“The moment you start to wonder if you deserve better, you do”
Narcissistic abuse is a deeply damaging form of emotional and psychological abuse that erodes a person’s self-worth, trust, and sense of reality. Healing from it is a complex, non-linear journey that requires immense courage, self-compassion, and support.The very nature of this abuse is that it is rather deceptive in nature and can go undetected for many years, while causing damage over a pronged period of time.
This kind of abuse involves prolonged cognitive manipulation and leaves one intensely confused, loosing confidence, self worth and doubting oneself. Clear understanding of cognitive tactics, building and asserting boundaries, strategies to keep boundaries from eroding, finding parts of lost self and rebuilding are all key aspects of the work
Specialist recovery support for Narcissistic abuse is embedded on a therapeutic base, injected with strategies, protocols and targeted action plans to address the rather illusory form of abuse.
Reactive abuse is your response to prolonged mistreatment and provocation, its driven by a need to protect oneself, abuse is driven by the need to control. The intent behind the two behaviours are vastly different.
Reactive abuse is impulsive, out of character and triggered, and warrants healing and self love, not guilt!
Key features of a Narcissistic relationship
- If your relationship feels unpredictable
- If you are overthinking even simple tasks
- Inability to make even simple decisions, when previously you were able to
- Doubting your own sanity and memory
- You feel isolated from your family and friends
- Walking on eggshells
- Cannot coherently describe your relationship
- Find yourself apologising often but not sure for what
- Having circular conversations that leave you emotionally exhausted and confused
- Going between a loving phase to an chaotic phase in the relationship very quickly
- If you are often left with the feeling ” what just happened there?”
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