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“Most narcissists lack the capacity to give significant, authentic love and empathy, and you have no choice but to deal with this reality. Accepting that your own mother has this limited capacity is the first step. Let go of the expectation that it will ever be different.”
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
“When wealth occupies a higher position than wisdom, when notoriety is admired more than dignity, when success is more important than self-respect, the culture itself overvalues "image" and must be regarded as narcissistic.”
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
“One sister may internalize the message and say, “Okay, I will show you what I can do and how worthy I am” and become an overachiever and a perfectionist. The other sister may internalize this message of inferiority and give up, feeling that she can’t make the grade anyway; she becomes an underachiever or engages in some kind of lifelong self-sabotage.”
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
“Sometimes our prejudices color our thoughts when we least expect them to. If we can recognize that, and learn from it, we can become better people.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Narcissistic traits that you unwittingly acquired will also haunt you in your relationships with other adults. Recognize these traits so that you can get control of them. This will be difficult, but that does not mean you are not a good person. Nor does it mean that you are not good enough. It means that you are human, and you have issues related to a painful, difficult childhood. As an adult, however, you want to become totally accountable, to take an honest look in the mirror. You can move past the pain and sadness and experience, and allow yourself to grow emotionally, and integrate the many complex parts of yourself.”
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
― Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
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