My Inner Torch
My Inner Torch offers direct and personal insight with help for those of us in a relationship with someone who is undiagnosed/diagnosed with a Cluster B Personality Disorder. This is a safe place to come for words of inspiration that draw from my personal experiences and is produced to gain understanding and to find direction as we navigate through the often difficult relationships with those we love who suffer with a Cluster B personality disorder that includes BPD and NPD. PLEASE NOTE: This podcast is NOT for those who suffer with these disorders. This podcast is for survivors of these challenging and difficult relationships.
My Inner Torch
Dissecting OUR love for the Cluster B
🎯 Key Takeaways
Core Points:
- My love for my Cluster B wife is real and valid, even though her “love” isn’t healthy or reciprocated.
- My urge to rescue or fix her comes from my past and a natural human desire to heal.
- What feels like deep connection is often just their neediness, not genuine emotional intimacy.
- I’m learning to redirect my healing energy inward, toward myself.
- My compassion and empathy deserve to be turned toward my own growth and recovery.
- My capacity for love isn’t a weakness—it’s a gift that can fuel my own healing and rebuilding.
🔍 Summary
Understanding the Love for Cluster B Individuals
I feel a genuine, persistent love for my Cluster B, even amid the chaos and instability. My questions about why I stay aren’t signs of weakness—they reflect something deeply human in me. I need to recognize that my love is real, while their “love” is often just intensity without true intimacy, attention without real attachment. They offer neediness and obsession, not authentic connection.
My “Rescue Reflex”
I have a natural drive to heal and fix others, rooted in my childhood where love felt conditional and hard-earned. My nervous system learned that love requires constant effort. When a Cluster B individual appears with their emotional turmoil and endless need for reassurance, I instinctively step in to soothe and stabilize. This isn’t a flaw—it’s a response shaped by my past pain. I see myself as a rescuer and caretaker, and they naturally trigger this reflex. What I call love is often trauma bonding and falling in love with the role I think I’m meant to play.
Redirecting Love for My Self-Healing
My love for them isn’t a failure—it shows my compassion, depth, and humanity. These gifts were misused, but they’re still mine. Healing means turning that love, empathy, and patience inward toward myself. I deserve the same unconditional support I once gave to them. When I finally love myself with the intensity I gave to them, that powerful force becomes my greatest tool for rebuilding my life, restoring my worth, and creating healthier connections ahead