I was severely tormented by a narcissist who was given a free ride of success in major media. On one of the many occasions when “he” drove me to anguish and tears, the individual walked out coldly saying: “at least you can cry.” I wasn’t sure if that was just another heartless game or something that person was saying to express genuine feelings. The only reason I ever tolerated the torture of that sort of being was because my parents had conditioned me to tolerate monstrous behavior and to wish to appease it somehow - to transform it finally into something resembling a human type love.
This story above is why I would like people to stop tolerating abuse. Abusers have the power that we give them.
