I Thought I Could Change a Narcissist — Here’s How It Destroyed Me
If you had met me back then, you’d never think I’d fall for it.
I was strong. Independent. The friend who always gave advice, who always said, “I’d never let someone treat me like that.”
And yet, I did.
I fell, hard. I stayed, too long. I gave, until there was nothing left of me.
All because I believed the biggest lie we tell ourselves in toxic relationships:
“If I love them enough… I can change them.”
Chapter One: The Fairytale Hook That Wasn’t Real
It didn’t start badly. It never does.
It started with fireworks — texts that made my heart race, compliments that seemed to see straight into my soul. The late-night calls where we talked about life and dreams, where I felt understood, finally.
I thought I had found my person. Someone broken but beautiful, misunderstood by the world — and I would be the one to show them unconditional love.
What I didn’t see was the manipulation underneath the fairytale.
What I didn’t know was that narcissists are experts in mirroring — they reflect back to you everything you want to see until you’re addicted.
Chapter Two: The Mask Slips — And I Made Excuses
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