped me. They are so accurate, empowering and a blessing to all of us going through these times. Thank you again and God bless 🙏🏼
You described me at 4:55. I was devalued then love bombed immediately, so as to not to have my narc sister lose her supply. I had no idea at the time what was happening. I just thought "wow she is being really nice after I confronted her about her nasty behavior the other day. She must be reflecting and is sorry for what she has done." Except, there was no clear apology or confessing of her wicked behavior. I went through what I believe, they call, cognitive dissonance. It confused me heavily for months until God showed me who she truly was. Education of narcissism came my way, and that was it. I blindsided her. Dropped her without warning and it has remained that way until today. Several months have passed, inclusive of a few hoovers. Completely blocked in every possible way. She knows that I know who she is. It's still even hard to believe that we came from the same biological parents. One of light and one of darkness/wickedness. I'm absolutely stunned sometimes when I think about it. I think she hates the world in general for something that was done to her at some point in her younger years that no one knows about. Because of their constant bitterness, hatred, jealousy, envy etc, satan enters these people and they become of him. Liars, destroyers, manipulators, non-empathetic, extremely prideful, fits of rage etc. Maybe they were destined to be that way, when the script was written. I cant say for sure...but I believe they probably are of a different kind.
I had a "friend" who did all of the love-bombing.. mind you, I had no clue about narcissism. I was new to town so I welcomed the friendship. Every time we went hiking, we ran into "old friends". I suspected I would be one of those one day, but never connected the dots. 2 years ago, I was phased out. Last weekend, after everything you just described, I confirmed I became that "old friend" and honestly, I couldn't help but laugh. She has new supply in place. Hopefully they're not as vulnerable. They treat people like last years' wardrobe.
Yes. I'm in the oddly similar situation. I woke up with Andrew on my mind because I've learned so much from this channel. I recently made acquaintance with a woman not romantic I could see how she was attempting to lead me on with too many compliments. Subtle and covert. Thanks to understanding and respecting intuition listening to these channels I realized I was dealing with potentially something dangerous I can see her frustration as her provocations didn't work. Even barely being acquainted with this person the micro insults were clear. Here is what I texted her and obviously she didn't get the point because she's still sending messages looking for drama on some level. "In stillness to do is to undo. Do nothing and stillness remains". I don't think she understood, but it's another way of saying I am a grey rock. Thanks to everyone for sharing stories it's life saving.
@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone thanks for your hard genuine work. Setting boundaries can feel lonely until we realize alone is not the same as lonely. What company could be better than our own?
@@franksimmons9242 That's a great story. Thanks for sharing. I look back and see my co dependency issues as this former friendship went on for years, yet ended so abruptly, but in truth, she had become disenchanted with me since I wasn't flying shotgun with her everywhere. Very strange after being deemed her best friend I started working on my issues and learned more about what you mentioned, "intuition" and trusting it..
@@Vashti0825 yes and all the while walking the thin line of not being too cautious. Especially after having been burned by these kinds of people. It's nice to have the empowered advantage of informed observation. I have received another text since I posted. I know I won't respond but eventually open it.
Omg, you just defined my ex narc! Everything that you said happened! I lost 18 years of my life with the psycho. I kept giving him more chances and thought that he would change. My Mother was dying on 2020 and he blocked me. We always had a breakup just before my birthday and Christmas. Now I am educated. I hate being alone now, but the alternative is worse.
My narc love love loved me ( convincing). After 5 months Started to be evasive, vague, etc. & I called him out on it. Didn't know what I was dealing with. I broke it off. The love bombing that followed was unbelievable ( couldn't live without me etc). Fell back in. He was great for 8 months when the old behavior resumed. I'm a spiritual person who follows no organized religion. He belongs to a church that I feel is hypocritical. Here' s the rub. He wanted me to join. I declined. He said the Elders told him to delete me. But he would vouch for my character..? 2 months later he discarded me w the excuse that he had no choice. My take is,it was a plan to destroy me from the minute I last broke up w him. I just stared at him cooly & said "what a relief". Don't think I 've heard the last of him. No contact!!! Doin ok
All of your videos are Gems Andrew. I feel so much better after watching them. I feel your genuine love and empathy that is so healing. Thank you so much.
The discard was the most painful to understand. I wasn't prepared I felt like he just killed my soul... I have to go through the most painful acceptance.. 4mo.later I'm still at the process of moving on one day at a time. Leaving the past and never looking back.
Thank you again for a very informative video. And thank you viewers for some great comments. The reason we get into these situations is that we as empathetic people cannot fathom the level of hate brewing in the narcissist. This allows them to take full advantage of us and our resources until they see us as “played out” that is when the discard happens. They have by that time found others to prey on.
Hey 👋 Andrew hope all is well with you! This is so accurate. I was married with him for 10 years. My dad was battling liver cancer at the time I was discarded. My dad passed in 2018. My divorce was finalized a month after. The death of my father was easier to go through than the narcissistic abuse. No one will ever u understand this. I loved my dad dearly and don’t want to minimize that his death was not hard, but the divorce was much much harder. I had support for my dads death. Everyone understands death and how horrific it is. People were there for me. When It came to my relationship, until now I do not have the support for the horrible relationship I was in. No one understands how bad it really was. The lack of support I think is what makes narcissistic abuse so difficult to recover from. The way I can compare it is someone getting raped and because there is no real evidence they are not believed. A true nightmare….
A lot of us inderstand what you have been gone through. And you are right. It's easier to go through when someone dies. When my grandmother died the next morning she sent me a message "What's up filth?" Then she clained "it was just a joke". We could discuss their "disorder", but in reaity they are not human beings, they lack humanitiy. And the biggest lie that they're ant us to belive that we don't have support. In reality we always had. That's why is so important, an meaningful is Andrew's work. He reminds us for the truth that we forget due to brainwashing.
Omg I read your message whilst watching the video and it’s stopped me dead. I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through these two horrific events at the same time. Jesus. I can’t imagine. I’m still devastated at the death of my dad 12 years ago let alone the discard from my nex piece of shit. I pray someone in your circle can see what you need and reaches out and holds you. If you ever need a random talk to a stranger with not judgement please reach out. Your post really moved me. Sending you a massive hug and love ❤
Your words are like reading my own. My dad passed away in March 2022. It was hard but I had support and I was handling it pretty well, giving thanks to God for the gift of him. Two weeks later, my partner of 10 years boasts that she'd been cheating with someone else and was leaving me. My world was turned upside down. I couldn't believe it. It was indeed harder to cope with. The passing of someone you love is not quite the same as someone you love killing you in their mind while still alive.
@@passerby6168 I’m so sorry you went through that. It sounds like she did not deserve you. I pray that you fully heal from any pain and continue to move forward. I am sure good things are in the near future for you!
This is the Exact time I needed to see this. I actually have just been Dropped, it's one of my adult daughters, and it's happened just as you've said. I feel like it's been "Engineered" To happen NOW. She was just building towards the actual Cut Off Day, and now it's happened. I've been put through All of the Devaluation stages, step by step. Pain is Immense. Thankyou Andrew. You're helping me out a Lot.
The discard was the most devastating experience of my life….and I just barely made it with my life. Thank you Andrew for sharing your knowledge. I’m learning from your videos and some others about Narcissist and what happened. It has helped tremendously.
I already triggered myself! Tears flowed for a few minutes. I have been sleepless for the past 24 hours. I'll take a nap after you finish your video. Yes I walked away and Thank God, I did! It ended December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022. The holiday did not matter to either one of us. I know that after he blew up, I put my immediate plan in place and walked out that Door. I really wanted a cat in the beginning!!! Family said No, it will tie me down. What the heck else could I do! Just wanted to live my life again!! Thank you Andrew! Of course he knew, I could feel it the whole darn time!!!
This part is very hard, but you will get through it. It is best to take things in as you can because it is a lot. I remember nights where if I got 4 hours of sleep it was a good night. Be kind to yourself and know that you are not alone Janet. Much love to you ❤
Thank you Andrew for the enlightening comments. My discard by my Narcissistic spouse of 39 years was official yesterday. We signed a divorce agreement. Months ago I thought was a tragedy. Yesterday I felt a true sense of freedom, closure and a peaceful life ahead without toxicity. My Ex Narcissist did me a favor to divorce me. Now I’m healing and it’s a blessing. So, if I May, yes being discarded crushes your spirit, but it’s also a gift to start a new life of serenity and emotional healing. God Bless the work you do for us empathetic victims. Now we can become victors of a new beginning in our life 😊
Before I go any further I am only a few seconds in and I have to say yes the discard was planned. I hope you say the same thing Andrew, because you are the first person that i listened to from Feb of this year, and made me aware of what a narcissist is. I now feel that i kbow how they work, thanks to you. Now I'm going to listen to the rest of this video.
Man, you are spot on. Once you said vacation I was hooked and threw you a subscribe. 2 days after getting off the plane from a week at Disney, I was discarded. One whole year of planning and saving money just to be tossed aside for a new supply. This was 3 months ago, and I never knew what a narcissist was, thought it was just someone who loved to look at themselves. Your channel opened my eyes, and you are helping me get over the fact that I am not worthless, and that I will thank you forever!!!
I have been so busy! This is a good thing! You know Andrew the narcissist ran me off many times. I finally got fed up! When he quit running-me-off. I happen to view one of your videos on narcissism, but I couldn’t leave right-away until a couple of months later.I was trapped, but when I had the opportunity I exited. I do want to say that it took me two years prior to viewing one of your videos to detach from this demon and or demons in this man. When I viewed one of your teachings, it was like I was psychologically etc. detached and prepared to leave that toxic relationship. He didn’t expect it. I’m glad for perfect timing ⏱. There is a time and a season for everything. Great teaching Andrew! Enjoy the rest of your day!
How do you know 'all my life'? 😔 Where in discard for years and years. Without know.. Most crucial ever.. And thank you Andrew, you are one of the few that even get through me. And thanks for all the videos and wisdom, you provide. God Bless You🌹
Hi Andrew, great video as always and thank you so much for all your wisdom. Yes, my narc husband had been planning the discard for months, kept throwing it in my face expecting me to beg him to stay each time. He got nastier and even more bitter towards the end. It was a relief when he actually did walk out. I never knew what Narcissism was until a month before he left, I really thought it was just 'him' and I put up with the mental and physical abuse thinking I could make him 'better'. It was a fog of crazy thinking on my behalf. A year and a half later I miss the love I thought I had and I miss the future I thought I had, but I don't miss him. I have a lot of work, self healing still to do but I'll get there. Thanks again for been there for us all.
You nailed the nail squarely on the head “ Sunk their fangs into you “, so true I couldn’t help from laughing. Why ? You know why because that’s one of the thousands of things that a narcissist does to an empath. Funny thing is when they meet up against another narcissist there’s a sonic boom 💥 evil against more evil. At least I see it that way. Thanks Andrew always bringing much needed survival information. 🙏 namaste.
Hi Andrew, thank you for this, twice earlier in the beginning of this year I did manage to stand up for myself, mostly by asking, what was wrong, why he was treating me so badly....for sure he flew into a rage and there was no resolution. As you said, I dared to do this, I had said too much and so I could not remain; he was becoming increasingly physical in the abuse and although the discard really hurt, it was a real shock, it was almost a relief to be free of him, at least I was away from physical harm. Now I know I'm not crazy and I can begin to follow the healing path thanks to your teaching. 🌻
I believe you are right I was on the edge of a career break though after 10 years of struggling ,at the last minute my wife not telling me took off with my 4 small kids it's been over a year and no answers just more expectations on me I have been going to therapy for almost the whole year she has been gone and I fought the reality she is gone it makes no sense when I needed her the most she betrayed me along with her toxic enabler family . This is unreal unbelievable that someone who says they love me does all the things you describe in your videos "UNBELIEVABLE" but it has happened and keeps happening. I am learning about things I with did not want to exist but thankful I am learning . I could do so good for us but she and her family won't allow it. Your channel helps thank you. I am realizing I can't do anything more to fix this and I will never really understand this but I am realizing I just have to accept what is and move forward on my God given purpose. I really am concerned about my children please pray for me to find the right path for me and my kids she is not coming home.
