{"id":37247,"date":"2023-08-12T01:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=37247"},"modified":"2023-08-12T01:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:32:08","slug":"as-i-faced-my-fathers-narcissism-i-had-to-confront-who-id-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=37247","title":{"rendered":"As I faced my father\u2019s narcissism, I had to confront who I\u2019d become"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As I started coming to terms with the damage that my father\u2019s narcissism had done to me, I also had to ask myself disturbing questions.<\/p>\n

Had I become something like him? Had growing up with him taught me to be a narcissist? Was I going to become the abuser he had become?<\/p>\n

Many people who are raised by narcissists turn into narcissistic abusers, too. I had to re-evaluate myself \u2014 my inner shame and some of my outer behaviors \u2014 in light of what I learned about him. These were not pleasant questions to ask myself.<\/p>\n

This is the first installment of the thoughts I\u2019m having as I finally write my book about having been raised by a narcissist. The YouTube site is here. (Please subscribe if you\u2019d like to keep up with this project.) Or you can watch the embedded video below.<\/p>\n