12/14/2025
We have been following Caroline Strawson. And highly recommend you doing the same .
As children, we all crave love and affection from our parents.
But some children have a narcissistic parent who is unable to give the love and support they need and that can be challenging for you as the safe parent 💔
🧒🏻👩🏻🦰 Children with a parent who is a narcissist often struggle with feeling unloved and unwanted. They may constantly seek validation from others but do so in the most unloving ways possible. 😢
🌊🌪️ This is because their nervous systems have become so dysregulated due to the constant emotional abuse and neglect they have experienced. Their fight or flight response is constantly triggered, making it difficult for them to regulate their emotions and behaviour and they end up seemingly more aggressive with the safe parent as they’ve actually moved from freeze to fight/flight as our nervous system is on a hierarchy
🤯🆘 This can lead to patterns of behaviour such as people-pleasing, seeking attention, and even self-destructive and aggressive behaviour. They may feel like they need to constantly prove themselves to others in order to feel worthy of love and attention.
💔❤️ It's important for us to remember that these children are not to blame for their behaviour. They are simply trying to cope with the trauma and pain they have experienced.
🙏🏻💕 Please be patient and understanding with them. Offer them your love and support, and help them to heal from the wounds of their past. Together, we can create a world where every child feels loved, valued, and cherished. 💖
DM the word REGULATE to help heal your nervous system
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