By the time the discard stage happened which some call the reverse discard stage came about. When I finally gave up on the marriage and called it quits, I stop caring. I stopped giving this person the attention they desired. I stopped entertaining their shenanigans, and begin the silent treatment of indifference. Which I am sure led to a few narcissistic injuries. My ex narcissist just assumed that I would never leave the marriage no matter how toxic it became and responded by playing the victim role, telling flying monkeys/enablers that she tried(trying meant to her, conformity on my part) blaming the demise of our marriage on me. Then came the hoover stage. Suddenly this person was spending a lot more time at the house(Initially, we were still living in the same household). This person tried using sex a few times to breadcrumb me, etc. which worked in the past but was no longer working now. That said, once one has seen through the fog, what you see beyond can’t be unseen. Her desire to return to what was, was no longer a possibility. Oddly enough, I was still open to savaging the marriage but quickly realized within a very short period of time that it wasn’t possible due to the fact that she was still looking for conformity, and not compromise
BLESSINGS It's sad to say but once you find out who they really are and the tables turn the narcissist ends up being the Joke this is after you realize that you were the joke but God's Grace is and always will be for the righteous, and for the ones that gain back there strength and courage I wish you all the best in going forward ✊❤️🙏
Oh Andrew, this was a tough video because my discard from my covert narcissistic father started happening 6 weeks after my mother died. I was 64 years old and I am 67 now so in the length of this father daughter relationship it was not that long ago. My mother truly loved and cared about me and my father did not. The discard plan was in place for after my mom died because she never would have accepted a discarded relationship for me with my father. At the time of the discard I still didn’t understand that dad was a narcissist just that our relationship was always very dysfunctional (I took the blame upon myself unfairly and always forgave him or made excuses for him). When I was discarded I just couldn’t get my head around it- how could a father do this do a daughter of 63 years. I cried, grieved for a year. He is close to death, 95 years old, there’s been no contact for 3 years+. When he dies I will not cry or grieve, I’ve done that. He wants no funeral, calling hours, memorial etc. he has turned his side of family against me, no one has tried to reach out at all. I have a wonderful husband of 40 years and 3 wonderful grown children and many friends, they receive my love and attention. He is very wealthy, his final punch in the gut will be the denial of an inheritance in his will for me. I never wanted money only unconditional love. 12:55
This entire video is about my life in my short 4 year marriage. Once I put up boundaries - the discard started. The 'key dates' - vacation in Jamaica, sister's wedding - yea she came full force. I knew it was over then. If you can't have a good time at a Sandals resort in Jamaica, you're not the person for me.
Oh my, yes Andrew! I am many years out of my narcissistic relationship, and I can see that the discard was always planned, I was a means to an end. I was around to raise the children and make him look like a wonderful family man, maintain the facade he was creating. When our first two left and our third was old enough, I no longer served his purpose of having me around. I left the relationship, but only after I found out he was chasing other women. He had not been working for a good period, because of his health and the fact that he embezzled for the company he had worked longest for. Now, of course he denied it, but I found out differently after I left. I was his sole means of support, and he was looking for a "sugar mama". That was my breaking point. I can look back on this whole relationship, now that I am in a safe place, and see the reality of the situation, but it was gut wrenching at the time and a good while afterward. I hope that everyone who is at that beginning place, as I once was, knows that it will get better and, like you say, put yourself first, second and third and do not think that it is selfish to do so. Taking care of yourself is the best thing that you can do for the other people in your life. A stronger you makes your children stronger, makes you a better friend, makes you a better employee, makes for the happy life you deserve. Thank you, Andrew, once again, because you are helping me become the person God means for me to be. I look forward to your topics every day because they make me think and validate the things that I have learned.
Definitely….favorite holiday! I was married for almost 9 years. In the beginning of the relationship, there was love bombing, but he actually left me, cut off contact several times. I was diagnosed with PTSD by a therapist. I was a mess! I kept going back with him, against the advice of family and friends. About 2 years ago, he started texting and gifting my adult daughter, his step daughter! My youngest daughter, found the string of text messages. For years I listened to how much he hated my family. It was an ordeal to see my grandchildren. Finally, right before Samhain, he told me the Dia De Los Meurtos display I had “offended him”, and forced me to take it down. I left December 5, 2023. He sold my baby grand piano! I retained an attorney. I am thoroughly and definitely through.
Was getting a house with my wife and my mom and at the last minute mom threw me and my wife away and said house wasn't gonna be mine and hers anymore. She made up lies and then threw me and my wife away again. We are finished with her now. She burnt her bridge with me for the last time. God bless her and I pray for her and love her as my mom but I'm completely done with her and healing now. Her narcissistic lifestyle sucks but she's to the T like you explain. My sister is now ner new person to use. And my brother. She started fights between me and the rest of family. Just so she could think she won.
As I heard somewhere is that there was a mental discard looong before the actuale one. It is a horrific heartbreaking experience. Still healing after 2,5 years since discard...Been studying narcissisme since then. It is so sneaky and vile and subtle, unless you deal with an overt grandiose one... I wish everybody here lots of healing in time and finding ourselves and having a new life and world! Love to you all....you are not the only one going through this 🙏💜💜💜
I have said it before and now on repeat. Lies lies lies. When you live with one, your life is built on quicksand. Nothing is stable, nothing is ever as it seems, you can never count on them in the important times, never ever trust them with anything. Theres only one person in their life, them. They don't want or need anyone except for using ..what a sad life. Ducking and diving, my mom used to say about my dad, constantly trying to pull a fast one. They think they are cleaver. Look thru a mirror dimly , until you open your eyes and see clearly. Take care everyone, I wish you joy, healing and peace. Xx
God bless you. It’s been three weeks since my wife left and even though I tried everything to make the marriage work, she seemed hellbent to destroy it. I never thought she was a narcissist. But having researched it with so many of these videos, she checks every box.
I dared to answer back and refused to play their game , and the result was hatred towards me by any means they could possibly use . Never knew a person could be so awful and evil . They are completely void of feelings and compassion.
Key dates.. yup, New Years eve for me. As you said, looking back, it was definitely planned. She wanted to spend the holidays with her friends and family in Houston (we lived in Florida), and I obliged. The weeks leading up to the trip and even during the trip she was acting like the girl I first met. Affectionate, paying attention to me, we even had sex (something she had deprived me of for a while). Then as soon as we got back, she was a different person. She abandoned me on New Years eve, no explanation, never came home that night, wouldn't answer my calls or returned my text. Next day I tried talking to her, asked her "what happened between Houston and now?" and her reply was "what are you talking about" as if she didn't understand that she was a completely different person that she had been just a few days before. So she discarded me with all the coldness of a serial killer on Jan 1st. This is all before I realized I was dealing with a covert narcissist.
He was planning it well in advance of his discard of me, his wife...and my coworker and someone I treated as my friend turned out to be the new supply...Being discarded has been one of the most difficult things I am and have been going through, not to mention trying to understand the betrayal of someone I trusted. The pain the narcissist puts us through in the relationship, and then in the discard is completely unfathomable to those who haven't had to experience this type of relationship. Hour by hour, day by day ..... we are not alone xo
Hello! I’m so sorry ❤️That is double difficult! You are not alone 👭🦋🌸🌼Stay on the path you’re stronger than you know. Life will be so much better from here..
@@dawnmc4294 You are not alone ❤️🌟👭 God bless you keep looking up😊 This is a song by Danny Gokey “Hope in front of you “ Woah-oh, oh! Woah-oh, oh! Woah-oh, oh! Woah-oh, oh! I've been running through rain That I thought would never end Trying to make it on faith In a struggle against the wind I've seen the dark and the broken places, woah But I know in my soul No matter how bad it gets I'll be alright There's hope in front of me There's a light, I still see it There's a hand still holding me Even when I don't believe it I might be down, but I'm not dead There's better days still up ahead Even after all I've seen There's hope in front of me, yeah Woah-oh, oh! Woah-oh, oh! There's a place at the end of the storm You finally find Where the hurt and the tears and the pain All fall behind You open up your eyes and up ahead There's a big sun shining Right then and there you realize You'll be alright
You are 100 right about all of this. My ex narc discarded me every time I wouldn't give him money. He always demanded money. He was entitled as they come.On top of it all right after my dad died he told me karma killed my dad and then said he didn't need me because he had someone else. He ofcourse tried to compare this person to me. He did this many times throughout our relationship.He loved to try and triangulate me in order to try and devalue me. He was as evil as it gets in this world.
Tbh as I grow everyday the discard was indeed a blessing and the peace I have in my life along with a fresh new start is so beautiful. To anyone going though a discard, or wondering why the narc isn’t hoovering , trust me it’s not a bad thing at all. It just means they know you are on to them and if they do try and come back please blockkkkkk at all cost.
I agree. Once I broke the trauma bond, I was kicking myself in the ass. What the heck was I thinking. Still hurts, but doing a lot better than a couple months ago. Take care & remain strong. 😀
He didn't just discard me, he discarded our son (which is why it was even more heart wrenching); but I am well on my way to healing and understanding narcissm is actually helping me understand everything better. We dodged a bullet 🙏🏻
I planned discarding the Narcissist for at least 2 months. It does not go without a stupid, unfounded feeling of guilt... Guess Narcs don't feel that when THEY discard... I wánted the discard but it never came. He really wants me back - the comfort, company and warmth I provide, the supply... Thanks to educating myself through these video's I know WHY and remain firm in my resolve. Thank you
Hello Andrew. I almost didn't listen to this video. I discarded him! I took so much abuse that I couldn't take it anymore. The look on his face was SHOCK & DISBELIEF, then I left. This was over 11.3 years ago and I never spoke to him again. No closure, nothing! After 5 years of being used, hospitalized, almost dying, I had ENOUGH! As a human being, you can only take so much, spend so much money, and almost losing your life, that was the END!
I stud up n demanded now its your turn to contribute in the relationship N then Game was over During huge family crisis + vications after 7 years of marrige he discarded... This was the only good thing he did to me
I started to see the pattern, and began plotting my escape. (Slowly backing away) Didn't know it was called discard until I learned about narcissism over this past year or so. However ☺️ Life is awesome without the narcs. Rather live the life of a hermit than put up with even a fraction of abuse!💯
I hesitated to watch. Yes, I was discarded-but- I had also been praying for divine intervention as I wasn’t able then to just walk away. So it was a blessing in disguise. Thankful for it now.
They say all good things must come to an end....Thank God all bad narcissistic relationships do come to an end. Not easy but you will be happier than ever.💟☮️💗 Think about that for a minute🤔 ..... really think about that for a minute.🤔🤔😁 God bless you, hope you have a wonderful day Andrew!🇨🇷 🏝🏖 ☀️❤️
Discarding the Narc and/or your toxic family is the greatest act of self-love you can do. I am honored, humbled, and praise God for the opportunity to do so.
She waited until I was most vulnerable. Overworked and Mom was passing. I love you but not in love with you is what she said. Mom passed and divorce was final 5 days later. Unstable person and no remorse
Yes that about sums it up Andrew. Everything you said is true. The cruelty of these People is astounding. For me as soon as i started to put boundaries that's when it started to go downhill. And his attitude got worst. So i am sure that as soon as he understood that i would not put up with his bullshit anymore , he started to plan the discard. Because the signs were there. But i did not follow my intuition. Now i know better and i try to live my life according to what i feel inside. And believe me , it works. Better late than never right! Thanks Andrew super video and i agree 💯 Enjoy your day. 💙💙😘
Yes Andrew mine was at Christmas an it went on for weeks as I was in the fog Iv never been treated so bad in my life it was the worse feeling ever an the nark was enjoying every minute of my pain I'm been healing now for 2 years I still can't forget tye feeling an emotional 💔 pain but I'm at a point now I pray for the nark not for her but for me so I guess there is progress thank u Andrew I'm a long time follower of you Steve from London amen to you all
Aaniin Boozhoo! (Hello) Andrew! My ex (narrsasist) unfortunately lives in my building. When I go outside he watches me from his window. He also tries to bait me for a reaction. This has been going on for over a year, to no avail. I ignore his tactics and continue on with my life. I have to admit, I am quite exhausted from the whole ordeal. I am so fortunate to have mental health support through this, as well as your channel. I am grateful. G'Chi Miigwetch (Thank you)for what you do!
