S2 Ep59: Infantilization with a narcissistic mother - How to spot it & protect from it

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers | Mother Wound Healing After Maternal Narcissism & Family Dysfunction · May 14, 2024 · 36m

Does your mother still treat you like a child?

Does she regularly interfere with your life because she knows better?

Has she resisted any signs that you were growing up, like moving out, going to college, going out with your friends, getting married etc?

Do you ever have to tell her “I’m an adult now, I know what I’m doing!” only to be met with incredulity?

If your answer is yes, you may have experienced a manipulation tactic called infantilization.

In this episode you'll get clarity:

- on what this is,

- why a narcissistic mother does it and how,

- the impact it has

- how to protect yourself…