OMG, my epiphany is hitting me like a falling brick wall.

[Tree-Hugger]

12. Sending hugs

Good on you for cutting her out of your life. I wish you a ton of healing and peace.

I'm in my 40's. My narc brother is in his 50's and has abused me for my entire life. I was always aware of it, but tried so hard to fix things, to be good enough, to make it work. Fast forward to now when both parents are dead (within a year of each other since 2020) and the abuse exploded to levels I didn't quite expect. I knew he was capable of it - I just naively thought our parents dying would make him realize that we literally only have one another. Long story short, I'm in intensive therapy and case management, having been diagnosed with PTSD. He's a very large part of that diagnosis. I've had to unpack so much shit and we're just at the tip of the iceberg - and iceberg that is way worse than I ever realized. Unpacking it all is a massive mindfuck.

I never want to see or hear from him again.

Thank you for sharing this video.