The discard for sure was planned! They don't know how to do anything else but blow things up. A very painful experience. I'm grateful I survived it! Thank you, Andrew and other's for your experience, strength and hope. 🙏 namaste
Hello I hope everyone is doing well! I have a two fold question for anyone or everyone please. I know the narcissist is fully well aware of all the nasty terrible damage they have created and caused.But do they actually know that they are a narcissist or is it just what they do time and time again and really don’t know that, this is who they are? Did she know getting into our relationship that… “im a narcissist and hopefully he-meaning Me, never puts it together and figures me out? I went through all of it, throughout the 5 years together. Just like most of us here. This is my exact story and experience. It feels like mine was the exact model used for teaching what narcissistic abuse is! Today I’m 7 months no contact. Doing better than I ever expected to be at this point and it’s because of everyone in this community! So much love and support ❤ And as always. Great video and message Andrew!
I believe they do know. After I left, he was posting online really awful things about me and was calling me a narcissist. I didn't. Even know what that was at that time.
@@thrivingnow7395 I know I didn’t really either like many of us. I knew the term and just thought it was someone who was very selfish and stuck on themselves. It wasn’t until my ex now started chaos fighting with me and left. A few Months later I found out she cheated and was also already in a relationship with a different guy. All the while still stringing me along in triangulation. That’s when I started researching and led me to all of the stuff on you tube and blew my mind how exactly she did all of it to me. Every word and phrase used was what I was going through. Anyways, she’s been removed now for 7 months and I’m getting better every day! Thank you for you’re response!
@@lynnfincham6839 Hi Lynn ty for your response. I think so too! Because when I finally called her out on it and bluntly told her she has NPD, and what an awful person she is. I didn’t get the usual response. It was like she knew! I had figured her out! Ugh they are such sneaky pieces of trash! I discarded her went no contacted and I’m feeling better everyday. Been 7 months. I know it takes time. So I just keep working on myself! Thanks again!
Yes, I let him in to share in my daughters death anniversary. He told me my energy was off and he discarded me, my other daughters without a word. 6 months later tried to Hoover. That did not go well for him. Fueled me to be brave to dig deep and heal self. I’m not looking back now. The beautiful moments, they weren’t real, but my ability to love despite loss..is. I’m finally proud of myself.
We were childhood sweethearts..married young.. should have known but didn't know him at all.. I remember asking " can you see us growing old together "? This is after I started realizing what a sick individual he was..actually was making me physically sick.. He wasn't taking care of his health, had no care for anything, always gone, couldn't get ahold of him, constantly lying, money disappearing and more..needed to figure out what was going on. I decided to place a recording device in the vehicle, a perfect weekend, Valentines weekend..He was MIA for 3 days..after he returned with his wild story, still wanted to believe him but after listening to the recording my eyes were opened. So thankful I went with my gut instead of heart this time..he might have still been stringing us along eventually totally destroying kids and I or worse...listen to your gut even if your heart says no! Best decision ever made..its been tough but my children and I are now flourishing..Thankful more than ever...we are so much happier without what we thought we could never live without..hope this helps someone, don't like being so open but maybe someone's going through something similar..felt I should share..it will be ok...❤️
Hi! You definitely did the right thing. I stayed because I thought it was better to have my kids (adults now) in a two parent home. I was so wrong . thank you 😊 ❤This will help others.
@@Star-ze8dh We do what we think is best for our kids..I stayed for over 20 yrs..one of mine is a adult now. I have explained how important it is to know who your marrying and their family..they have such a influence in your children's lives..my son is listening intently and thankfully agrees..he's smarter than I was at that age..😄❤️
@@shelley2553 I was also young. 16! I stayed 35 years thinking I needed to honor marriage because I’m a Christian. Finally knew it’s not Gods will for us to be emotionally abused. 🙏 ✝️
Hav been discarded finally in may 2022,not able to cum to terms,remembering all d innumerable promises n lost 7 and half yrs,emotionally n financially too,don’t know wat to say or feel,only recently i realised he is a Narc from 2 months or so wen i accidentally came across Dr.Ramani and since den hav been following others videos too on Narcissism,understanding now clearly all d hell i went thru of y n wat
Hello Andrew and everyone. I’m pretty sure my ex saw a lot of these videos but kept it to herself. Always praying for me. Being condescending. I guess that was just another manipulation to move the focus onto me most of the time. I was discarded almost 3 months ago and this entire year has been weird. Especially the final week. Some gaslighting which I’ve never seen up close or in someone I loved and cared about. The childish toddler baby immaturity was a bit fun but also very infuriating. Making a wall between us with her pillow... Taking my notes and flipping them upside down. Such a waste. Clearly wasn’t thinking straight near the end. I know I wasn’t.
I am not proud to admit that I actively took part in my ex-wife's discard of her boyfriend at the time. She was still living with him, but had me fooled that he was the psychotic, crazy, and aggressive one. Surprise, surprise- the trail of destruction continues to follow in her wake. I wish him nothing but the best and still feel bad for the role I played. A friend once told me a saying that made me feel a little better: "when you're wearing rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags"
It was totally planned. The new supply was one of my best "friends". He thought he understood my ex better than me. He thought she was beautiful, smart, sensitive, fantastic and marvelous. I went no contact with both of them and everyone related so I don't really know what happened, but I think they didn't last more than 2 or 3 months. She was very machiavellic, selfish and cruel, especially during the discard.
I ended it but did not have closer he would not see me face to face like a man. It was like mourning someone. I have learned so much in the years since.
Reactive-abuse is very real and most don't even know what it is, when you realize what it is you feel so much better because it is a form of self-defense.
Every word you say relates exactly to my situation. When the discard happened, I didn’t know what happened to me. Now it all makes sense. Thank you, Andrew. God bless you.
Yep. My discard came because the other supply gave him an ultimatum. The discard occurred 4 days after the anniversary of my son's death. And in the middle of my dad's last 18 months of life (cancer)
I confronted him and he just couldn’t take it anymore, so he decided to leave, I’m very grateful that he did even when it hurt it was for my best , I’m still healing! For new ones keep 0 contact and focus in you and only you! Forgive your self , be patient to your self , you will also be better, keep your boundaries and remember your values!! You can do this!!!!👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻
🙏🍁💜" people who don't want to acknowledge that they harmed you will always claim that you are being manipulative for expressing your hurt"- kalen Dion🙏☀️🍁🔥🕷️🦊🍂🌸🌼🌻🏵️🌏🐾🐾
Namaste Andrew. 🌸 love the flower photos you post for us. Thank you. So yes, just exactly as everything you described haplened to me. Text book situation in my case. Discarded like I meant zero after 14 years. Pennyless. I lost everything. The new supply was indeed in place. Healing a very traumatic time with a narcissit and discard takes time. I'm much better. I wish love and peace to you all 💕💕🙏
Yep, mine was definitely planned. I don’t know that the specific _date_ was, but he once told me that if I wasn’t autistic he would have given up on me a long time ago. Touché… if I wasn’t autistic, I probably would have given up on _him_ long before I did. He chose to do it the day after Easter. 🤷♀️ Maybe I’ll celebrate this year… the day that marked the beginning of my BEST life! 🎉🎉🎉 Great video today, Andrew, thanks! Love you! XOXO 😘💋🤗😉😁 Enjoy the rest of your day! My friends, I hope you all have had a WONDERFUL day! You are ALL LOVED!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@jennifernewton4637 for sure. Easter for you. Birthday for me. And it wasn’t the first narc to destroy a birthday 😉 but look at me learn now 🤣 👩🎓- I’ll stay in school ongoing thank you very much. So celebrate we will! 🤗💕🎊
What a crushing .. mind blowing experience… happened to me two different times and it was super surprising. I walked around in total disbelief. Both experiences were different but the same hatefulness out of nowhere. I went through it without your videos but they have justified my experiences. Thank you for what you do.
Wise words Andrew! I1m really curious your opinion about anger, "revenge" (no, you won't simply walk away act like nothing happened after I had to walk through Hell because of you). Simply put: basically they raped our souls. I agree that no contact/grey rock is necessary for a period of time. But do we have to affraid of these creatures for the rest of our lifes? I don't think so. In my case the narc was with me for 3 months, she triangulated me with her ex (she was with him 6 years). Of course I had the love bombing stage(she came home, she searched this for her entire life, she found a treasure, etc) and I fall in her trap. She "wanted" to move in to my house (she lives with her mother, in her mom's rented one roomed studio apartment, they share a room), she "wanted" to start a family, having kids, etc. She took out a loan to pay her part for renovating my house(of yourse it didn't happened), so everything seemed ok. So after the discard (out of nowhere she said she loves her ex, packed her stuff and she was gone in 5 minutes) she went home an told her ex, that she broke up with me. Funny thing: there was no reaction. Another funny thing: she claimed she was "confused" and my reaction was to pour all my hate on her. Consistently. For around ~2 months via text and email. It caused her a narcissistic collapse (she's 31). Then although she blocked my from her social media (facebook, instagram) she was not careful enough with her privacy settings so I had acces to her list of "friends". So I sent them a couple of screenshots of her emails when she states that she lied to me, deluded me, caused me not just emotional but financial harm, that she not just acts like a whore, she's basically a whore, she played down a role as a decent human being, she fall between two stools(of course she dosen't really care), that she's not worthy to even lick the shit from anybody's soles of their shoes, etc. My point is that I still not think that was enough. I'm very well aware of legal troubles that's why I didn't confronted her in person(yet), on the other hand currently I'm aware that it's not 100% sure that I could keep my calm in an interaction with her. So my question is: how to manage this hatred?
I love how you hit the nail on the head every time. Sharing the knowledge that you learned is giving us our power back. I believe what you have been through, really makes you a great teacher. Thank you for taking your time to help so many others.
The discard being planned is such a hard thing to accept, especially because it's my father. I was adopted too. But some things have come to mind in my life recently. The second I moved out and went to college, whenever I would call home my dad would always say, hello stranger. I always thought he was just joking around but the more I look back on it the second I left his house was the house was probably when he discarded me in his mind. I started noticing little things like any of my belongings were thrown away. My room was given away to another sibling, I had to sleep on the floor when I went home to visit. Just little subtle things that said, you don't have a place here anymore. But it took 20 years for the discard to actually be made known. When he told me not to come to the 50th wedding anniversary of him and my mom. How do you accept that your own that your own father rejected you? I know the only answer for me is that my heavenly father has never rejected me. I am an adopted member of the kingdom of heaven.. That is my solace :)
Your Father is a Monster....He is not your Father....Surround yourself with people who love you and only want the best for you... May God Bless You on your Healing Journey...
@@annamariehewitt3173 I know it is is like that from the outside. But the hardest thing is that I still love him as my dad. There was a time when he did love me in my childhood and I will always try to keep those tender memories alive even though everything is different now. I try to still look at him through eyes of love. ❤️
Yep! I started asking her what's changed regarding us and the chemistry end of October, kept me strung along to help her move home and sign witness statements etc then 3 days before christmas just gone she gaslit an argument and ended it. So glad I've found this channel, I've watched many but this evening has given me the clarity I needed. Thank you Andrew brother!
I couldn’t cope any more. Felt like I was physically dying. I jumped ship before the planned discard and new supply. Even though in a unhealthy and desperate state….I won here!
