“Unlock the Secrets: 71 Profound Lessons from Therapists That Transformed Lives Forever”
Your husband is a narcissist and you should leave him. I ended up divorcing him within two years of our marriage.
She said “most of the problems that exist between couples revolve around differing, uncommunicated expectations of the future”
I find it’s very accurate.
“It’s good to know where you’re at. But it’s even better to know that deep down you have the power to change” it hasn’t happened yet, but I’m trying!
Just today she said “It sounds like you’re doing a lot of the hard work on your own. You’ve been through a lot and you’re still trying and I’m in awe of that.”
My couples counselor when I was doing out 1 on 1 session.
In reference to me stating that I was scared to leave because I thought I couldn’t find better. Aka someone who wouldn’t abuse me, essentially.
“Her being nice to you, caring for your family, and then that’s where it ends, is the bare minimum. You absolutely will find that again, and you deserve to want more.”
She asked me if I missed family. I responded with “you can’t miss something you never had”
She replied with, “tell that to the little girl inside of you”
I told him: “*I’m a good boyfriend, I’m a good employee, I’m a good friend, and I’m a good son. If I can be great at those things, I feel like I would be much happier.*”
He responded: “*A good boyfriend is what you are to your partner, a good employee is what you are to your boss, a good friend is what you are to your friends, and a good son is what you are to your parents. What are you to yourself?”*
