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Jomy Matthews
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Welcome to the Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Channel for Christians-your safe space for healing, growth, and spiritual guidance. Whether you're navigating toxic relationships, overcoming emotional trauma, or recovering from narcissistic abuse, this channel offers faith-based support grounded in Christian principles.
Explore biblical insights, practical tools, and empowering content that helps you reclaim your life, rebuild your self-worth, restore your faith and more importantly, find your purpose. With videos on narcissistic personality traits, gaslighting, spiritual abuse, and healing through Christ, you'll find comfort, strength, and clarity as you walk through the recovery process.
Explore biblical insights, practical tools, and empowering content that helps you reclaim your life, rebuild your self-worth, restore your faith and more importantly, find your purpose. With videos on narcissistic personality traits, gaslighting, spiritual abuse, and healing through Christ, you'll find comfort, strength, and clarity as you walk through the recovery process.
Why I left the Catholic church
Hi everyone, in this video I go over some of the main reasons why I left the catholic church. The main reason has to do with the fact that I got saved in Brooklyn, NY on March 15th, 2013. And that's the only reason why I was even able to see how much of a deception I was in. But other than that, there are some major issues when it comes to the catholic system that I think we all need to aware of. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any thoughts or comments.
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Who God Created You To Be #shorts
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#shorts #narcissisticabuse #codependency #trauma
Why I left the Catholic church
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In this video I talk briefly about how I left the catholic church and became a Christian. I was saved on March 14th, 2013 in Brooklyn , NY and ever since then I been back to the catholic church "once" and just couldn't even enter anymore. Even that trip was quite strange. I didn't even know that these so called " churches " were filled with so many pagan and mythological gods pretending to be "...
One main difference between Narcissists and Emotionally immature people
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In this video, we'll explore the main difference between Narcissists and Emotionally Immature people. Understanding this distinction can help in identifying and dealing with toxic behaviors in relationships by understanding what the Bible has to say about narcissists.
Here are 18 symptoms if you grew up in a dysfunctional abusive family.
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Book a 1 hour coaching call with me - jomymatthews.com/bookingpage In this video, I am going over the 18 Early Maladaptive Schemas, which are deeply ingrained "programs" that influence how we see ourselves and interact with the world. Recognizing these schemas can help us understand our behaviors and work towards healthier thinking. Here are the schemas I cover: Abandonment / Instability Mistru...
Top 5 Symptoms of Childhood Sexual Abuse in adults
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Please use this link to book a 1 hour coaching call with me - jomymatthews.com/bookingpage Here are the top 5 Symptoms of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Males: A Deep Dive Here's the study done by Mary N Gill : www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083008/ Symptom #5: Hypersexualized Behaviors This is a common reaction to premature sexual exposure or traumatic experiences. In childhood, it can manif...
Tree of Life vs Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
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Tree of Life vs Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
Healing Trauma vs Understanding Narcissism: Exploring the Journey to Emotional Wellness
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Healing Trauma vs Understanding Narcissism: Exploring the Journey to Emotional Wellness
Understanding Polyvagal Theory Your Guide to the Autonomic Nervous System
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Understanding Polyvagal Theory Your Guide to the Autonomic Nervous System
Parental Overprotection : The Hidden Impact of Enmeshment and Emotional Bonds - Dissociation
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Parental Overprotection : The Hidden Impact of Enmeshment and Emotional Bonds - Dissociation
Covert Incest : Why Setting Boundaries & Going No Contact Is Essential for Personal Growth
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Covert Incest : Why Setting Boundaries & Going No Contact Is Essential for Personal Growth
What's The Difference Between Narcissism and Enmeshment ?
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What's The Difference Between Narcissism and Enmeshment ?
Why Is Enmeshment Highly Toxic ? ( Covert Incest | Emotional Enmeshment )
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Why Is Enmeshment Highly Toxic ? ( Covert Incest | Emotional Enmeshment )
Top 5 Symptoms of Mother Enmeshment in adulthood ( Covert Incest, Emotional Incest )
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Top 5 Symptoms of Mother Enmeshment in adulthood ( Covert Incest, Emotional Incest )
Parental Overprotection: The Consequences of Not Letting Kids Grow Up ( Covert Incest , Enmeshment )
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Parental Overprotection: The Consequences of Not Letting Kids Grow Up ( Covert Incest , Enmeshment )
Is it really ADHD or Scattered Mind Syndrome?
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Is it really ADHD or Scattered Mind Syndrome?
Ephesians 2:8-9 tells you how you are saved !
Do not call this overprotection. My whole life I was accused of being “overprotectived”. This is about control. Not protection. The mother excuses and justifies their actions by calling it protection. Society and outside observers label it as coddling. I was protected the way a cat protects a mouse and sexually abused while being labeled a momma’s boy. Very invalidating and inaccurate to call it overprotective.