"Thrown away like a piece of trash on the side of the freeway". This describes EXACTLY how I felt. In my case the narcissist told me he had planned the discard (not his exact words but that was the gist) due to something I had said 4 years earlier the first time I met him! The way he put it was that because of my comment (it was just banter and anyway I didn't know we'd end up together) which apparently he had perceived as a slight (and we know how narcissists react to those). He said my comment made him doubt me and therefore he withdrew his "love". Talk about confusion! Who goes into a relationship with doubts? It sounded like such bullsh!t that I just couldn't wrap my head around it. He had proposed marriage during the love bombing stage (really? even though apparently he saw that banter/comment as a red flag) and I told him that I thought it would be prudent to wait until we knew each other better (he was not pleased with this but said nothing just made me believe during the whole relationship that we were headed towards marriage). It wasn't until I was having a conversation with his ex best friend a couple of years after the discard (another relationship that he blew up) that I learned the real reason for the discard (although the perceived slight may have also been a factor): I had set a boundary. It's not how the friend worded it but that's the gist of what he said my ex told him. I didn't know about narcissism at the time but now it's all clear. If I look back the devaluation began after I had set that boundary (slowly and very subtly at first: I was like a frog in slowly boiling water). I set the boundary because something felt off but I couldn't quite put my finger on what. I could tell he wasn't pleased but he said and did nothing at the time (probably plotting in his head how he was going to make me pay). I remember how miserable I was during the devaluation stage and tried to have a conversation with him about it on several occasions but he would brush off my concerns and even had a little smile of satisfaction at my confusion and frustration: his plan was working (not that I knew that's what it was at the time). I now realise that he was biding his time until he had a new source of supply lined up. When the discard came I had become a shadow of my former self and not only did he blame me for the failure of the relationship (which I tried to save several times all the while he was sabotaging it) but also told me how he was going to do all the things that we had planned on doing together without me (smiling while he told me: enjoying my pain). I didn't know about the new supply yet (he hid her well). But the moment he walked out of my door for the last time I sensed that there was someone else in the picture. A few months later he rang me up (on a day that he knew was significant for me: it was the anniversary of something traumatic that had happened to me) to tell me that he was getting married (the message was that I wouldn't marry him months after knowing him but he'd found someone who would: someone more worthy than myself). I instantly realised that the whole way he had ended the relationship and was now announcing his upcoming nuptials had been/was being done to spite me. It definitely had a revenge quality about it. I wished him all the best (not sarcastically but in a way that conveyed that I had no hard feelings). His reaction was telling: he acted like I'd slapped him across the face which told me that his intention had been to inflict more pain and I didn't give him the satisfaction. It was then that I realised that he'd been wearing a mask the whole time he was with me. I was puzzled for a very, very long time and have struggled to come to terms with the fact that the relationship had never been real, that he'd never loved me and had only used me. I've since learned about narcissism and now it finally all makes sense. Btw I heard that just one year into the marriage he had cheated on her and were divorced not long after. I was told that he secretly sold the house and business (where they lived and worked together) and sprang the news on her from one day to the next leaving her homeless and jobless). My old circle of acquaintances (they used to be mutual friends but have since fallen out with the narcissist) told me I was lucky to have got away and had dodged a bullet.
Thank you for sharing this insight 😌🙌💯🙏
~~~~~ I saw this quote, but can't recall author .... "All narcissistic relationships have an expiration date." YES!
Not only planned but meticulously masterminded to do the most harm possible to me, honestly to destroy me. He used all the information he had about me to make my every dream come true and he didn’t even let the ink dry before he staged a weekend of gaslighting and abuse and he took it all away from me while not inconveniencing himself a bit. I was blindsided and scared and of course he got the reaction he wanted so he could leave and later tell me he felt he had to leave for his own safety. He told me I had borderline personality disorder and needed treatment. Think about that for a minute. He went too far and it gave me a chance to think and start reading. I went no contact and have never broken it. The financial abuse went deep and it took me years to recover. There’s no way to know what you don’t know. These videos are lifesavers and are true and real. Waste no time getting out.
Thank you for sharing this 💯🙌🙏☀️
OMG that is literally what is happening right now!! Out of nowhere he just discarded me and told me it was all my fault that he had to do it this way Because he was afraid of my reaction was blindsided I’m scared I’m confused I don’t know what happened I don’t know why this is happening thank you for posting through reading yours made me feel less alone less Like I’m crazy and this is seven weird cycle thing that’s happening I don’t even understand it
Exact same story here! He branded me as borderline, went into a total shaming rant (I recorded it for my therapist actually). Most heartless, cruel, cold way. I also saw his texting habits change so knew new supply was lined up already. My only solace is that I have been aware of all the states and knew this day would come. Exactly to the day from him moving to Spain but overall 5.5 years of total nightmare.
@@oilstory123 Watch videos on narcissism. Then you will get pissed off. Such a mindless idiot manipulated you, wasted your time, money. They fake everything. They don't have a personal identity. They steal your likes, and personality as theirs to use with the new supply. Wash, rinse, repeat. The borderline tried to say my ideas for things to do, picnic, barbecue, hitting softballs, were his idea.
Indeed you can see through it thank's to Andrew's videos👌😁
My X and all of her Friends and Family were ALL Narcissists, and at the darkest point in my Life, she threw me out like yesterdays trash!!! I didn't have a chance! Whether or not she had them All in her ear is NOT an excuse for her treating me like that. Some of My own Family are just the same, giving me a place to stay was only so they could manipulate me, or use me for their benefit. When I learned this, we no longer speak and I will no longer listen to the pointless conversations or do the things that I was kept around to be used for... Eyes Wide Open...
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They are cold , calculating, unfeeling and selfish beings. Everything Andrew said is true. The discard happened to me during a vacation, the mask slipped off and after he took 300 photos of us and made me look at them all, on a big screen. Threw me at the airport alone. After rage after rage. I paid for everything during that time. I am so happy with my life now! God bless Andrew and everyone on the channel.
Thank you for sharing this 🙌🙏☀️💯
God bless you as well.
Meatbags. Scary evil.
Diabolical!!!
@@KadyPowellAEROPOLEONEKD Yes it was. Thank you for your support.
Absolutely! Just after my 50th birthday I found out he was sleeping with the neighbor and planned a long awaited family vacation with her and her kids. Hadn't made time for a family vacation with us in 10 years but in a 24hr period I pulled him out of her house at 6 in the morning only to find out they also had a vacation booked the following day. 25 years of marriage done. No respect for anyone but him and his agenda. Blew my 3 kids lives apart. Thanks Andrew. I'm continuing on my healing journey.
So sorry this happened to you Sheri. I'm grateful I wasn't married, but a 10 year relationship nonetheless, and he did this same thing to me. He'd never do xyz with me but he immediately did it with her, behind my back too. That was the worst part, wondering why he couldn't do those things with me that I wanted for so long 🥺
Hope you are healing! 🙏🏼💕
I’m sorry you had to experience that painful waste of your time and resources. My hope is that you have a rapid recovery and can move on with your life. Forgiving yourself is an important step. Keep learning and growing.
Oh. My. God. I am SO SORRY. that is horrific.
Im so sorry. I do understand how you feel.
Three years later, and every word of this video resonates with me. I never thought I would get to this place during those days when I sometimes forgot how to breathe. The destruction and pain of the discard is very intentional and reflects the most diabolical recesses of human behavior. It is a perpetual cycle with an endless trail of collateral damage. For those who are just beginning this journey, you will make it. It was never you and don’t ever forget that. ❤️
But it was half our fault definitely!!! Due to our own poor childhoods feeling abandoned and devalued, we became codependents and are the very damaged people narcissists are attracted to!!! We need to look inward and heal our codependency and boundaries to not attract other bad people. Lots of great training by googling types of boundaries and watching Kenny Weiss and Lisa Romano videos!!! We are the ones who can benefit from therapy!
Yes! Breathing is at times difficult
@@Juke582 you are SO correct about us being prime targets for nacissistic abuse. Exactly.
Another good source of life coaching i have learned about this from is Stephanie Lynn...also on TH-cam.
Her self-parenting concept is very helpful.
Your insight is very wise!
Yes, looking back four years ago...it was most likely planned. My Mom died from Alzheimer's complications one month later; that was glaringly evident. He asked me to move in with him, then changed his mind one day later...after I had sold off many of my possessions. 'then begged me back over Thanksgiving when his parents asked about me. AYE!!
Well said. Thank you. I’m 71 and just learning why my life had been wasted. No one told me about my mother.
Hitting all the videos today. I say the discard is a blessing but it’s because I have to overcome this feeling of not being enough. She planned it out completely and it’s the biggest betrayal. These videos are so helpful & Validating. Gives me so much hope!
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This one hits home. Yes the discard was so horrible thing I've ever gone through, it was so quick one day we were together, next day we were in a situation where I needed him to be there for me, what happened he called someone on his phone a guy drove up he got in the car and said see you later. And he never came back, he ignored my calls and texts I was alone afraid abandoned and heartbroken. I thought about suicide I really did . But my path didn't take me there and I took the chance to go no contact. And here I am. Healing and getting better stronger. Thanks everyone and stay strong everyone.
Thank you for sharing 🙌🙏☀️
Yes! One day theu interact with u the next day they dont even look at you! The change is SHOCKING
Here is how I get over it. This thing never loved you. It mirrors every feeling and emotion, it does not have the ability to love, care, or feel human being emotions. When you smile in the mirror, it smiles back at you. When you laugh, the thing laughs. They don't have a sense of humor, understand sarcasm, say something sarcastic to one, and watch it's face. It will take your sarcasm as the true answer, and ask you the question again. It never answers questions. Because it's used to levelling accusations. They only see others as good or bad, there is no grey area. Let's not even get into the word salad, circular talk. You get physical exhausted trying to get your point heard. Get pissed off this jezebel spirit had the audacity to rob you of your joy, your money, your time. They are time wasters. I never met one who cared about future plans, because they don't understand time. 👈 This one is freaky. Because normal people can say, you wasted ten years of my life. The dumb@ss w a crown will not even understand. They live moment to moment. They have no personal identity. 👈 Comprehend that one! They have the same behaviors though. You were a supply source. Looks don't matter to them, as they never place a value on someone. As long as your willing to be had, or giving them a turn, you will do.
Wow sorry that has happened to you that pain is unbearable I imagine. Glad you are still here with us and pushing yourself to do better. You are a great human being ❤️
Wow that was my life also...2 years free now and feeling much happier.
I grew up with narcissistic parents and then went on to have narcissistic relationships, I thought the behaviour was normal. I never valued myself and I always looked for valuation from other people. It took me a long time to realise valuation comes from within yourself and not from a narcissistic person or anyone else.
YEP same
I was discarded, I knew he had things planned. What did he used to say, never let anyone know what your thinking. He sold things from my house to leave, but that's ok. I got the things back, better then ever.
I had an aunt in the hospital and I told him about it and boy he blew up when I needed a shoulder to cry on. He left 2 days after that. She passed away a week later and had to deal with that alone.
I'm so glad it's over and I'm living for me now. Be good to yourself each and ever day, it will get better.
God bless everyone 👃😁 and thank ya Andrew for the videos
Him at the start of the relationship: "Promise me you'll make this work, that you won't walk away, that you'll do whatever it takes to make this work". My best friend's husband a couple of months in: "If you were my daughter I'd tell you to run for the hills" his EXACT words. I feel so sorry for my replacement/s 😢 Thank you Andrew 🙏
Welcome always 💯🙌🙏🙌
The narc told me the same, that everyone eventually leaves him and for me to promise I wouldn’t…..I have. 👍👍
I feel so sorry for the replacements too. And several people told me to run (including his son who married us. The SON cried before I shed a tear when he FaceTimed me and learned what happened). I trust my prayers hold weight now.
Mine said, “I need you to love me so I won’t have to be alone,”. I should have RUN right then and there.
My girl used to give me a list of things I shouldn't do that were "deal breakers." I thought to myself "what the hell are you talking about"? Turns out, it was all the things she was doing. If I knew then what I know now, I may have been able to avoid this narcissistic explosion.
I was discarded before my birthday in June,he played a part which would deserve an Oscar nomination!It was prepared moths before the official discard,exactly as you have describe it!Thank you,God bless you!
