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Need help (or an intervention) - she stepped up her game
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<blockquote data-quote="Cheerwyn" data-source="post: 715671" data-attributes="member: 12395"><p>Mcdonna, I was wondering how you were doing and I'm sorry that you're still dealing with your daughter's behavior. Was that meeting with the treatment team recent? Because they really seem to have completely nailed it.</p><p></p><p>You are doing the right thing by not responding to her. You are her convenient whipping boy, where she can focus her rage rather than dealing with her own issues. If you have a chance, Google "Extinction Burst" with "Narcissism." When a disordered person can no longer get that satisfying, predictable reaction from a loved one, she ramps it up, hoping that the verbal assault gets so bad that she will eventually get a response. It may get worse before it gets better, but stand strong in not responding to such abusive communication.</p><p></p><p>And I find it interesting that she keeps using the term "neglect." That is normally used when talking about underage, vulnerable children. She is an adult. You are not obligated to take care of her.</p><p></p><p>You seem to be such a caring and kind person, which makes it even harder to come to the realization that nothing you can do can really help your daughter. She has to take charge of her own life, her own recovery, her own mental health.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cheerwyn, post: 715671, member: 12395"] Mcdonna, I was wondering how you were doing and I'm sorry that you're still dealing with your daughter's behavior. Was that meeting with the treatment team recent? Because they really seem to have completely nailed it. You are doing the right thing by not responding to her. You are her convenient whipping boy, where she can focus her rage rather than dealing with her own issues. If you have a chance, Google "Extinction Burst" with "Narcissism." When a disordered person can no longer get that satisfying, predictable reaction from a loved one, she ramps it up, hoping that the verbal assault gets so bad that she will eventually get a response. It may get worse before it gets better, but stand strong in not responding to such abusive communication. And I find it interesting that she keeps using the term "neglect." That is normally used when talking about underage, vulnerable children. She is an adult. You are not obligated to take care of her. You seem to be such a caring and kind person, which makes it even harder to come to the realization that nothing you can do can really help your daughter. She has to take charge of her own life, her own recovery, her own mental health. [/QUOTE]
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