When Do You Know You Are Finally Recovered From a Narcissistic Relationship?

When you no longer think about them, what they are doing, what they are telling others about you, and what they think about you…you honestly no longer give a sh*t!

You start to enjoy life again. You regain your self confidence and self worth….their opinion means absolutely nothing to you any longer.

You look at the experience as a lesson rather then walking around feeling like a victim (not that you do not have the right to have felt victimized, because let's face it..you were…) but you become stronger, you develop boundaries, you literally become healthier…not just with what you eat and exercise, etc. your entire mindset starts to change.

You no longer have any time for bullsh*t in your life. You spent so many years dealing with just that, you literally let go of anything that no longer benefits you. I do not mean that in a selfish way, I mean if anything in your life seems toxic or just doesn't sit well with you, you let it go and move on, because you wasted so much time, in a way, you feel as if you need to make up for all that lost time, and you refuse to spend another second on people and things that are simply not worth it.

You are now able to identify someone inauthentic, and you cherish the ones who truly care. You basically get your priorities in order.

When I realized that I had recovered I ended my first article with these words….
‘I have closed the book, rather the chapter of my life with you. I have rejoined the living. And you know what…life is beautiful again.’

And it is.