When Everything Is About You, It Sets You Up for a Fall

When you've been raised by a narcisistic or narcisistically inclined parent or caregiver, it teaches you think that everything is about you. And this sets you up for a fall. Like they use you as an extension of themselves, asio for self reference. You don't get to have an identity of your own. The world doesn't work like that. It can still be treated like youre an extension of a parent, like they own you,. But in this very harsh way, where you just feel constantly and adequately beaten up by them.