And it is not about not letting the kid grow up. I was asked to operate at an adult level emotionally at an age I was developmentally unable to. Narcissists view/treat children as selfish adults. Victims of this abuse are arrested because they are traumatized and were asked to grow up to fast. They were NEVER allowed to be children. If you were never allowed to be a child you can never become an adult. This is where reparenting oneself is so important.
💢Enmeshment sucks‼️
Thank you sooo much! Yes, I confirm everything. In fact I was used to tell my mother: look, I'm not your husband! and on top of that, I'm a female.
amen brother
lol christ was against religion😂😂 ..lol what they say is true only a weak catholic becomes a protestant, got saved? more like got brainwashed🤣🤣😂😂
YOU HAVE JUMPED FROM ONE MYTHOLOGY TO ANOTHER MYTHOLOGY, AND YOU GOT SAVED! POOR SOUL! IGNORANCE HAS NO LIMITS.
Another example of "Protestantism gets weak Catholics, while Catholics gets strong and informed Protestants" Movies like "The Conclave" are fiction stories and you get your facts from that? IF you haven't watched The Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons (Tom Hanks), maybe you may want to get your facts from those movies, too. If you're honest in studying Catholicism, try searching Scott Hahn or Sam Shamoun. These people are former Prostestants or "born again" that left where you are now.
You are "saved" because? Faith alone is dead. There's a lot of your contentions that are unbounded. Hope you find your way back one day.
What a joke you are terrible at explaining things. You sound like your still lost.
Humiliation by the parent is very real when trying to differentiate from them. I never came across a video that would mention that. Thank you.
Every Christian should read the Bible daily
Amen.
You are free to choose what you believe and which church you want to join - it is your life and decision. But if I were you I would listen to both sides on the issue you raised, that is, on salvation. Below are few points to consider whether what you believe now is scriptural or not. 1. Scripture says God saves us or we are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8) AND through sanctification (2 Th. 2:13). Salvation, according to Scripture, is a process and is not by faith alone. 2. How to be saved is stated clearly and consistently in both OT and NT. What makes us deserve hell is our sins. Scripture says the soul that sins shall die (Eze. 18:4) and death is the wages of sin (Rom. 6:23). Death here refers to hell, not physical death - nobody died physically after sinning. According to Scripture it is righteousness that delivers from death (Pro. 10:2, 11:4). “Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live” (Pro. 11:19). “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death” (Pro. 12:28). Jesus said in Mat. 25:46 that the righteous shall go to eternal life. We do not and cannot become righteous by our own effort but we are made righteous through Christ as it is written in Rom. 5:19. 3. Faith is counted as righteousness (Rom. 4:3) but through doing what is right we are also made righteous as it is written in 1 John 3:7. In Gen. 15:6 what was counted (Hebrew חָשַׁב, Strong H2803) to Abraham for righteousness is faith. But what was counted (the same חָשַׁב) for righteousness to Phinehas in Psalms 106:31 was not faith but what he did as described in verse 30 (in more detail in Num. 25:7-8). When Christ said that the righteous will go to eternal life (Mat. 25:46), their righteousness comes from what they did (Mat. 25:34-35). Again they can do those righteous acts only by grace. 4. According to Scripture we lose righteousness through sinning. Eze. 33:13 says: “Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die." What this verse says was affirmed in Heb. 10:26-27: “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.” 5. Since we cannot avoid sinning, even after having faith what we must do in that situation is stated in Eze. 33:14-16: "Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live." What must do are (1) turning from sin (Repenting) AND (2) doing what is just and right before we can be back to life. The latter is known as temporal punishment in Catholic teaching, from which we have penance. 6. In John 3:5 Jesus said you must be born again through WATER AND SPIRIT. Here Jesus refers to Baptism through which we receive forgiveness of sins (Acts. 2:38). 7. The movie "Conclave" is fiction and caricature, no difference than that of Dan Brown "Da Vinci Code" where Jesus was depicted to be married with Mary Magdalene and they had descendants who survive even until today but lived in secrecy as they were hunted down by the Catholic Church.
Have been sexually assualted by my family memeber should i tell it to my mum?😢😢
Hi Navneet, if this wasn't by one of your parents, then I would do that. But if it was then I would be cautious because there is a chance they could isolate you and ignore you -to protect the "family structure". Depending on how old you are, I would say be wise with either decisions.
@jomymatthews Its is done by my uncle not my parents, the person is living in my family, he is forcing me to talk to him, I am very afraidpls help what should be done 😣
It depends on which country you are in. But your uncle needs to be in jail. So ask your parents a hypothetical question about what they would do if something like this happened. If they say they will call cops then tell them . But if they say they wanna push it under a rug, then don't tell them. In that case, go to the local police and file a complaint.
what is the overlap between enmeshment and Munchausen-by-proxy?
