✅ Chapter 8: The Day I Chose Me: Walking Away Without Guilt

 

✅ Chapter 8 

The Day I Chose Me: Walking Away Without Guilt

From the book: "Snatched from the Claws of a Narcissist" by Anuri Mabel

🟣 Why This Blog Matters

Choosing yourself after narcissistic abuse isn’t selfish—it’s sacred. Learn how to walk away from emotional and spiritual manipulation without guilt, and find peace in God's direction.

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💔 Introduction:

When You Finally Choose You

It wasn’t a loud exit.
There were no screaming matches. No dramatic farewells.
Just a quiet, sacred moment where you whispered,
“I choose peace.”

After all the second chances…
After all the prayers for change…
After all the times you stayed to "make it work"…

You finally realized:
God wasn’t asking you to suffer to prove your love.

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:14

And in that stillness, you chose yourself—and you chose Him.

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🚪 Why It’s So Hard to Leave a Narcissist

Because narcissists don’t just break your heart—they confuse your identity.

You begin to believe:

• “I’m the problem.”

• “God won’t bless me if I walk away.”

• “Maybe if I try harder…”

But staying in a space that slowly erodes your worth, joy, and sanity is not faithfulness—it’s bondage.

God never asked you to stay where you’re constantly losing yourself.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” — Galatians 5:1

🙏🏽 Leaving Isn’t a Sin—Staying Silent Might Be

Letting go doesn’t mean you didn’t love.
It means you loved yourself enough to stop being destroyed.

It means you trusted God enough to walk away without all the answers.

Even if the world judged you,
Even if the church misunderstood,
Even if he twisted the truth...

God knew the cost of your decision.
And He stood with you.

💡 What Choosing Yourself Actually Means (Biblically)

✅ You’re Honoring the Temple God Gave You

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit…?” — 1 Corinthians 6:19

✅ You’re Protecting Your Mind and Soul

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23

✅ You’re Saying Yes to Purpose, Peace, and Healing

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life… more abundantly.” — John 10:10

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✨ What You Gain When You Walk Away in Faith

• Your mind back

• Your peace back

• Your voice back

• Your connection with God restored

• The strength you never knew you had

Walking away doesn’t make you a failure.
It makes you free.

🛠️ How to Leave Without Guilt

🔹 1. Get Rooted in Truth

Study God’s Word—not just what manipulators used against you, but what He actually says about freedom, safety, and wholeness.

🔹 2. Let Go of the “Fixer” Mentality

You weren’t sent to heal him. You were called to protect your purpose.

🔹 3. Surround Yourself with Real Support

Find those who don’t shame your decision, but celebrate your courage.

“He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” — Psalm 18:19

💌 A Final Word of Mercy

Dear sister,
You are not selfish.
You are not rebellious.
You are not abandoning love.

You are reclaiming it.

You didn’t walk away from love—
You walked away from what was misusing your love.

And now, you're walking toward healing, restoration, and freedom in Christ.

God is proud of you.
And so am I.

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📘 Next up: Chapter 9 – “The Mercy That Found Me: How God Rewrote My Story” (coming soon)