19/06/2023
These dedicated days of the year that celebrate parents can be quite triggering for those who, are feeling completely left out of this experience everyone seems to be having of what a father is.
We see people say things like, my best friend, my hero, I am so grateful to be your daughter, you are my strength, you are the best dad in the world, .... I love you.
And in the meantime we are like, oh my - is this what a father should be like? Do people really feel this way about their dad?
And if so, then,
what on earth happened for me?
Makes sense we'd feel this way because, if our fathers were emotionally immature, toxic - or even- narcissistic, we would have no access to those experiences others seem to have had.
At the same time, it may have been hard to tell the difference between, being loved & being abused.
We may have been in complete denial, living in a fantasy bond with a father that seemed to care so much - & that's why they did what they did.
This experience, this trauma bond - affected & shaped a lot of our future choices in partners.
Firstly, because it's taking up way too much space & secondly, because we keep choosing men who, just like our father is stingy with their love. Withholds. Abuses. Controls.
But we are still quite deep in our denial that, even as we are being abused we are still clinging on the fantasy this will somehow turn into a gentle, consistent, reassuring love.
f you are one of those children - & more so, one of those daughters - I have something special for you today; I created a video specifically for the daughters of narcissistic fathers.
We'll be exploring the dynamic, what you went through &, more specifically - I am addressing how this experience of having a father like that has affected your current choices in & experiences with partners.
In this video I will be talking about the experience of being a daughter of narcissistic fathers, how that affects our concept of self worth & our choices in...