Yes. Planned. It is hard for people who have kind partners to understand. There was a plan and you were, "insert any fool here", is where much of the trauma and post trauma stress comes from. Wow. All those years, kids, (fake) security, suffering for the greater good (which turns out is theirs only). Sometimes, I feel my insides disintegrating. Chin up. Going outside. Sweeping the deck. Painting, writing, love will see us through. ❤️
I have found that most people do not understand what I went through, except those who have been in these relationships.
I still can't believe i dealt with narc for 12 years...after i left 6 months ago I started figuring things were planned..he planned everything from the beginning and he fooled me into loving him. That was really deep . The hurt it feels like a cut through your skin in cold weather. Thks Andrew for always explaining it the right way
Thank you. I rarely hear it acknowledged how we suffer for the greater good that turns out to only be good for them
Also, feeling ‘insides disintegrating’. Exactly 😔
@@CC-br9qg i understood you my friend..it is the same here family and friends won't understand me . Because they didn't experience it. I don't blame them i quit talking myself to them . It's a painful experience trust me
Yes, it was planned. Coming out of the fog, I begin noticing things and when they say that once you realize you’re with a narcissist, things are never the same… it’s very true. He’s absolutely correct, once I started enforcing boundaries, and I was grieving the loss of my beautiful sister(best friend)…he promoted his sidepiece. My friend, God will never fail you, here’s what I mean: I learned everything in one night, he was in the shower, his mistress call and we had a very short and direct conversation. I look through his phone and read every conversation between him, his sister, and ‘new supply’, ie, Flying Monkeys, I was shocked and hurt. Although, I was devastated, looking back, God knew I needed closure…the call and the text messages was a blessing. We’re no longer together. You will survive this and I’m praying for you.☮️
I'm 49, knew NM always plays the martyr when talking about me and my wasted life, was worst kid in the world, oh how she suffered due to my failure, rebelling against the abuse. In essence I am the unforgiven. Last week I was rocked as I realized that I'm still being abused and thrown away regularly. I thought it was over since I'm nearly 50. I learned they won't get better, they never loved me, I don't even have my own identity just who they claimed I was. Both parents are narcs and jointly abuse me for their entertainment. I'm NC, beginning to wake up and escape the fog. Thank you for your videos, they really help.
Hello Jodie, same here. I'm sixtyfive. Be blessed, kind regards 🙋
Good morning Elke, thank you. Bless you, I hope you have a peaceful, joyful day.🕊️🕊️
@@jodiecastlemanShee Thank you Jodie, whishing you a joyful day 🌞 Here it's evening, but I take your good whishes for tommorow 😊 thank you 🌅
Totally accurate word for word. My discard was certainly planned he was just waiting to recover from surgery which meant he was incapable of looking after himself. Once he was back on his feet and i figured him out - boom! Came the discard just before my favourite time - Christmas. Again true, they are like children throwing their dummies out of the pram whenever things don’t go their way. Now I’m educated, it truly was a blessing in disguise-a marvellous teaching of empowering our empathy with boundaries - they do us a huge favour! Well done narcissists - you help to make us stronger, healthier and better people . 🙏💙🙏
Polly, I'm sorry to hear that he waited to be released from the Hospital to discard you. What a jerk! I'm hoping you're going to be ok. I left my narc and it tore me up inside. I loved him, but realized how much he was USING ME. We're better off! Take good care of yourself, and God bless! ⚘️⚘️
@@jannlewandowski5540 thank you and you take care too! Onwards and upwards 🙏💙🙏
It was about ruining the holiday. They hate holidays. It never has any joy. Hates others having it. Birthdays, it has to be about them, they pout, whine, and throw a tantrum. Never saw such selfishness, until it was at me and my twins bday celebration. Ruined it. My brother was missing for ten years. Our first bday together as adults. He had a dirt bike accident when we were 15, he's disabled. The dumba$$ w a crown had to ruin it.
Mine absolutely did plan it. She waited until I was at nearly the lowest point of my life after losing my job, waited until I was literally in the car on the way back from a vacation that had I loved and desperately needed to reground myself, discarded me like a piece of trash and then insisted on radio silence. All this even though we were twin flames who constantly flirted, completed each other's sentences, and had a thousand inside jokes. She was smart, beautiful, and amazing, but in the end, an empty shell.
I could tell something was wrong the entire relationship, but I stuck around because she kept luring me back in whenever I would threaten to leave. Eventually I stood up for myself and asked about her motivations for a lot of her poor behavior, and boom - the discard that was planned to be as hurtful as possible.
They're not fully human, these people. They've blocked off emotional empathy, and without that, they can never experience true intimacy or love. More than anything, I feel sad for them.
U say she planed to be painfull as much posible .. exactly how he discard me 11 months i cry like a baby..
I was not exactly discarded by the narcissist but I do believe he planned a situation to test me and see how much I would put up with, however when he finally realised I would not deal with him any longer, he was shocked, it actually all back fired on him.
He really should have got to know me, but was only ever interested in talking about himself.
Oooh, sounds very familiar. Still no fun. A close call kind of learning experience, maybe?
Yes, absolutely, over three decades of silence, one word grunt replies. I was pushed out big time. Yet in hindsight, despite Near Death, I thank God every day that Freedom Rocks, and better late than never. My life now is simple and peaceful. ☮️ Tribe, never give up on yourselves.
Blessings abound to each of you.❣️
May God richly bless your life, Miss Roslyn.💙
Exactly... when I started enforcing my boundaries, the mask came off and I was discarded in the most hateful and cruel way possible. Very painful, but possibly the best thing she ever did for me in retrospect. Been a few months and still,, some days are better than others. I hope someday to find someone to share with me the things that My narc never could and never will... love, kindness, empathy, peace and joy. Things that make life worth living. I hope.
I hear you Donald . This exactly what happened to
Me . Thank god I have a good family support but I still watch there advised .
Thank you for sharing this 💯🙌🙏☀️
I pray every day that God opens my sons eyes to his narcissist. He is so blind to her.he doesn't talk to us because she's in charge.his real love and care is with his family.
Hi Andrew, Cody here coming from beautiful San Diego. I can’t express how much your videos have helped me. They are so accurate, empowering and a blessing to all of us going through these times. Thank you again and God bless 🙏🏼
Stay strong
You described me at 4:55. I was devalued then love bombed immediately, so as to not to have my narc sister lose her supply. I had no idea at the time what was happening. I just thought "wow she is being really nice after I confronted her about her nasty behavior the other day. She must be reflecting and is sorry for what she has done."
Except, there was no clear apology or confessing of her wicked behavior. I went through what I believe, they call, cognitive dissonance. It confused me heavily for months until God showed me who she truly was.
Education of narcissism came my way, and that was it. I blindsided her. Dropped her without warning and it has remained that way until today. Several months have passed, inclusive of a few hoovers. Completely blocked in every possible way.
She knows that I know who she is. It's still even hard to believe that we came from the same biological parents. One of light and one of darkness/wickedness. I'm absolutely stunned sometimes when I think about it. I think she hates the world in general for something that was done to her at some point in her younger years that no one knows about.
Because of their constant bitterness, hatred, jealousy, envy etc, satan enters these people and they become of him. Liars, destroyers, manipulators, non-empathetic, extremely prideful, fits of rage etc. Maybe they were destined to be that way, when the script was written. I cant say for sure...but I believe they probably are of a different kind.
I had a "friend" who did all of the love-bombing.. mind you, I had no clue about narcissism. I was new to town so I welcomed the friendship. Every time we went hiking, we ran into "old friends". I suspected I would be one of those one day, but never connected the dots. 2 years ago, I was phased out. Last weekend, after everything you just described, I confirmed I became that "old friend" and honestly, I couldn't help but laugh. She has new supply in place. Hopefully they're not as vulnerable. They treat people like last years' wardrobe.
Thank you for sharing this insight 💯💯😉
Yes. I'm in the oddly similar situation. I woke up with Andrew on my mind because I've learned so much from this channel. I recently made acquaintance with a woman not romantic I could see how she was attempting to lead me on with too many compliments. Subtle and covert. Thanks to understanding and respecting intuition listening to these channels I realized I was dealing with potentially something dangerous I can see her frustration as her provocations didn't work. Even barely being acquainted with this person the micro insults were clear. Here is what I texted her and obviously she didn't get the point because she's still sending messages looking for drama on some level.
"In stillness to do is to undo. Do nothing and stillness remains".
I don't think she understood, but it's another way of saying I am a grey rock.
Thanks to everyone for sharing stories it's life saving.
@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone thanks for your hard genuine work. Setting boundaries can feel lonely until we realize alone is not the same as lonely. What company could be better than our own?
@@franksimmons9242 That's a great story. Thanks for sharing. I look back and see my co dependency issues as this former friendship went on for years, yet ended so abruptly, but in truth, she had become disenchanted with me since I wasn't flying shotgun with her everywhere. Very strange after being deemed her best friend I started working on my issues and learned more about what you mentioned, "intuition" and trusting it..
@@Vashti0825 yes and all the while walking the thin line of not being too cautious. Especially after having been burned by these kinds of people. It's nice to have the empowered advantage of informed observation. I have received another text since I posted. I know I won't respond but eventually open it.
Omg, you just defined my ex narc! Everything that you said happened! I lost 18 years of my life with the psycho. I kept giving him more chances and thought that he would change. My Mother was dying on 2020 and he blocked me. We always had a breakup just before my birthday and Christmas. Now I am educated. I hate being alone now, but the alternative is worse.
My narc love love loved me ( convincing). After 5 months Started to be evasive, vague, etc. & I called him out on it. Didn't know what I was dealing with. I broke it off. The love bombing that followed was unbelievable ( couldn't live without me etc). Fell back in. He was great for 8 months when the old behavior resumed. I'm a spiritual person who follows no organized religion. He belongs to a church that I feel is hypocritical. Here' s the rub. He wanted me to join. I declined. He said the Elders told him to delete me. But he would vouch for my character..? 2 months later he discarded me w the excuse that he had no choice. My take is,it was a plan to destroy me from the minute I last broke up w him.
I just stared at him cooly & said "what a relief". Don't think I 've heard the last of him. No contact!!! Doin ok
Thank you for sharing 🙌💯🙏
All of your videos are Gems Andrew. I feel so much better after watching them. I feel your genuine love and empathy that is so healing. Thank you so much.
Welcome always 🙌🙏😊
The discard was the most painful to understand. I wasn't prepared I felt like he just killed my soul... I have to go through the most painful acceptance.. 4mo.later I'm still at the process of moving on one day at a time. Leaving the past and never looking back.
Thank you again for a very informative video.
And thank you viewers for some great comments. The reason we get into these situations is that we as empathetic people cannot fathom the level of hate brewing in the narcissist. This allows them to take full advantage of us and our resources until they see us as “played out” that is when the discard happens. They have by that time found others to prey on.
Welcome 🙌🙏☀️💯
Hey 👋 Andrew hope all is well with you! This is so accurate. I was married with him for 10 years. My dad was battling liver cancer at the time I was discarded. My dad passed in 2018. My divorce was finalized a month after. The death of my father was easier to go through than the narcissistic abuse. No one will ever u understand this. I loved my dad dearly and don’t want to minimize that his death was not hard, but the divorce was much much harder. I had support for my dads death. Everyone understands death and how horrific it is. People were there for me. When It came to my relationship, until now I do not have the support for the horrible relationship I was in. No one understands how bad it really was. The lack of support I think is what makes narcissistic abuse so difficult to recover from. The way I can compare it is someone getting raped and because there is no real evidence they are not believed. A true nightmare….
A lot of us inderstand what you have been gone through. And you are right. It's easier to go through when someone dies. When my grandmother died the next morning she sent me a message "What's up filth?" Then she clained "it was just a joke". We could discuss their "disorder", but in reaity they are not human beings, they lack humanitiy. And the biggest lie that they're ant us to belive that we don't have support. In reality we always had. That's why is so important, an meaningful is Andrew's work. He reminds us for the truth that we forget due to brainwashing.
