Did you know that if you were exposed to some form of narcissistic abuse growing up, either a narcissistic parent or a narcissistic sibling, that this may place you at a higher risk for getting into a romantic relationship with a narcissist? 

 If you have ever had to grow up in any sort of narcissistic environment, this often leaves deep wounds and permanent scars and can shape your relationships that you have in the future.

How does this work? Because growing up in a  narcissistic environment usually is the pre curser to struggles with low self esteem, low self worth which is the primer and sets the stage for often accepting the bare minimum and for being an easy target for the romantic narcissist. Because the romantic narcissist is able to see that deep inner wound from when you were a child, and somehow has that e-ray vision and can see right through you, & this then sets their stage for their playbook.

May brings upon a sense of new beginnings, a fresh start, warmer days and brighter sunlight. May is also a great time to reconnect with yourself and connect with your surroundings.

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Part 3 of Implementing Mental Health Tips and Practices. Here are a few more simple & easy strategies that can be easy to implement and also improve overall mental health and wellbeing. Things such as adequate sleep and rest along with self-care and connect to hobbies and interests play an important role in our mental wellbeing.