How Do You Trust a Romantic Partner Unconditionally When you’ve Been Raised by a Narcissistic Parent?

I recently answered a very similar question, so I am just going to summarize, if that’s okay…

You have two choices….

You can hide yourself away. Be angry, resentful, untrusting, lonely, and live a life of solitude (and though I had wonderful parents and simply could never understand being raised in such a horrific, unfair, and cruel environment…I understand why some would choose this option…)

Or…you take a leap of faith. A giant, huge, scary, leap of faith and believe that the universe has a plan for all of us.

I am a big believer in karma. Most people do not really get karma…I didn’t. Not until I really started to study it. Karma is not about a punishment…not really. It is about balance, and learning the lesson. If we do not learn the lesson, we must repeat it. The universe does not want to punished people…it wants people to learn the lesson…and though so unthinkable…there was a reason you had to endure such a horror of a life, for a time.

Love can come from the most unlikely of places. As I have said before, that in no way makes up for what you went through as a child, but love is love. And it’s out there. I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it and I grew up watching it….

Take that leap of faith….what have you got to lose?