False Accusations

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#1 Apr 28 - 7AM
macmad
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False Accusations

I am wondering if any one else has had any experience of being falsely accused, being confronted with so call evidence of something they know nothing about and being abused and called menatally defective. I will try to explain a little of what happened to me.My ex narc is married and continued our affair openly in our mutual home town. He told his wife quite early on. Then for some strange reason he claimed to have found things in his pockets whenever he had been with me. My daughter was about 10 years old at the time this started and the 'things' were always small pieces of childrens jewelry or hair bobbles. Of course I belived him at first and did wonder if my daughter was struggling with the relationship and perhaps this was her way of telling us. We discussed this and then he said if it is not her it must be you. I said of course it was not me, why would he think that, how silly and strange and totally out of context. Little did I know he was going to make this an obsession, accusing me or my daughter, he started getting very annoyed and abusicve. Then of course there came the time when he claimed to have found something in this pocket but this time it was while my daughter was away on a school trip so it must be me. We spent so much time, him accusing me, me denying, until ultimately he suggested that I had a mental problem and must be doing it without being aware of it. The problem escalated him becoming violent, threatening, refusing to leave and me having to call the police. We would break up, I would feel terrified,then I would want him back knowing that it was a silly reason to split up and I wanted to get to the bottom of it. I knew deep down something was very wrong. Even if something was happening his way of dealing with it was extreme. Fool that I was i went along with this, consulted my doctor who immediatley said "What are you doing with this person, this is clearly abuse. I must add that at one point i did say to him this is ridicoulous, what possible reason would I have to do anything like this, it is not as if his wife was unaware of the affair. He answer was that I was rubbing her nose in it by leaving my mark on him. The problem continued and of course became more intense. There is a lot more to my story> ultimately all I can think is that he was probably producing these things at home to upset the wife and at mine to upset me, making him the centre of attention at all times. Thanks for reading this i await any advice you may have of any shared experience.

May 1 - 12AM
Kelly
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Gaslight

You must watch the film!! The psychopath does exactly what yours did. It's an old movie, but you will be freaked out by the similarity to your situation.
May 6 - 6PM (Reply to #11)
macmad
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Gaslight

Hi I watched the film with my daughter. We were both totally freaked out by how similar the things he did were to what my ex- narc did to me. The only thing is in the film the villian had a reason for his behaviour ie to put her in the mad house and inherit all her wealth and the jewels. My ex-narc had no reason or excuse, he gained nothing apart from upset and ultimately our parting. I can only guess it was about power and attention. God They are wierd!
May 6 - 7PM (Reply to #12)
sanctuary
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You're right...sometimes its

You're right...sometimes its just for power and control....just because they can!
May 1 - 12AM (Reply to #10)
quietude (not verified)
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ditto

Yes, great film. It will freak you out if you've never seen it and have experienced gaslight abuse...!
Apr 28 - 11AM
hope4me
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false accusations

Been there, done that. My accusations are from the OW. My ex and I are now divorced, been 1 1/2 years but separated before that so 4 total. He has been with the OW the whole time and I have never seen nor met her but have been accused of calling her a loser, a man stealer, sending her e-mails, calling and hanging up on her, posting bad things on Facebook about her. She has told him my daughters tell her I say horrible things. My daughters both have denied it. It always starts when he and I try to get along for our kids sake. None of the above things have happened and he has no proof of any of it but he still chews me out and defends her. Then, he will text me trying to get me to meet him and have sex. I politely told him to please leave me alone after the last incident. The OW of course found the e-mail and went ballistic. She has found numerous texts and e-mails but still believes him. Funny but when we were married his phone was glued to him, now he seems to leave it where she can read it. My point is that he likes the attention thinking 2 women are fighting over him. I laugh because she is so stupid. I even told her in our one and only phone conversation I would show her all the texts he has sent me, she refused to meet with me then turned and told him I cursed her on the phone. Again, no proof, he chews me out so she could hear, then the next week tries to be nice when she isn't around. Now, I just laugh and only speak to him regarding our kids. I told him to be happy with his "amazing woman" as he calls her. It will always be drama with these people, they need the attention.
Apr 28 - 2PM (Reply to #7)
macmad
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False Accusations