Omg I read your message whilst watching the video and it’s stopped me dead. I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through these two horrific events at the same time. Jesus. I can’t imagine. I’m still devastated at the death of my dad 12 years ago let alone the discard from my nex piece of shit. I pray someone in your circle can see what you need and reaches out and holds you. If you ever need a random talk to a stranger with not judgement please reach out. Your post really moved me. Sending you a massive hug and love ❤
@@ps2170 thank you 🙏🏼 for your kind words ❤️
Your words are like reading my own. My dad passed away in March 2022. It was hard but I had support and I was handling it pretty well, giving thanks to God for the gift of him. Two weeks later, my partner of 10 years boasts that she'd been cheating with someone else and was leaving me. My world was turned upside down. I couldn't believe it. It was indeed harder to cope with. The passing of someone you love is not quite the same as someone you love killing you in their mind while still alive.
@@passerby6168 I’m so sorry you went through that. It sounds like she did not deserve you. I pray that you fully heal from any pain and continue to move forward. I am sure good things are in the near future for you!
This is the Exact time I needed to see this. I actually have just been Dropped, it's one of my adult daughters, and it's happened just as you've said. I feel like it's been "Engineered" To happen NOW.
She was just building towards the actual Cut Off Day, and now it's happened. I've been put through All of the Devaluation stages, step by step.
Pain is Immense.
Thankyou Andrew. You're helping me out a Lot.
The discard was the most devastating experience of my life….and I just barely made it with my life.
Thank you Andrew for sharing your knowledge. I’m learning from your videos and some others about Narcissist and what happened.
It has helped tremendously.
you are not alone,,,i am a survivor as well
I already triggered myself! Tears flowed for a few minutes. I have been sleepless for the past 24 hours. I'll take a nap after you finish your video. Yes I walked away and Thank God, I did! It ended December 31, 2021, January 1, 2022. The holiday did not matter to either one of us. I know that after he blew up, I put my immediate plan in place and walked out that Door.
I really wanted a cat in the beginning!!! Family said No, it will tie me down. What the heck else could I do! Just wanted to live my life again!! Thank you Andrew! Of course he knew, I could feel it the whole darn time!!!
Sending healing energy 🙌💯🙏
@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone thank you Andrew, When I get these tears dried up, I'll get a counselor call with you! (In the soon future)
This part is very hard, but you will get through it. It is best to take things in as you can because it is a lot. I remember nights where if I got 4 hours of sleep it was a good night. Be kind to yourself and know that you are not alone Janet. Much love to you ❤
You want a cat? GET ONE
@@quityerlying I got him in June 2022, a rescue from a rainy nature preserve. His name is Sirrain! Sir---found in the Rain!!!
Thank you for making these videos. This information is priceless and helping me make sense of a lot of things.
Welcome 🙏😌💯
Thank you Andrew for the enlightening comments. My discard by my Narcissistic spouse of 39 years was official yesterday. We signed a divorce agreement. Months ago I thought was a tragedy. Yesterday I felt a true sense of freedom, closure and a peaceful life ahead without toxicity. My Ex Narcissist did me a favor to divorce me. Now I’m healing and it’s a blessing. So, if I May, yes being discarded crushes your spirit, but it’s also a gift to start a new life of serenity and emotional healing. God Bless the work you do for us empathetic victims. Now we can become victors of a new beginning in our life 😊
Sending healing energy 🙌💯🙏
Thank you Andrew for giving great first hand insight on narcissistic abuse. Too many men/people suffer silently. Your strength is contagious.
Before I go any further I am only a few seconds in and I have to say yes the discard was planned. I hope you say the same thing Andrew, because you are the first person that i listened to from Feb of this year, and made me aware of what a narcissist is. I now feel that i kbow how they work, thanks to you. Now I'm going to listen to the rest of this video.
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Man, you are spot on. Once you said vacation I was hooked and threw you a subscribe. 2 days after getting off the plane from a week at Disney, I was discarded. One whole year of planning and saving money just to be tossed aside for a new supply. This was 3 months ago, and I never knew what a narcissist was, thought it was just someone who loved to look at themselves. Your channel opened my eyes, and you are helping me get over the fact that I am not worthless, and that I will thank you forever!!!
I have been so busy! This is a good thing! You know Andrew the narcissist ran me off many times. I finally got fed up! When he quit running-me-off. I happen to view one of your videos on narcissism, but I couldn’t leave right-away until a couple of months later.I was trapped, but when I had the opportunity I exited. I do want to say that it took me two years prior to viewing one of your videos to detach from this demon and or demons in this man. When I viewed one of your teachings, it was like I was psychologically etc. detached and prepared to leave that toxic relationship. He didn’t expect it. I’m glad for perfect timing ⏱. There is a time and a season for everything. Great teaching Andrew! Enjoy the rest of your day!
Thank you for sharing this 😊☀️💯🙌
How do you know 'all my life'? 😔 Where in discard for years and years. Without know.. Most crucial ever.. And thank you Andrew, you are one of the few that even get through me. And thanks for all the videos and wisdom, you provide. God Bless You🌹
Welcome 🙌🙏💯☀️
Hello! Stay the path ..moving forward 🦋💖💪🏼
@@lenihassveasphaug9634 😊We are getting better every day. All the wisdom is priceless! 💪🏼Stay strong God is near to the broken hearted💖🌟
Hi Andrew, great video as always and thank you so much for all your wisdom. Yes, my narc husband had been planning the discard for months, kept throwing it in my face expecting me to beg him to stay each time. He got nastier and even more bitter towards the end. It was a relief when he actually did walk out. I never knew what Narcissism was until a month before he left, I really thought it was just 'him' and I put up with the mental and physical abuse thinking I could make him 'better'. It was a fog of crazy thinking on my behalf. A year and a half later I miss the love I thought I had and I miss the future I thought I had, but I don't miss him. I have a lot of work, self healing still to do but I'll get there. Thanks again for been there for us all.
Sending healing energy and strength..🙌💯🙏🙌
Hello😊I hear you..been through similar. It sounds like your doing good right now. Better days are definitely ahead 💖😊
@@Star-ze8dh I hope so, for us all😊
@@shannong. It’s really tough at first. I even allowed a hoover😱😭 But I’ve risen from the ashes like a Phoenix. 🔥💃🏻
You nailed the nail squarely on the head “ Sunk their fangs into you “, so true I couldn’t help from laughing. Why ? You know why because that’s one of the thousands of things that a narcissist does to an empath. Funny thing is when they meet up against another narcissist there’s a sonic boom 💥 evil against more evil. At least I see it that way. Thanks Andrew always bringing much needed survival information. 🙏 namaste.
Hi Andrew, thank you for this, twice earlier in the beginning of this year I did manage to stand up for myself, mostly by asking, what was wrong, why he was treating me so badly....for sure he flew into a rage and there was no resolution. As you said, I dared to do this, I had said too much and so I could not remain; he was becoming increasingly physical in the abuse and although the discard really hurt, it was a real shock, it was almost a relief to be free of him, at least I was away from physical harm. Now I know I'm not crazy and I can begin to follow the healing path thanks to your teaching. 🌻
I believe you are right I was on the edge of a career break though after 10 years of struggling ,at the last minute my wife not telling me took off with my 4 small kids it's been over a year and no answers just more expectations on me I have been going to therapy for almost the whole year she has been gone and I fought the reality she is gone it makes no sense when I needed her the most she betrayed me along with her toxic enabler family . This is unreal unbelievable that someone who says they love me does all the things you describe in your videos "UNBELIEVABLE" but it has happened and keeps happening. I am learning about things I with did not want to exist but thankful I am learning . I could do so good for us but she and her family won't allow it. Your channel helps thank you. I am realizing I can't do anything more to fix this and I will never really understand this but I am realizing I just have to accept what is and move forward on my God given purpose. I really am concerned about my children please pray for me to find the right path for me and my kids she is not coming home.
By the time the discard stage happened which some call the reverse discard stage came about. When I finally gave up on the marriage and called it quits, I stop caring. I stopped giving this person the attention they desired. I stopped entertaining their shenanigans, and begin the silent treatment of indifference. Which I am sure led to a few narcissistic injuries. My ex narcissist just assumed that I would never leave the marriage no matter how toxic it became and responded by playing the victim role, telling flying monkeys/enablers that she tried(trying meant to her, conformity on my part) blaming the demise of our marriage on me.
Then came the hoover stage. Suddenly this person was spending a lot more time at the house(Initially, we were still living in the same household). This person tried using sex a few times to breadcrumb me, etc. which worked in the past but was no longer working now. That said, once one has seen through the fog, what you see beyond can’t be unseen. Her desire to return to what was, was no longer a possibility. Oddly enough, I was still open to savaging the marriage but quickly realized within a very short period of time that it wasn’t possible due to the fact that she was still looking for conformity, and not compromise
Thank you for sharing this 💯💯😉🙌
BLESSINGS It's sad to say but once you find out who they really are and the tables turn the narcissist ends up being the Joke this is after you realize that you were the joke but God's Grace is and always will be for the righteous, and for the ones that gain back there strength and courage I wish you all the best in going forward ✊❤️🙏
Oh Andrew, this was a tough video because my discard from my covert narcissistic father started happening 6 weeks after my mother died. I was 64 years old and I am 67 now so in the length of this father daughter relationship it was not that long ago. My mother truly loved and cared about me and my father did not. The discard plan was in place for after my mom died because she never would have accepted a discarded relationship for me with my father. At the time of the discard I still didn’t understand that dad was a narcissist just that our relationship was always very dysfunctional (I took the blame upon myself unfairly and always forgave him or made excuses for him). When I was discarded I just couldn’t get my head around it- how could a father do this do a daughter of 63 years. I cried, grieved for a year. He is close to death, 95 years old, there’s been no contact for 3 years+. When he dies I will not cry or grieve, I’ve done that. He wants no funeral, calling hours, memorial etc. he has turned his side of family against me, no one has tried to reach out at all. I have a wonderful husband of 40 years and 3 wonderful grown children and many friends, they receive my love and attention. He is very wealthy, his final punch in the gut will be the denial of an inheritance in his will for me. I never wanted money only unconditional love. 12:55
Thank you for sharing this message 🙏🙌☀️🙏
This entire video is about my life in my short 4 year marriage. Once I put up boundaries - the discard started. The 'key dates' - vacation in Jamaica, sister's wedding - yea she came full force. I knew it was over then. If you can't have a good time at a Sandals resort in Jamaica, you're not the person for me.
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Oh my, yes Andrew! I am many years out of my narcissistic relationship, and I can see that the discard was always planned, I was a means to an end. I was around to raise the children and make him look like a wonderful family man, maintain the facade he was creating. When our first two left and our third was old enough, I no longer served his purpose of having me around. I left the relationship, but only after I found out he was chasing other women. He had not been working for a good period, because of his health and the fact that he embezzled for the company he had worked longest for. Now, of course he denied it, but I found out differently after I left. I was his sole means of support, and he was looking for a "sugar mama". That was my breaking point. I can look back on this whole relationship, now that I am in a safe place, and see the reality of the situation, but it was gut wrenching at the time and a good while afterward. I hope that everyone who is at that beginning place, as I once was, knows that it will get better and, like you say, put yourself first, second and third and do not think that it is selfish to do so. Taking care of yourself is the best thing that you can do for the other people in your life. A stronger you makes your children stronger, makes you a better friend, makes you a better employee, makes for the happy life you deserve. Thank you, Andrew, once again, because you are helping me become the person God means for me to be. I look forward to your topics every day because they make me think and validate the things that I have learned.
Welcome always 🙏🙌💯☀️
❤yes taking care of yourself IS the best way to love your kids and others (and my kids tell me that too) bless you
Definitely….favorite holiday! I was married for almost 9 years. In the beginning of the relationship, there was love bombing, but he actually left me, cut off contact several times. I was diagnosed with PTSD by a therapist. I was a mess! I kept going back with him, against the advice of family and friends. About 2 years ago, he started texting and gifting my adult daughter, his step daughter!
