(30F) I have been married to my husband for 3 years. It has been a very rocky marriage. He is a narcissist and a gaslighter. He has physically, mentally, emotionally, and sexually abused me over our marriage. We just don’t have the same goals in life or hobbies. I honestly just can’t stand him anymore. He criticizes me and belittles me daily. I recently lost 120 lbs and finished my Master’s degree and he (33M) is still trying to get into his career in law enforcement. He has lost his job 3 times in 2 two years and wants to quit his current job. We had to file Chapter 7 last year because it would take months for him to get a job. I have a list on my phone of things I hate about him and our marriage. He has been caught cheating on me twice…. I despise him and cringe when he gets near me.
I am working on moving into my own place with our two girls. I am looking into the divorce process. He says everything in the house is his and I don’t want to fight him over it. I am just so anxious about this whole process. I have threatened to leave before, but not like this. I am motivated to leave.
How do you stay strong during this process? It’s so stressful trying to find my own affordable rental, all new furniture, lawyers, etc. He is being so awful saying he is going to prolong this and make it as miserable as possible for me. In the past, it’s been easier to just stay…. I want to get out. For fucks sake I am in social work and know this is unacceptable behavior and I need to get out. Why is it so freaking hard? How do you stay strong during this process? How do you heal from a narcissist?….
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Dec 29 '24
Thank you so much! That’s a good idea to thrift items and I can also FB Marketplace as well. I’m really looking forward for a new start, it’s just very scary. I’m sorry you went through something similar. I’m happy you were able to get out.