05-25-2021, 11:52 AM
(05-25-2021, 09:56 AM)MindsOne Wrote: My dad has Narcissistic Personality Disorder which is a nice way of saying he was a narcissist so countless years of being told your not good enough, or always finding your faults, always moving the goal post, constant criticism took its toll on me and created lots of insecurities. My dad would talk about me to other people telling including family members telling them I'm taking advantage of him, that I'm sick, that I'm not living up to expectations, etc.
These experiences also led to me always being very hard on myself. I never thought I was good enough whether it was with women or on the job, doing business, having relationships with friends, etc. It didn't ruin my life but it made things difficult. Having any type of fear is bad but social anxiety and general anxiety is like a prison because you alter your life to avoid any situation that will cause you discomfort which for me was many.
I can deeply relate to what you're saying here.
