Advice on having narcissistic parents
Hey everyone.
I'm 22F, currently in school. My parents are emotionally abusive, narcissistic and controlling.
I looked into information at the end of high school, and figured out that they fit into the narcisstic category, even though I'm not a professional so I can't give a proper tag for them.
I drafted a plan to cut contact with them after I graduated high school, tried to get jobs and save money. Things didn't work out as planned, and when I got out of the house it was the first time I even got access to help and get treatment for my decade long depression. I wasn't as strong as I need to be in order to do it on my own at that time.
I got hospitalized once, and have been on medication for over 3 years, now in maintainance dosage and can be functionable without it, even though my doctor advise me to use it forever, because my diagnosis is schizoaffective disorder.
My biggest goal.... is to move away from them and cut contact, since the longer I stay the more toxic I seem to become due to exposure to them. However, I don't know if I can ever do that, or would that happen anytime soon.
Thank you for reading, I'd love some advice or any perspective. I do have some support and people.
I have some questions:
- Is long-term independence realistically possible for someone in my situation?
- How do people leave abusive families when mental illness/disability also affects stability and finances?
- How do you know whether to prioritize recovery first or escaping first?
- How do you emotionally survive staying with abusive parents longer than planned?