I bloomed amongst thorns and still remained soft.
Still bright. Still full of color.
They tried to harden me into themselves, but the flower survived untouched.
And now, the flower finally knows its power.
Born to a covert narcissist mother, just wrote today on mother's day
I discovered few months back that my mother is a covert narcissist and my father is an enabler and emotionally unavailable, extremely fearful person who loves me but completely rejected my personality and tried to control my entire life. So, I have trauma from both my parents and I know what they are and I have been constantly trying heal them for over a year now but I still feel a long way to go. I have read books, done a lot of research. Some days it feels i have healed and all is good but then the very next moment I feel nothing is working and I am still there where I was an year ago. I don't feel comfortable going to a therapist. Did any of you heal by yourself? Can you tell me what worked for you?