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polywha t1_j2l8n6v wrote

I survived a toxic relationship and years later I found out what I went through was called the narcissist empath abuse cycle. I've met so many other empaths who've gone through the cycle and my experience and knowledge I gained from it has helped them understand what they went through also.

Sometimes you have to experience something truly understand it.

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DCL_JD t1_j2mxe8b wrote

> Sometimes you have to experience something truly understand it.

Isn’t the whole definition of an empath that you don’t have to experience something to understand it?

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polywha t1_j2ptloz wrote

No

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DCL_JD t1_j2qsws6 wrote

Lol yes it is. You can’t call yourself and empath if you don’t even know what it is homie.

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polywha t1_j2t4lb1 wrote

There is literally no reason to listen to someone like you.

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Amarastargazer t1_j2n7yrn wrote

Well, thank you for teaching me more about my first relationship today. Sorry you also went through that.

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joyfall t1_j2oon3k wrote

Same here! It was absolutely the most soul crushing painful thing I ever experienced. It ruined my self confidence and didn't know if I could ever recover.

Now after extensive therapy and learning as much as I could about what happened, I'm able to help people in all the support groups that originally helped me.

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