Hello all,
My name is Elles, I am 39 years old and I live in the Netherlands.
My mother has rather significant narcissistic traits. I have always been made voiceless by my mother and she was never very loving or empathetic. She was very often in a bad mood and we always had to walk on eggshells around her. She has always been quite bossy. I still see my father and mother but I try to keep our contact low and I don't give away much about my life to not get verbally attacked or invalidated. My childhood very much affected my assertiveness and my self confidence. I have suffered a lot from depression and anxiety. I am also a member on a Dutch forum for children of narcissistic parents but there is not much activity there. Since a year I am a member of the NeverGoodEnough forum but because of bad moderation (hardly any at all) a lot of ladies from the forum are trying to find a better place. That is how I learned about the Voicelessness board.
