Part 3 of a 3-article Psychology Today series on living with a narcissist.
As you learned in Part 1 and Part 2 of this article series, being in a relationship with a narcissist is emotionally draining and can cause you to question your sanity. You’re feeling guilty about things that aren’t your fault; you’re told that you don’t remember things the way they really happened; you have to follow “rules” that don’t apply to the narcissist.
Things are just getting worse in your relationship. Promises aren’t kept and the fights keep getting bigger. Let’s say you’ve decided you can’t handle the stress of being in a relationship with a narcissist anymore.