Fiction Books about Covert Maternal Abuse
I'm currently learning a lot about narcissistic abuse and cptsd and am looking for books that I can relate to.
Specifically books that feature a maternal narcissist with both physical and emotional abuse. Bonus points if there is an enabler father figure, and the mother is covert. No sexual abuse involved if possible.
I have a covert mother who emotionally neglected and abused me. She used to get in my face and berate me for a long time until she got a reaction from me and THEN she would slap me in the face and say I deserved it for being disrespectful towards her. Even if I smiled and laughed when she was unhappy, I paid for it by being threatened, humiliated, berated, and hit. My alcoholic, workaholic, enabling father would just go outside and pretend it wasn't happening while enjoying his one true love: beer.
I'm interested in reading and learning about stories that resemble or are along the lines above. I think I just want to not feel… Alone in all of this.
I've already read the following:
Elanor Oliphant is Completely Fine –
I'm Glad my Mother Died –
Glass Shards –
Mommy Dearest –
Rapunzel –
Sybil –
Matilda –
A Child Called It –
A Man Called Dave –
White Oleander- not yet read but on the buy list.
Plus many MANY other nonfiction ones. I'm mostly looking for things in the realm of fiction or … Just stories of people overcoming abuse like this. Sometimes I feel as if its all in my head still and its hard to acknowledge that I was abused. I was the only child of a great gaslighter and rug sweeper. I have no visible scars and yet the mental ones are textbook for CPTSD.
Any help or suggestions are appreciated. I want to thank whoever responds. I am grateful for your time.
by JustNoThrow24