When Setting Limits is Punished
From Lessons from My Narcissistic Father by Clint Payne
February 22, 2026 · 12 min · Episode 32
About this episode
The episode discusses the punishment faced by children of narcissistic parents when attempting to set limits and offers recovery tools for better adult relationships.
In this episode we discuss when we attempted to set limits we were punished as children of narcissistic parents. We also discuss the recovery skills and tools you can use as adult to create better relationships.
Topics covered
- setting limits
- narcissistic parents
- childhood punishment
- recovery skills
- adult relationships
Keywords
- narcissism
- boundaries
- mental health
- self improvement
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