Women's Weekly Support Group for Emotional Abuse & CPTSD w/Christine

*THIS EVENT IS FOR ESTABLISHED MEMBERS ONLY. YOU MUST HAVE ATTENDED A FIRST-TIMERS MEETING PRIOR TO SIGNING UP FOR THIS GROUP.*
Welcome to the women's and those who are non-binary Narcissistic Abuse Support Group. This meeting is for ESTABLISHED MEMBERS, focusing specifically on Women's issues but any other topic is welcome - while promoting openness, sisterhood, and empowerment. It is a safe, cozy space for those who identify as female or non-binary to share more intimately about having survived any kind of abusive relationship with a narcissist - romanic, platonic, familial, etc - or are currently in one and in need of support. The cycle of abuse from the love-bombing to the trauma bond to the devaluation to the discard is never-ending and makes you feel alone. Please come and share your experience, this is a supportive place to vent and talk.

*If this is your first time here, please sign up for a first timers group. We do this to ensure the safety of our members, and our hosts as this is a very personal subject. We also do this to ensure all new members will get a chance to share and introduce themselves as meetings usually fill up with large wait lists, this is a way for us to properly meet each of you. Instructions are posted in the First Timers events and we appreciate your cooperation in advance!*
LINKS WILL BE SENT OUT A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS VIA MEETUP DIRECT MESSAGES AND THROUGH E-MAIL ABOUT 20MIN BEFORE THE MEEING STARTS. (**If you have signed up after the e-mail has already gone out you will just get the link through Meetup Private Messages.)

GROUP RULES:
1. Do not contact other members directly without first going through an organizer. A big safety issue. We want to make sure contact is wanted.

• TELL AN ORGANIZER IMMEDIATELY if someone contacts you without consent. We take that very seriously here.
• Please wait to get to know someone for at least a month or two first.
• Please WRITE to an organizer through Meetup. Please refrain from asking openly in the zoom meeting because it can put people on the spot.
• Also don’t share personal contact information in any public forum for your own safety.

2. Recognize we are PEERS not professionals or experts. We are not psychologists, attorneys, or medical doctors

• This group should be in conjunction with one-on-one therapy. Never a substitute
• We cannot create a feeling of perfect safety so one must largely manage own triggers by muting or signing out for a period.

-Please avoid any graphic detail around heavier material, such as violence, sexual assault, or current/past suicidal ideation. These subjects are best left to a professional (See the below resources).

• We are volunteers and cannot give any one member personal time.
• Understand as well that many of us organizers have our own issues and disabilities we are dealing with so please be patient and understanding of us.

3. Cameras must be ON. Safety issue and adds to everyone’s experience.

• Unless you write to an organizer a reason to have it off in advance
• Having it off for brief periods is allowed as long as its on for the vast majority of the meeting.

4. We are all inclusive here

• No matter what race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious or political affiliation we accept everyone.
• We have many people on the spectrum whom we accommodate as well as others with disabilities. Thank you for understanding.
• We will not tolerate derogatory language towards any population of people. No stereotyping or making sweeping statements
• Also, do not bring up race, gender or any other identity unless you are of that identity.

5. USE “I” STATEMENTS

• Unless people explicitly ask for advice. People are in different situations and different things help different people. We support one another with compassion rather than judgement, so please careful about telling someone what they should do.
• 6. Do not bring up controversial topics unrelated to narcissism.
• 7. Please RAISE HANDS and do not interrupt or talk over each other.
• 8. Do not raise your voice at another member or the organizer.
• 9. No soliciting or pedaling of products

HOTLINES AND RESOURCES
National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233
[https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/](https://doctor-ramani.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=927a32a0d7cd0bf795fd722be&id=b589e3b5c7&e=87f28f3d16)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-8255
https://988lifeline.org/ 988 in US/ 999 in UK
UK - The Samiritans - 116123 or text SHOUT to 85258
AUS - Lifeline 13 11 14 crisis hotline
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) (800) 656-4673
[https://www.rainn.org/](https://doctor-ramani.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=927a32a0d7cd0bf795fd722be&id=c0fac9ce7b&e=87f28f3d16)
Safety Checklist
[https://www.domesticviolenceinfo.ca/domestic-violence-homicide-risk-assessment/ ](https://www.domesticviolenceinfo.ca/domestic-violence-homicide-risk-assessment/)