Make a list of the larger-scale aspirations you gave up for this relationship. Some people get overwhelmed by reflecting on all the experiences they sacrificed in the name of their narcissistic relationship, and this list can even foster grief because of your unachieved or unpursued aspirations. But you don’t need to go get a PhD. Perhaps those graduate school dreams may manifest as taking interesting classes at a local university. Maybe that book you wanted to write winds up being a series of blogs.
