The Scapegoat Child: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse in the Family- Practical Steps to Boundaries, Safety, and Life after Trauma

"Blood is thicker than water"

I grew up hearing that, believing it was a promise of loyalty. It took me more than thirty years to finally understand what it really meant: your family has the most access to hurt you.

I am the scapegoat child.

For decades, I lived in a world ruled by a narcissistic "Queen", always walking on eggshells, trying to be perfect just to avoid being "the problem".

My story is about surviving that constant, crazy-making fog of gaslighting. It's about betrayals so deep ...