But to move forward, here are five things you must do:
1.
Identify the real reasons you want to stay in your relationship.
Be honest with yourself: Why do you really want to stay?
Some examples:
Spend some time reflecting on what you gain by staying.
Gauge your narcissistic partner’s willingness to receive help.
If they don’t, then you gotta accept that they are not going to get help.
Stop trying to control your partner’s behavior.
That means developing a strong, lovinginner adultwho speaks up for you rather than gives yourself up.
Seek out other sources of care.
Learn to love yourself well.
In other words, your partner’s treatment of you might be mirroring your own self-abandonment.
