How do you know you’re in a cult when you’ve been born into it? This episode is the first in a series where I break down my experience of growing up in a family cult led by my malignant narcissistic mother. In a society where mothers are both exalted and disenfranchised, I grew up knowing something wasn’t right about my family. But I seemed to be the only one who could see it.
This is my story. I hope to shine a light on other families that are cults and to connect with other people who may have felt alone in their experience of living in such families. This story and my experience are not unique but they are not told out loud.
CW: abuse, narcissism, cults, trauma
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