My challenge was to post CHALLENGE. Why is everything so difficult on this platform?

@Tracy Weiss oh no! Grieve upon grief must be overwhelming at times, you probably wonder how you can bear it. I hope our chat hasn’t triggered your pain.

@Shani Sherwin I love matcha too! Have you tried mixing it in with your favorite vanilla ice cream? Canadian vanilla is my favorite I used to get at a grocer in Utah called Harmons. In Texas, I find HEB’s 1905 Vanilla a darn good substitute for my favorite. Mix in a scoop of matcha with a touch of milk and you are off to heaven. Matcha’s energy lift is so gentle.

Healing from the trauma inflicted by Malignant Narcissists is a critical issue in our society, as Gabor Mate and many others counsel. I was abused for over a year by a Malignant Narcissistic apartment manager who twice filed baseless police reports on me (they never followed up with either), one of which, if I could have afforded a lawyer, I would have sued her for defamation. I didn't have the psychological capacity to deal with at the time, I was just trying to survive each day. The other, for which she created a public disturbance and blamed me. She botched my initial deposit check, and this resulted in a prolonged effort on my part to correct it with my bank. If Chase Bank disagreed with my statement as to why they should refund the incorrect amount, I had to sign a document stating I accepted that I would be fined $1,000,000.00 (one million dollars) AND serve 30 years in prison. She filed the equivalent of a stay-away order preventing me from visiting the only tenant with whom I associated, and we did lots of things together. I still miss her very much. She informed me twice that she filed eviction notices with the HUD apartment owner. Every time I opened my front door to leave my apartment, and every time I returned to my apartment from a day out, I expected to find those eviction papers on my door. In case you aren't aware, if you are evicted, no facility will rent to you for the rest of your life. I was under the constant stress of never knowing when I would be thrown out onto the street with all of my belongings to be picked through by anyone passing by. I nearly lost my mind and was wrongly taken to the ER because my doctor thought I needed that. The $1,000 ER ride was eventually reduced to $300, and I spent 10 hours in the ER and had to pay for all the useless medical testing that had nothing to do with my destroyed psyche from her abuse. She was also responsible for why I had to give up my beloved dog Goober de Booger, my friend, whom I had had for 13 years. I got him as a puppy, so small I could hold him in the palm of my hand. She once told me she would have to put him in a kennel when he barked at a strange man who approached me. I gave him away so she couldn't put him in the dog pound because he was 2.2 pounds over the lease agreement. She treated all of her tenants as she treated me, and many moved out of those apartments because of her abuse. Our Congressman held a town hall on elder abuse because of all the reports of her abuse, and 18 previous and current tenants met with him after the meeting. He said our detailed reports would be sent to a Congressional office for review. That was over a year ago, and nothing has been done. I barely escaped with my sanity when I moved out. Narcissism is destructive to our society.

@Renee Kers Thank you for your directions about this complex platform. I’m getting more comfortable with its strange behavior as I use it. It’s really helpful to understand who to ask my questions to. I expect there will be many more.

@Trouble Born I keep getting lost too. Hang in there, we’re all in this together.