“Normal or healthier mothers are proud of their children and want them to shine. But a narcissistic mother may perceive her daughter as a threat. If attention is drawn away from the mother, the child suffers retaliation, put-downs, and punishments. The mother can be jealous of her daughter for many reasons: her looks, her youth, material possessions, accomplishments, education and even the young girl’s relationship with the father. This jealousy is particularly difficult for the daughter as it carries a double-message: “Do well so that Mother is proud, but don’t do too well or you will outshine her.” – Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-legacy-distorted-love/201310/mothers-who-are-jealous-their-daughters
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I’m trying to tell you that we have a situation in which there are children and also adults, who are being exposed to severe forms of emotional and psychological abuse, as we speak, and who are looking for help, but do not know where to go – because nobody listens, nobody understands!
And the people that are guilty of subjecting them to this kind of abuse are typically CLOSET (or COVERT) NARCISSISTS. The ones that hide their behaviour, so that you cannot see it.
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