Words to describe my NPD experience...

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#1 Feb 27 - 1PM
Dallas
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Words to describe my NPD experience...

I was recently struggling to express in words what my experience of being in a relationship with an NPD was Iike to my curious and well meaning friend who really doesn't have any understanding of the disorder...

Among all the things I spouted out, one sticks with me the most...

I said, "I feel like I was in a CULT!"

Have any of you felt like this too? Wondering if there are possibly any links on this site that refer to this? I'm searching for answers besides my own as to "why does being in a relationship with an NPD feel like being in a cult?" because that indeed is one of the many things it felt like for me...

Other key words that sprang to mind were roller-coaster from hell, surreal, bizarre, sick, degrading....Getting a clearer picture now in my early days of NC...that it all was a lot more BAD than GOOD

Feb 28 - 7AM
sucked-in
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Dallas

Feb 28 - 5PM (Reply to #55)
leslieisback
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SI

Feb 28 - 6AM
don'tlookback
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Rollercoaster

Feb 28 - 1AM
Im_always_fine
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I always felt like I was in

Feb 28 - 1PM (Reply to #45)
Dallas
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Yes, yes, and yes y'all!!

Feb 28 - 9PM (Reply to #50)
Time2Heal
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Crazy Train

Feb 28 - 10PM (Reply to #51)
sparky
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YES. GOOD SONG BY THE WAY...

Mar 1 - 2AM (Reply to #52)
leslieisback
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awesome song

Feb 28 - 9PM (Reply to #46)
dawncheri
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FINALLY SOME REAL ANSWERS!!!

Feb 28 - 10PM (Reply to #47)
Sickofhim
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Dawncheri

Mar 1 - 1AM (Reply to #48)
Im_always_fine
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"crazy train to hell" that's

Mar 1 - 7AM (Reply to #49)
Sickofhim
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Yup

Feb 27 - 10PM
IncognitoBurrito
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In short

Feb 27 - 6PM
Brit
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The word abuse is at the top

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #37)
Ruby
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The way that I describe it,

Feb 28 - 2AM (Reply to #42)
Im_always_fine
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He was without exception the

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #38)
Brit
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Masquerade

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #39)
Ruby
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NC for over a year now..apart

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #40)
Brit
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Masquerade

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #41)
Ruby
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" Choose Life " comes to mind

Feb 27 - 5PM
Ruby
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..love bombing. Brainwashing

Feb 27 - 6PM (Reply to #10)
Hallie
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And these

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #35)
Ruby
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" We need to find more ways

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #11)
leslieisback
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Hallie

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #12)
Hallie
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Leslie

Feb 27 - 7PM (Reply to #13)
leslieisback
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DA Dum DA Dum... I think I

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #15)
Sickofhim
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It's mind boggling how

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #16)
leslieisback
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Yes!

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #34)
sparky
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Exactly how I feel. :(

Feb 27 - 8PM (Reply to #17)
Sickofhim
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It's very easy for them to