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A CON and A NARCISSIST

BY: LIZ HARDIE You are a con and a narcissist Gaining the trust of most people you meet Reading people, faking smiles and flaunting your charm, you felt like quite the catch Knowing what to say at the right time, words so sweet Those damn words, almost all of them stories and lies A con and I fell hard, fell in love with you Falling for the hurt I heard in your voice and saw…

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LIES YOU TOLD, WILL RUIN YOU

BY: LIZ HARDIE As a child you never thought anything of the lies you told They rolled right off of your tongue as if they were the truth, although they were not Those small lies you told growing up seemed like nothing to you The more lies you told, the easier it became, validation is all you sought You never thought about or cared about the people you hurt Only wanting to make yourself look…

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HEAD GAMES

BY: LIZ HARDIE Head games played by others can either make you or break you It is your choice, your decision on how you want to follow through Do you let them hurt you and break you down emotionally Or do you rise above the games, hurtful words and just be who you are meant to be For years I chose to be manipulated and controlled, head games other played consumed my mind Letting others…

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Can You Admit It?

By: Liz Hardie Admit it, you usually call me the “mean one” The one who supposedly breaks hearts Believe me, it was not so easy for me to run Decisions were not made by throwing darts The pain I have been put through is not right Abuse not many can truly understand I was able to stay, learning to deal with the fight The relationships I did leave, were never planned Alcohol or a hobby,…

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DO I BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES?

By: LIZ HARDIE When reading fairy tales to a small child, you will always see a smile on their face Children then believe fairy tales will happen but for me it wasn’t the case I did at one time dream of finding that Prince who would sweep me off my feet But unlike in the fairy tales the bad guy was never so easy to spot when you’d first meet Sexual assaults turned my fairy…

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RECOVER FROM ABUSE

By: Liz Hardie Mental abuse can be highly damaging to someone, although difficult you can survive and recover from abuse The time it takes a person to recover could take months or years, it will not happen overnight The mental pain and anguish I was personally put through is hard for me to wrap my head around Thinking I was loved, in reality I was being manipulated and controlled, nothing I said or did was…

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THE CHILD’S ENVIRONMENT

BY: LIZ HARDIE The child’s environment is important, they have anxiety and fears just like their parents They feel your pain and your happiness, to them you are transparent No matter how much you try to hid, they see right through it You can say you are fine, but if allowed they’d call bullshit Children feed off their parent’s emotions every single day, some days confused Other days so happy and over the moon with…

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See How Powerful I Am On My Own

By: LIZ HARDIE I have always doubted my strength, never knowing truly how powerful I am Finding someone to love me has always been important to me, since I was a teen To find the love that my parents have had for so many years So many times I feel like I may be close, their true colors are shown and I see how powerful I am on my own Never realizing that I needed…

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Toxic Work Environments

By: LIZ HARDIE Toxic work environments can be detrimental to your health, both physical and mental Many times you may think you are the problem, but in this type of environment it is probably not you The problem is in the many issues that lie inside the workplace, including owners, management, coworkers Issues like micromanagement, gossip, lack of communication and lack of accountability to name a few Do you enjoy your job, the work that…

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