I definitely resonate with this as well. It wasn’t until I realized that I had a narcissistic partner and looked it up and seen that usually they go after codependent people and I realized my mother was like it, my grandmother was like it, etc. It was a big realization and I was worried I’d never get “fixed”. I then learned I really had nothing wrong with me only wrong perceptions based on old events.
This Christmas was particularly hard when my long distance partner had a female friend from the past show up and he started spending all his time with her out of nowhere without even telling me…12 hours a day, and sleeping at her place a few times. I knew he was honest and open and had no interest in her but she apparently wanted him. It was honestly killing me and he didn’t care how he felt. I could not eat, sleep, or do anything. I was in this frozen but panicked response. I lost 10 pounds in a week, I was fainting. It was scary. I then came out of freeze response and then into fight instead of flight. Then I realized I needed to find out what was going on, “fix myself” and decide if I wanted a partner like that. I was the blame for it all in his eyes. Yes, I may have over-reacted due to feeling abandoned, unwanted, rejected, etc. but he did not take responsibility for his own actions because i didn’t feel like it was appropriate without him asking me or at least telling me about her.
I am so glad we are all here healing now. I have two teenage boys that I know I affected. I explained to them and apologized for my behaviour all their life and that I didn’t mean to be like this and I am trying to heal now, something that I wish my parents should have done instead of keep blaming me for stuff long after the abuse. I never did anything to them that was harmful and they grew up polite but have a bit of confidence issues.
I know I am just rambling here, but I am so happy to find a group to resonate with and I am so happy with sapien’s work and that I will be getting started on my journey in an extra way.
I hope you both heal from this. Underneath all this crappy beliefs is what we really are. We are love