I think MBP( in varying degrees) can exist in some way or another in most CI cases, since it's all about control.
Awesome Insight! 🙏💜
Glad you enjoyed it!
You became a Christian when you were baptized as a little baby.
you left the CHURCH the one body of Christ established. you are on your own bruh and your 10 percent Asking price Pastor. Man made Opinion 😊
Still smiling for the Pope huh? Great job.
@@jomymatthews what is your authority? 10%pastor huh?
What was the disciples authority to share the gospel with the world? Bachelors or Masters?
@@jomymatthews is your Pastor a disciple of Christ in what manner(book of Acts) ? Can you ask your pastor who layed hands to them? Can your pastor traced back his lineage back 2000 years ago? it's in the book of Acts. or he just open his bible, sight few verses, ask 10% tithes and establish his own denomination, Your supporting, feeding his family.
You said it yourself: “I didn’t really know much about it” How can you leave something you don’t know anything about? What if that something you left was the truth? You didn’t become a Christian 10 years ago. You have been a Christian since your parents had you baptized. Not sure which denomination you ended up with but you can be sure you will never find the fullness of the Christian faith there. Praying for your conversion. God bless.
Apart from the false pagan gods and transsubstantiation and works salvation and the real 'constantine' story of the origin of catholic church, you are right, I don't know much. I didn't end up with any denomination. I ended up with Christ, for which you would have killed me about 1,000 years ago. So I understand the frustrustion.
@@jomymatthews thanks for your response. there’s no frustration. Just sadness in seeing people reject the truth because it was proposed to them in a horribly distorted way. It’ll be a long journey way back home. I’ll be praying for you. God bless you.
Jesus is the Truth. Not a false pope, which is nowhere in the Bible and for saying this you'd have killed me by burning on stake. So no thanks.
@@jomymatthewsYou should look more into the church history from a Catholic perspective and not the perspective of everyone who rejects Catholicism. I’m personally a revert because I fell into the trap of reading only from Protestant perspectives. Well meaning as they might be in accord with their own convictions, they were wrong the majority of the time and sometimes slanderous for slander’s sake. I also pray for your reversion. God bless.
Poorly formed catholics become protestant and well informed protestants become catholic
there was nothing here about Catholicism. my personal opinion is that denominations dont matter, being a Christian first and foremost does.
I don't think a Christian can stay in a false denomination for long, which is 99.999% of deniminations out there including the mainstream ones.
Beautiful testimony. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for listening. God bless you.
Catholics are Christian.
You calling me homeboy is the reason why I will never attend a mass. One of it.
Nop. 100% nop. Sorry
The mom still wants to play"House" with the adult child
Pretty much. Thanks for your comment!
I know a 28 year old male who has terrible toxic emeshment problems with his mom. He once said to me " why do I neeed a girlfriend when I got my mom". 😮😮😮 WTF. That is creepy!!!
That's deep conditioning. He is oblivious to what a true relationship is supposed to look like. His mother has conditioned him to think that his relationship with his mother is the norm. He may not even understand the creepiness of that because to him it's "normal". ( He could also be reaching out to you subconsciously, but you have to draw a line when it come to things like that as well ) Thanks for your comment.
Sad part is, he's the younger of his 3 siblings.
For some reasons I feel that his mom sexual abused him.
Thank you for this ❤
You're welcome! I am glad it was helpful. I think I accidently skipped over one of the schemas( it's still in the document), but I am glad you found it valuable!
Important thank you
Hi Jomy, if you could also share the link to the document you just shared here, would be helpful to learn more. Thank you.
Sure! Here it is - docs.google.com/document/d/1EuhpXYfmwQGWEkxS_9d3M2d9urAB5wL_QvVZ9-3Gk-M/edit?usp=sharing (Go to file-> make copy )
Very informative, thank you for bringing this up. It is helpful to know why we are like this, please make another video to help self so we can overstep this. Thank you.
I would have liked to have heard a little more explanation on how the poly vagal theory ties together with growing up in parental enmeshment.
Sure, I will work on a part 2 for this. But enmeshment , just like narcissism cuts one off from his/her authentic self and thus puts them in a lower frequency or "dorsal vagal complex". Ultimately it's all about living a life not knowing who one truly is because of lack of parental nurture and authentic care while growing up. But once you reach a certain level of healing and start getting in touch with your real self , things can start getting brighter and brighter.
My mother definately suffers from victim mentality. My father is a workaholic and extremely emotionally absent/distant when it comes to family life. I've managed to overcome the enmeshment, but my older brother.is definately enmeshed with my mother. He has never married, is now 58 years old and has recently moved back home to care for our mother who has become ill with cancer. It's truly quite sad!
