Narcissistic mothers often treat their daughters like extensions of themselves instead of as individuals, expecting them to fulfil parental roles or to see the world from their point of view.
Narcissistic mothers are poison for their children. Their manipulative, controlling, and often abusive behaviour leads to lasting emotional damage that continues to wreak havoc in their children’s lives well into adulthood.
Whatever the type, all forms of narcissistic parenting have damaging effects on a child’s development.
Growing up with a narcissistic mother can be difficult but recognizing these 25 characteristics can help you gain insight into how these behaviours impacted your life and allow you to move forward in your healing journey with greater understanding and compassion towards yourself.
Narcissistic mothers can have a long-lasting negative impact on their daughters’ self-esteem, identity, and even physical health.
Narcissistic mothers were not easy to deal with to start with, but they become even more demanding and inconsiderate of their daughters’ feelings and needs as they age.
It has taken me many years to understand that those words were a reflection of my mother’s own damaged psyche, and not a reflection of who I am and what I have become.
Narcissistic mothers have a profoundly damaging effect on their daughters, inflicting serious psychological trauma on them as they grow up.
It is well known that narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is linked to genetics, meaning that the children of a narcissist are more likely to develop this disorder themselves.
The sons of narcissistic mothers are plagued with 10 symptoms that impact them throughout their life, unless they take action to heal.
