@narcissisticpartners: Hi, it's Juliana! I'd like you to imagine you're trying to take a picture with your phone. You open the camera, get everything lined up, press the button... Then a message comes up saying: “Not Enough Storage.” What would you do here? Would you stop and think about everything your phone is already storing and managing for you? You know, things like: – All of your photos. – All of your videos. – All of your apps. – All of your messages. – All of your files. Or would you just be frustrated that it can't take the picture? You're probably going to be frustrated, right? Why? Because your phone isn't a person. It's a tool. So you don't really care about everything it has going on behind the scenes. You just want it to take the picture. And that's how narcissistic partners often approach their relationships. Yes, they know you're a person. But they don't always treat you like one. They can treat you more like a tool that's there to meet their needs. So when they ask you to do something like: “Can you pick up Doritos?” They don't care about everything else you're already trying to remember and get done. They just want you to get the Doritos. And if you don't, it's very common for them to get frustrated the same way you would be if your phone couldn't take the picture. But just to be clear, the frustration isn't the “narcissistic” thing here. You can get frustrated with someone without being a narcissistic person. It's the source of that frustration (seeing you as a tool instead of a person) that makes it narcissistic. If you need someone to talk to about all of this, you can always send me a DM or schedule a session with me. My team and I help people heal from narcissistic abuse, and many of us have experienced it ourselves, so we're here if you need us. To your healing, Juliana ❤️‍🩹

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