Hi Hope4me. Sorry to hear you have been falsely accused as I have. It is a horrible place to be, very confusing and traumatic. How do you make someone believe you are telling the truth when they twist everything, make up lies and ultimatley tell you that you must be losing it cos they are always right. Makes you doubt human kindness sometimes doesn't it, before you learn who they really are that is. Glad you posted. It is further proof that so many of us go through this kind of treatment. It helps to know this. I have felt so alone at times during the abuse. It is great that there is a place like this where we can care and share our stories, find some peace and enable each other to find closure.
May 1 - 12AM (Reply to #8)
loveofmylife
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macmad

amen. being falsely accused is horrible and demeaning. How they can twist things so much that you start questioning your own sanity and motives. "Gee - maybe I really did do these things he is accusing me of in some subtle way?" "Maybe I was out of line and didn't even realize it?" mine, when he accused me of getting him terminated actually claimed it was my fault because I was "enabling" the owner to go around him and work with me directly because I "allowed" the owner to talk to me without him present late in the day after the N had already left. This was such a WTF moment for me.... it was weird. The owner has every right to talk to me anytime he wants. I am his employee. My N was not. Now that I realize he was an N, I realize it was pure control. And like you said, it helps to realize others have gone through this same crazy abuse; it did feel very alone at the time because it just doesn't make any sense!
Apr 28 - 8AM
better off
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That sort of gaslighting is

That sort of gaslighting is common of psychopaths... but, another theory is, maybe his wife was doing the gaslighting! lol Maybe she put it there. I mean, if he was carrying on an open affair, that's a clever trick. LOOK what I found in your pocket!! lmao. Someone try that, ladies!
Apr 28 - 9AM (Reply to #4)
macmad
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False Accusations

Hi better off, thanks for your comment. I too had considered it could be his wife. If it was she achieved her aims. He did tell me he had accused her as well at one time and that he always checked his pockets in front of her before he left the house. Will always be a mystery I suppose. This was only one of the issues in our relationship, he also said he was better than anyone else,looked down on everyone, made us walk on eggshells, we could never mention anything that was not about him especially anything before his time. He berated the fact that we enjoyed movies and music,said that we were like mindless sheep. He had no empathy, could never understand anyones feeling. Any tears were called false, everything I had ever done was useless and I was lucky to have him, he could do anything. He claimed his wife was 'different' suggesting she was quite simple and would be nothing without him. I could go on and on I have recognised so many of his traits in other peoples stories and the information on narcissism. I am so glad that I am at last rid of him. Just hope that he never tries to get in touch again.
Apr 28 - 9AM (Reply to #5)
better off
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I so appreciate your

I so appreciate your comments. Some women here have bemoaned the fact that they were the girlfriend and not the wife, but this shows so clearly that it doesn't matter what your "position" is, they relate to everyone the same way. As if WE are inferior to THEM. ha. Yours definitely sounds like a real creep. Best wishes!
Apr 28 - 8AM
Barbara (not verified)
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smear campaign

yes - the smear campaign - I've had it from every N or P I've known... here's one of my examples: http://www.lisaescott.com/forum/2009/07/22/barbaras-story#comment-21816 IGNORE!!!! ~~~~~~~~~ Moving Forward: Coaching for Victims Pathologicals Feelings buried alive never die. - Alice Miller
Apr 28 - 9AM (Reply to #2)
macmad
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False Accusations

Thank you Barbara your reply has really helped me. I have read a lot about narcissistic abuse and was not sure how what happened to me fit but after reading about you I realise that we have all been through similar in one way or another. It made me feel so much better reading the link you gave me to your story. Until now I had always had a lingering doubt as to why he would do such a thing. I have non now. the accusations had died down over the last couple of years, he would sometimes say that 'all that bother' was due to him becoming diabetic. We put it into the background but both my daughter and I always dreaded any mention of it especailly when he was angry about something. It all came to head lately when I confronted him about how he seemed to be taking me for granted and basically said if it was over then there was nothing i could do about it but he should at least admitt it. He responded with reassurances about his feeling and said that other things in his life were bothering him. Then the next day he came round full of anger and started saying that he had been finding things in his pockets for ages again but had not said anything.I asked him to leave, told him I swore that i would never allow him to go down that road again so he was not to come back. He went off in a fury but next day was texting me as if nothing had happened and he was planning to carry on as usual. That was it. I had had enough and I told him in no uncertain terms that I intended to protect myself and my daughter from any more abuse and the only way to do that was to not see him ever again. He came to say goodbye and that he loved me very much. Since then we have had no contact and I intend to keep it that way. My daughter is so much happier and I feel alive again if at times a little bit lonely. I do miss him but I will never ever communicate with him again.