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“Life was simple and stable. That was my mantra of self-deception. It was how I stayed in denial of the complexity and dysfunction that had engulfed me.”

Denial Self Deception Narcissistic Abuse Scapegoat Dysfunctional Family Dysfunctional Families Toxic Relationship Scapegoating Narcissistic Abuse Victims

Book:Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

Source: Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

“I could see Mount Sodom beyond the distant shores, where the goat had been chosen as a sacrifice to redeem the wicked tribe.”

Religion Sacrifice Redemption Judaism Atonement Scapegoat Black Sheep Scapegoating Yom Kippur Sodom

Book:Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

Source: Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

“Inspired by the Book of Leviticus, the artist saw the goat as an archetype for Jesus Christ, the "suffering servant of God," who carried our sins with his cross as an act of redemptive suffering. Thus, the Lamb of God is the Last Scapegoat.”

Christianity Sacrifice Redemption Atonement Scapegoat Black Sheep Lamb Of God Scapegoating Sacrifice Of Christ William Holman Hunt

Book:Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

Source: Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

“I carried the image of 'The Scapegoat' with me and that ethereal moment when it seemed as if I had entered the bleak scenery stayed etched in the back of my mind for reasons I could not yet comprehend.”

Sacrifice Redemption Toxic Relationships Scapegoat Foreshadowing Scapegoating Redemptive Suffering Sacrifice Of Christ William Holman Hunt

Book:Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

Source: Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

“I was in denial of the glaring reality that my existence depended on my willingness to comply with the family policy of me earning the splinter of space they granted to me.”

Emotional Abuse Toxic Relationships Toxic People Narcissistic Abuse Scapegoat Dysfunctional Family Dysfunctional Families Toxic Relationship Scapegoating Dysfunctiontion

Book:Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays

Source: Narcissistic Family Dynamics: Collected Essays