Narcissism Glossary
Your tastes and values wearing away (identity erosion)
🌊 The process by which, under constant criticism and control, you surrender your tastes, values, and relationships piece by piece — your identity and autonomy wearing away.
Accommodating them, you lose your preferences and your treasured standards a little at a time.
Accommodating them, you lose your preferences and your treasured standards a little at a time.
Often seen in situations like these
💭 You used to speak your mind easily; now speaking in front of people frightens you.
👕 The clothes you wanted, the friends, the hobbies — dropped one by one, because they disapproved.
👕 The clothes you wanted, the friends, the hobbies — dropped one by one, because they disapproved.
When this happens, try this
💡 Reclaim your authority starting small. Eat the food you like, call your own friend — decide the little things yourself, and recover yourself piece by piece.