Great to hear you've overcome enmeshment, Helena! Yes, enmeshment is a suffocating feeling and so difficult to explain because it's trained since childhood. Good thing is you've been able to break that cycle of abuse and trauma, at least when it comes to enmeshment.
Independence should be the goal…
Please make a detail video on correct parenting so it would help so many parents who are knowingly unknowingly overprotecting.
Sure. Will make a video on this!
Which one is best or is it situational?
It depends on where you are. If you are in codependence, independence is better. But if you are independent, then you want to aim for "inter-dependence". Hope that makes sense. The ultimate goal should be interdependence.
Thank you Jomy for this video, definitely new knowledge.
I am glad it was helpful! Will try to make more videos of this nature soon. Thank you.
My ex MIL was enmeshed with her son. She would call on Sat mornings at 8:30 am for nonsense, just in case we might get romantic. Sick, sick family. She is sick and he is too.
My ex MIL called every night at 10pm. EVERY Night! I told him to disable the phone and he freaked out. No Way would he to be available for his mother 24/7/365.
Very good ! ... Those are 5 top symptoms alright ! The selfishness shown by the parent to the child is huge, and is so wrong ! Very damaging !
True. And there is also the "neglect" part, which is also abusive. Thank you!
Hi - are you a therapist or a psychiatry student? It would be great if you could state your credentials and have them verified. You have good information, so if you can be verified, UA-cam will put a banner on all your videos that say what you creds are.
What if I am neither? Does that make me less credible ? Just a genuine question. I don't go with whether or not someone has a "credential" on their page. I go with whether or not this person can "genuinely" help me or not. That's it. But thanks for your comment. I appreciate it!
Thanks for the upload on this topic feel like I'm in a imeshed relationship with my father who's very narcissistic & hypocritical .
Thank you. Yea, I will try to make a video on that soon- when enmeshment is mixed with narcissism, which is a deadly combo to be going through because of how "confusing" it can get. I understand. Thanks for the comment.
How do you get to to the green best state? It would be great to get new video with this topic!
Thanks for the suggestion. Will do!
Hello! Really great work. Do you have any videos about healing from enmeshment - or talking about the healing part more ?
Thanks for the video suggestion. Going no contact is definitely the first step. But will make a detailed one soon!
Wow, I wasn’t expecting to get hit with this analysis this morning. Will take some time to process it. Thanks for sharing.
I can so relate to what you are saying.For 30 years I am married to a man who had enmeshed relationship with his mother. She had 9 kids and said my husband is her ' favourite child'.She completely controlled and manipulated him all her life...despised me and our son...feigned illness to get his attention and asked him to come running to her at the drop of the hat whenever she wanted.Had firm control on his finances. After her passing away that place was taken by husband 's sister...Now sister controls his life, emotionally blackmails him,gives him validation for his wrong behaviour and in return he gives her validation and monetary help. Needless to mention,my family life has been hell.My husband shows extreme narcissistic behaviour.Justifies each and every action of his by blame shifting.Refuses to get therapy. thanks for this video.Could you help regarding how can I make him realise how he is being used in these enmeshed relationships,that has totally ruined our own family life?
Thank you Jomy
You're welcome! I am glad it was helpful
Parents can be like "I have the right to eat you up because you are my toy" --shameless boundary destruction.
This content is incredibly helpful and useful, you did a fantastic job explaining this. Thank you !
You are welcome! I just posted a channel update!
This is one of the best explanations of enmeshment/ dissociation that I have watched on UA-cam.
Dissociation is very real and could possibly steal years of one's life if subjected to CI. Thanks for your kind words!
Allergies. Mothers like to handicap their boys with allergies so they never participate in competitive sports and are terrorized by peanuts and ambient air. It stops them from group/vacation activities like sailing, scuba diving, hiking. I wouldn't be surprised if they suffer panic attacks and have trouble flying. The best part is, no woman dreams of a husband crippled with allergies and anxieties so mommy will never be replaced.
The psychosomatic aspect of this type of abuse cannot be minimized. Very true. Appreciate your comment.
Is there always a sexual component in enmeshment?
Yes. I would say so. But narcissism "without CI" could also be enmeshing. But it's very hard to detect since CI is very insidious.
My life story
I don't know what's wrong with my mother, but she's certainly somewhere on the "Cluster B" spectrum. I have always been enmeshed with her (went no contact 3 months ago), but when I was with her, it was always an imbalanced relationship. I was still always less than her and needed to be obedient without question -- or she would break into a rage. So I always just shut down. Your videos are very well done. Thank you for your insight!
Enmeshment can very well coexist with either plain narcissism or covert narcissism, which is tougher to identify. Congratulations on going no contact! That's a big step in the right direction! Glad it was helpful.