Published author of the book "You're Still That Girl: Get Over Your Abusive Ex For Good" Suzanna discusses what it was like living with a diagnosed narcissist, being stalked, cyberstalked, and terrorized. She's open about her recovery and healing process and shares her story with others to be a beacon of light for women who are living the same hell that she lived. Suzanna offers a way to the light and the life they deserve. 

www.suzannaquintana.com

1) https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/10/understanding-the-language-of-narcissistic-abuse/ 2) https://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/07/what-ive-learned-about-surviving-emotional-abuse/?fbclid=IwAR2kXQJLre9iN3m1soU0LPTSVX0UB_yDoGXEWxMig0rKmJi4SzvAjvWZEoE 3) https://medium.com/@SuzannaQuintana www.facebook.com/suzannaquintana

In her words:

OH SUZANNA

Don't you cry for me.

There was no Hollywood ending when I decided to leave my abusive marriage and the man whom I had devoted my life to, had children with, loved beyond measure, and who was a diagnosed Narcissist. There was no Angela Bassett moment in Waiting to Exhale when she packs up her cheating husband's clothes into his BMW, pours gasoline all over it, then stands back, lights a cigarette, and watches it go up in flames from her tossed match.

I often wish I had a story like that to tell, but the fact is that leaving the darkness and finding your way to the light is a much more complex journey than that, healing is not linear and doesn't allow you to travel from A to Z, which is the reason most victims return to their abuser (as I did) many times over.

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