My youngest daughter, found the string of text messages. For years I listened to how much he hated my family. It was an ordeal to see my grandchildren. Finally, right before Samhain, he told me the Dia De Los Meurtos display I had “offended him”, and forced me to take it down. I left December 5, 2023. He sold my baby grand piano! I retained an attorney. I am thoroughly and definitely through.
Yes, absolutely. Every single step.
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Was getting a house with my wife and my mom and at the last minute mom threw me and my wife away and said house wasn't gonna be mine and hers anymore. She made up lies and then threw me and my wife away again. We are finished with her now. She burnt her bridge with me for the last time. God bless her and I pray for her and love her as my mom but I'm completely done with her and healing now. Her narcissistic lifestyle sucks but she's to the T like you explain. My sister is now ner new person to use. And my brother. She started fights between me and the rest of family. Just so she could think she won.
As I heard somewhere is that there was a mental discard looong before the actuale one. It is a horrific heartbreaking experience. Still healing after 2,5 years since discard...Been studying narcissisme since then.
It is so sneaky and vile and subtle, unless you deal with an overt grandiose one...
I wish everybody here lots of healing in time and finding ourselves and having a new life and world!
Love to you all....you are not the only one going through this 🙏💜💜💜
Thank you for sharing 🙏🙌💯
Yes being completely written off as a human being and invalidated before the living situation ends is an awful business.
I have said it before and now on repeat. Lies lies lies. When you live with one, your life is built on quicksand. Nothing is stable, nothing is ever as it seems, you can never count on them in the important times, never ever trust them with anything. Theres only one person in their life, them. They don't want or need anyone except for using ..what a sad life. Ducking and diving, my mom used to say about my dad, constantly trying to pull a fast one. They think they are cleaver. Look thru a mirror dimly , until you open your eyes and see clearly. Take care everyone, I wish you joy, healing and peace. Xx
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I love you, too Andrew. Thank you for your unwavering focus and compassion. I'm not sure where you get your stamina but we are so grateful!
God bless you. It’s been three weeks since my wife left and even though I tried everything to make the marriage work, she seemed hellbent to destroy it. I never thought she was a narcissist. But having researched it with so many of these videos, she checks every box.
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I dared to answer back and refused to play their game , and the result was hatred towards me by any means they could possibly use . Never knew a person could be so awful and evil . They are completely void of feelings and compassion.
💯 👍👍my experience with a narc too 😕
I see you know my family - charming aren’t they?
Key dates.. yup, New Years eve for me. As you said, looking back, it was definitely planned. She wanted to spend the holidays with her friends and family in Houston (we lived in Florida), and I obliged. The weeks leading up to the trip and even during the trip she was acting like the girl I first met. Affectionate, paying attention to me, we even had sex (something she had deprived me of for a while). Then as soon as we got back, she was a different person. She abandoned me on New Years eve, no explanation, never came home that night, wouldn't answer my calls or returned my text. Next day I tried talking to her, asked her "what happened between Houston and now?" and her reply was "what are you talking about" as if she didn't understand that she was a completely different person that she had been just a few days before. So she discarded me with all the coldness of a serial killer on Jan 1st. This is all before I realized I was dealing with a covert narcissist.
He was planning it well in advance of his discard of me, his wife...and my coworker and someone I treated as my friend turned out to be the new supply...Being discarded has been one of the most difficult things I am and have been going through, not to mention trying to understand the betrayal of someone I trusted. The pain the narcissist puts us through in the relationship, and then in the discard is completely unfathomable to those who haven't had to experience this type of relationship. Hour by hour, day by day ..... we are not alone xo
Thank you for sharing 🙌🙏☀️💯
Hello! I’m so sorry ❤️That is double difficult! You are not alone 👭🦋🌸🌼Stay on the path you’re stronger than you know. Life will be so much better from here..
@@Star-ze8dh I hope you are right!
@@dawnmc4294 You are not alone ❤️🌟👭 God bless you keep looking up😊
This is a song by Danny Gokey
“Hope in front of you “
Woah-oh, oh!
Woah-oh, oh!
Woah-oh, oh!
Woah-oh, oh!
I've been running through rain
That I thought would never end
Trying to make it on faith
In a struggle against the wind
I've seen the dark and the broken places, woah
But I know in my soul
No matter how bad it gets
I'll be alright
There's hope in front of me
There's a light, I still see it
There's a hand still holding me
Even when I don't believe it
I might be down, but I'm not dead
There's better days still up ahead
Even after all I've seen
There's hope in front of me, yeah
Woah-oh, oh!
Woah-oh, oh!
There's a place at the end of the storm
You finally find
Where the hurt and the tears and the pain
All fall behind
You open up your eyes and up ahead
There's a big sun shining
Right then and there you realize
You'll be alright
You are 100 right about all of this. My ex narc discarded me every time I wouldn't give him money. He always demanded money. He was entitled as they come.On top of it all right after my dad died he told me karma killed my dad and then said he didn't need me because he had someone else. He ofcourse tried to compare this person to me. He did this many times throughout our relationship.He loved to try and triangulate me in order to try and devalue me. He was as evil as it gets in this world.
I understand completely 🙌☀️😉
Tbh as I grow everyday the discard was indeed a blessing and the peace I have in my life along with a fresh new start is so beautiful.
To anyone going though a discard, or wondering why the narc isn’t hoovering , trust me it’s not a bad thing at all. It just means they know you are on to them and if they do try and come back please blockkkkkk at all cost.
Hi!. Yes I agree! Living a beautiful peaceful life without him.🙌🏼💪🏼😊🦋
I agree. Once I broke the trauma bond, I was kicking myself in the ass. What the heck was I thinking. Still hurts, but doing a lot better than a couple months ago. Take care & remain strong. 😀
@@JChristo1984 Hi! Yes the trauma bond is hard to break/interrupt!! 🙏Grateful we are stronger now! God bless you as you continue on your journey 😊💪🏼🌟
He didn't just discard me, he discarded our son (which is why it was even more heart wrenching); but I am well on my way to healing and understanding narcissm is actually helping me understand everything better. We dodged a bullet 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing this 🙏💯🙌
Andrew, thank you so much. I got the holiday discard. #TRUTH. 🙏🏻❤️
Welcome ❤️🙏
I planned discarding the Narcissist for at least 2 months. It does not go without a stupid, unfounded feeling of guilt... Guess Narcs don't feel that when THEY discard... I wánted the discard but it never came. He really wants me back - the comfort, company and warmth I provide, the supply... Thanks to educating myself through these video's I know WHY and remain firm in my resolve. Thank you
Welcome 🙌🙏💯
Hello Andrew. I almost didn't listen to this video. I discarded him! I took so much abuse that I couldn't take it anymore. The look on his face was SHOCK & DISBELIEF, then I left. This was over 11.3 years ago and I never spoke to him again. No closure, nothing! After 5 years of being used, hospitalized, almost dying, I had ENOUGH! As a human being, you can only take so much, spend so much money, and almost losing your life, that was the END!
With you on this 💕
Thank you for sharing this 💪💪💯🙏🙌
@@denieseransom2380 Thank you Deniese!⚘️
More power to u
@@madhurimahalder8714 Thank you. It was hard, but enough is enough! ⚘️
I stud up n demanded now its your turn to contribute in the relationship
N then Game was over
During huge family crisis + vications after 7 years of marrige he discarded...
This was the only good thing he did to me
I started to see the pattern, and began plotting my escape.
(Slowly backing away)
Didn't know it was called discard until I learned about narcissism over this past year or so.
However ☺️ Life is awesome without the narcs. Rather live the life of a hermit than put up with even a fraction of abuse!💯
Hello! Yes! Backing away slowly like backing away from a rattlesnake!
🙌🏼💪🏼😊🦋 Good to hear you are living an awesome life! Me too. 💗
@@Star-ze8dh Yay! Living our Best Life!💪❤️
@@Star-ze8dh I must say, rattlesnake analogy is brilliant! I got the giggles 🤣
@@carolprivate418 Yes there’s so many comparisons!! 😂🤣🤣👭🙌🏼
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I hesitated to watch. Yes, I was discarded-but- I had also been praying for divine intervention as I wasn’t able then to just walk away. So it was a blessing in disguise. Thankful for it now.
They say all good things must come to an end....Thank God all bad narcissistic relationships do come to an end.
Not easy but you will be happier than ever.💟☮️💗
Think about that for a minute🤔 ..... really think about that for a minute.🤔🤔😁
God bless you, hope you have a wonderful day Andrew!🇨🇷 🏝🏖 ☀️❤️
Thank you for sharing this 👍☀️🙏💯
Thinking 🤔 and agreeing ❤️
@@gratefultobehere 😁💪🏼❤️🦋🙌🏼🌟
@@Star-ze8dh 😊❤️
@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone 🙏💯☀️❤️
Discarding the Narc and/or your toxic family is the greatest act of self-love you can do. I am honored, humbled, and praise God for the opportunity to do so.
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The most horrific hideous yet ultimately enlightening experience ever - you break the inter generational curse
I just get such a kick out of that “knowing look” you give after introducing the topic 😅! Thanks for all the great content.
She waited until I was most vulnerable. Overworked and Mom was passing. I love you but not in love with you is what she said. Mom passed and divorce was final 5 days later. Unstable person and no remorse
Sending healing energy 🙏☀️🙌
Yes that about sums it up Andrew. Everything you said is true. The cruelty of these People is astounding. For me as soon as i started to put boundaries that's when it started to go downhill. And his attitude got worst. So i am sure that as soon as he understood that i would not put up with his bullshit anymore , he started to plan the discard. Because the signs were there. But i did not follow my intuition. Now i know better and i try to live my life according to what i feel inside. And believe me , it works. Better late than never right! Thanks Andrew super video and i agree 💯 Enjoy your day. 💙💙😘
Astounding is right (the cruelty)
@@gratefultobehere yep! 👍enjoy the rest of your day Chelsea 🤗💗
@@mariefrancebourget1749 you too Marie 💕
Yes Andrew mine was at Christmas an it went on for weeks as I was in the fog Iv never been treated so bad in my life it was the worse feeling ever an the nark was enjoying every minute of my pain I'm been healing now for 2 years I still can't forget tye feeling an emotional 💔 pain but I'm at a point now I pray for the nark not for her but for me so I guess there is progress thank u Andrew I'm a long time follower of you Steve from London amen to you all
Thank you for sharing this message 🙏🙌🇬🇧☀️
Aaniin Boozhoo! (Hello) Andrew! My ex (narrsasist) unfortunately lives in my building. When I go outside he watches me from his window. He also tries to bait me for a reaction. This has been going on for over a year, to no avail. I ignore his tactics and continue on with my life. I have to admit, I am quite exhausted from the whole ordeal. I am so fortunate to have mental health support through this, as well as your channel. I am grateful. G'Chi Miigwetch (Thank you)for what you do!
Welcome always 🙌💯🙏💪💯😊
The discard for sure was planned! They don't know how to do anything else but blow things up. A very painful experience. I'm grateful I survived it! Thank you, Andrew and other's for your experience, strength and hope. 🙏 namaste
Hello I hope everyone is doing well! I have a two fold question for anyone or everyone please. I know the narcissist is fully well aware of all the nasty terrible damage they have created and caused.But do they actually know that they are a narcissist or is it just what they do time and time again and really don’t know that, this is who they are? Did she know getting into our relationship that… “im a narcissist and hopefully he-meaning Me, never puts it together and figures me out? I went through all of it, throughout the 5 years together. Just like most of us here. This is my exact story and experience. It feels like mine was the exact model used for teaching what narcissistic abuse is! Today I’m 7 months no contact. Doing better than I ever expected to be at this point and it’s because of everyone in this community! So much love and support ❤ And as always. Great video and message Andrew!
Hello, in my experience, they know who they are and they know exactly what they are doing. Be free be happy xx
I believe they do know. After I left, he was posting online really awful things about me and was calling me a narcissist. I didn't. Even know what that was at that time.
