"Does he get the blame for everything?"

“Does he get the blame for everything?”

13 Oct 2010

Dear Annie ,

Your advice is sound and makes sense.

How do I determine my part to his actions?

As you know he can't have an argument by himself. So, what I have done in my actions that may have set the course for some of the abuse. There are always two sides to the story. Or does he just get blamed for everything?

Susie

Simple, Susie.

Just suppose that you are an irritating, ditzy person – now I'm guessing you're not, otherwise you would not be wanting to hold yourself accountable for your part in what happens in your relationship.

Here's the thing: he is responsible for his behaviour.

So even if you were annoying, and silly, if he is threatening, and aggressive, and hurtful, that is his responsibility. Not yours.

Now, I'm guessing he has behaved pretty badly towards you – otherwise you would not have ended up at my website.

I'm not going to excuse that bad behaviour, and I would suggest that you don't either… any more.

Warm wishes,

Annie

PS Actually, long experience of abusive men tells me that they are remarkably good at having arguments all by themselves: when they are in the mood to 'blow', they 'blow'. It's called finding a trigger, and exploding. Of course, by that time, they've often said so many hurtful things to you that you rise to the bait… So, then, you wonder how much of the fight is your fault.

And that is exactly what they wanted.

Share this post:

X (Twitter) Facebook LinkedIn

Annie Kaszina, international Emotional Abuse Recovery specialist and award-winning author of 3 books designed to help women recognise and heal from toxic relationships so that they can build healthy, lasting relationships with the perfect partner for them, blogs about all aspects of abuse, understanding Narcissists and how to avoid them and building strong self-worth. To receive Annie’s blog direct to your Inbox just leave your details here.

The 5 Simple Steps to Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

Over the next 5 days, I'll send you some lessons and tips that I've found have really helped women to heal from narcissistic abuse. Starting with the basics.

GET THE 5 SIMPLE STEPS