@@thrivingnow7395 I know I didn’t really either like many of us. I knew the term and just thought it was someone who was very selfish and stuck on themselves. It wasn’t until my ex now started chaos fighting with me and left. A few Months later I found out she cheated and was also already in a relationship with a different guy. All the while still stringing me along in triangulation. That’s when I started researching and led me to all of the stuff on you tube and blew my mind how exactly she did all of it to me. Every word and phrase used was what I was going through. Anyways, she’s been removed now for 7 months and I’m getting better every day! Thank you for you’re response!
@@lynnfincham6839 Hi Lynn ty for your response. I think so too! Because when I finally called her out on it and bluntly told her she has NPD, and what an awful person she is. I didn’t get the usual response. It was like she knew! I had figured her out! Ugh they are such sneaky pieces of trash! I discarded her went no contacted and I’m feeling better everyday. Been 7 months. I know it takes time. So I just keep working on myself! Thanks again!
Yes, I let him in to share in my daughters death anniversary. He told me my energy was off and he discarded me, my other daughters without a word. 6 months later tried to Hoover. That did not go well for him. Fueled me to be brave to dig deep and heal self. I’m not looking back now. The beautiful moments, they weren’t real, but my ability to love despite loss..is. I’m finally proud of myself.
Beautiful encouraging message 🙏🙌💯💪
We were childhood sweethearts..married young.. should have known but didn't know him at all.. I remember asking " can you see us growing old together "? This is after I started realizing what a sick individual he was..actually was making me physically sick.. He wasn't taking care of his health, had no care for anything, always gone, couldn't get ahold of him, constantly lying, money disappearing and more..needed to figure out what was going on. I decided to place a recording device in the vehicle, a perfect weekend, Valentines weekend..He was MIA for 3 days..after he returned with his wild story, still wanted to believe him but after listening to the recording my eyes were opened. So thankful I went with my gut instead of heart this time..he might have still been stringing us along eventually totally destroying kids and I or worse...listen to your gut even if your heart says no! Best decision ever made..its been tough but my children and I are now flourishing..Thankful more than ever...we are so much happier without what we thought we could never live without..hope this helps someone, don't like being so open but maybe someone's going through something similar..felt I should share..it will be ok...❤️
My GUT feeling told me not even to get involved with him! Thank God I left him. It's good to be ALIVE. GOD BLESS YOU! ❤️💙
Thank you for sharing this 💯🙌🙏☀️
Hi! You definitely did the right thing. I stayed because I thought it was better to have my kids (adults now) in a two parent home. I was so wrong .
thank you 😊 ❤This will help others.
@@Star-ze8dh We do what we think is best for our kids..I stayed for over 20 yrs..one of mine is a adult now. I have explained how important it is to know who your marrying and their family..they have such a influence in your children's lives..my son is listening intently and thankfully agrees..he's smarter than I was at that age..😄❤️
@@shelley2553 I was also young. 16! I stayed 35 years thinking I needed to honor marriage because I’m a Christian. Finally knew it’s not Gods will for us to be emotionally abused. 🙏 ✝️
Hav been discarded finally in may 2022,not able to cum to terms,remembering all d innumerable promises n lost 7 and half yrs,emotionally n financially too,don’t know wat to say or feel,only recently i realised he is a Narc from 2 months or so wen i accidentally came across Dr.Ramani and since den hav been following others videos too on Narcissism,understanding now clearly all d hell i went thru of y n wat
Hello Andrew and everyone. I’m pretty sure my ex saw a lot of these videos but kept it to herself. Always praying for me. Being condescending. I guess that was just another manipulation to move the focus onto me most of the time. I was discarded almost 3 months ago and this entire year has been weird. Especially the final week. Some gaslighting which I’ve never seen up close or in someone I loved and cared about. The childish toddler baby immaturity was a bit fun but also very infuriating. Making a wall between us with her pillow... Taking my notes and flipping them upside down. Such a waste. Clearly wasn’t thinking straight near the end. I know I wasn’t.
Sam, the narcissistic fog is real. Things appear upside down. They will keep getting clearer.
I now have learned, I am standing my own ground, I will not go backwards ----->Only Forward and I will Heal Ty Andrew! ✌💗💞💗🙌🙏🙌💫
Welcome 🙏
I am not proud to admit that I actively took part in my ex-wife's discard of her boyfriend at the time. She was still living with him, but had me fooled that he was the psychotic, crazy, and aggressive one.
Surprise, surprise- the trail of destruction continues to follow in her wake. I wish him nothing but the best and still feel bad for the role I played.
A friend once told me a saying that made me feel a little better: "when you're wearing rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags"
DUDE!!!!
BEEN THERE TOO
It was totally planned.
The new supply was one of my best "friends". He thought he understood my ex better than me. He thought she was beautiful, smart, sensitive, fantastic and marvelous.
I went no contact with both of them and everyone related so I don't really know what happened, but I think they didn't last more than 2 or 3 months.
She was very machiavellic, selfish and cruel, especially during the discard.
I ended it but did not have closer he would not see me face to face like a man. It was like mourning someone. I have learned so much in the years since.
Reactive-abuse is very real and most don't even know what it is, when you realize what it is you feel so much better because it is a form of self-defense.
Every word you say relates exactly to my situation. When the discard happened, I didn’t know what happened to me. Now it all makes sense. Thank you, Andrew. God bless you.
Yep. My discard came because the other supply gave him an ultimatum.
The discard occurred 4 days after the anniversary of my son's death.
And in the middle of my dad's last 18 months of life (cancer)
And it was because I was forcing him to pay 50% of the bills lol not just supporting him like he wanted
Hugging you 😢
I confronted him and he just couldn’t take it anymore, so he decided to leave, I’m very grateful that he did even when it hurt it was for my best , I’m still healing! For new ones keep 0 contact and focus in you and only you! Forgive your self , be patient to your self , you will also be better, keep your boundaries and remember your values!! You can do this!!!!👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻
🙏🍁💜" people who don't want to acknowledge that they harmed you will always claim that you are being manipulative for expressing your hurt"- kalen Dion🙏☀️🍁🔥🕷️🦊🍂🌸🌼🌻🏵️🌏🐾🐾
Namaste Andrew. 🌸 love the flower photos you post for us. Thank you. So yes, just exactly as everything you described haplened to me. Text book situation in my case. Discarded like I meant zero after 14 years. Pennyless. I lost everything. The new supply was indeed in place.
Healing a very traumatic time with a narcissit and discard takes time. I'm much better. I wish love and peace to you all 💕💕🙏
Namaste 🙌🙏☀️
Yep, mine was definitely planned. I don’t know that the specific _date_ was, but he once told me that if I wasn’t autistic he would have given up on me a long time ago. Touché… if I wasn’t autistic, I probably would have given up on _him_ long before I did.
He chose to do it the day after Easter. 🤷♀️ Maybe I’ll celebrate this year… the day that marked the beginning of my BEST life! 🎉🎉🎉
Great video today, Andrew, thanks! Love you! XOXO 😘💋🤗😉😁 Enjoy the rest of your day!
My friends, I hope you all have had a WONDERFUL day! You are ALL LOVED!!! ❤️❤️❤️
New holiday traditions sometimes turn out to be THE BEST so I say celebrate like the queen 👸 you are ❤🎉
@@gratefultobehere Thank you, Chelsea! I think I WILL!!! You can celebrate WITH me 😁🥳🤗🙌🎉🎈
@@jennifernewton4637 for sure. Easter for you. Birthday for me. And it wasn’t the first narc to destroy a birthday 😉 but look at me learn now 🤣 👩🎓- I’ll stay in school ongoing thank you very much. So celebrate we will! 🤗💕🎊
@@gratefultobehere WOOOH!!! 🙌🎉🎉🎉🥳
Jennifer you found your path to freedom, good for you 👍🤗🥰
What a crushing .. mind blowing experience… happened to me two different times and it was super surprising. I walked around in total disbelief. Both experiences were different but the same hatefulness out of nowhere. I went through it without your videos but they have justified my experiences. Thank you for what you do.
Wise words Andrew! I1m really curious your opinion about anger, "revenge" (no, you won't simply walk away act like nothing happened after I had to walk through Hell because of you). Simply put: basically they raped our souls. I agree that no contact/grey rock is necessary for a period of time. But do we have to affraid of these creatures for the rest of our lifes? I don't think so.
In my case the narc was with me for 3 months, she triangulated me with her ex (she was with him 6 years). Of course I had the love bombing stage(she came home, she searched this for her entire life, she found a treasure, etc) and I fall in her trap. She "wanted" to move in to my house (she lives with her mother, in her mom's rented one roomed studio apartment, they share a room), she "wanted" to start a family, having kids, etc. She took out a loan to pay her part for renovating my house(of yourse it didn't happened), so everything seemed ok.
So after the discard (out of nowhere she said she loves her ex, packed her stuff and she was gone in 5 minutes) she went home an told her ex, that she broke up with me. Funny thing: there was no reaction. Another funny thing: she claimed she was "confused" and my reaction was to pour all my hate on her. Consistently. For around ~2 months via text and email. It caused her a narcissistic collapse (she's 31). Then although she blocked my from her social media (facebook, instagram) she was not careful enough with her privacy settings so I had acces to her list of "friends". So I sent them a couple of screenshots of her emails when she states that she lied to me, deluded me, caused me not just emotional but financial harm, that she not just acts like a whore, she's basically a whore, she played down a role as a decent human being, she fall between two stools(of course she dosen't really care), that she's not worthy to even lick the shit from anybody's soles of their shoes, etc.
My point is that I still not think that was enough. I'm very well aware of legal troubles that's why I didn't confronted her in person(yet), on the other hand currently I'm aware that it's not 100% sure that I could keep my calm in an interaction with her.
So my question is: how to manage this hatred?
My hope is you are moving forward and focusing on yourself.. 🙌🙏☀️
I love how you hit the nail on the head every time. Sharing the knowledge that you learned is giving us our power back. I believe what you have been through, really makes you a great teacher. Thank you for taking your time to help so many others.
Absolutely 100%
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Thank you brother Andrew🌹
Blessings to everyone going through a turbulent episode in life🙏💕
The discard being planned is such a hard thing to accept, especially because it's my father. I was adopted too. But some things have come to mind in my life recently. The second I moved out and went to college, whenever I would call home my dad would always say, hello stranger. I always thought he was just joking around but the more I look back on it the second I left his house was the house was probably when he discarded me in his mind. I started noticing little things like any of my belongings were thrown away. My room was given away to another sibling, I had to sleep on the floor when I went home to visit. Just little subtle things that said, you don't have a place here anymore. But it took 20 years for the discard to actually be made known. When he told me not to come to the 50th wedding anniversary of him and my mom. How do you accept that your own that your own father rejected you? I know the only answer for me is that my heavenly father has never rejected me. I am an adopted member of the kingdom of heaven.. That is my solace :)
Sending healing energy..💯🙌☀️🙏
Your Father is a Monster....He is not your Father....Surround yourself with people who love you and only want the best for you...
May God Bless You on your Healing Journey...
@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone thank you! 🙏
@@annamariehewitt3173 I know it is is like that from the outside. But the hardest thing is that I still love him as my dad. There was a time when he did love me in my childhood and I will always try to keep those tender memories alive even though everything is different now. I try to still look at him through eyes of love. ❤️
Yep! I started asking her what's changed regarding us and the chemistry end of October, kept me strung along to help her move home and sign witness statements etc then 3 days before christmas just gone she gaslit an argument and ended it. So glad I've found this channel, I've watched many but this evening has given me the clarity I needed. Thank you Andrew brother!
Welcome 💯🙏🙌
Great content
Thank you 🙌💯🙏
Please do one about a mom and a son
I couldn’t cope any more. Felt like I was physically dying. I jumped ship before the planned discard and new supply. Even though in a unhealthy and desperate state….I won here!
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@@NARCDAILYYouAreNotAlone Thank yooooo!⭐