Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Narcissistic Abuse can present in many different ways. Often feelings of confusion, powerlessness, and distress are common emotional states felt by the victims of narcissistic abuse. Narcissistic abuse typically involves emotional trauma through the frequent use of put-downs, criticisms, accusations, or threats. This can look like manipulation and mistreatment, the creation of a toxic environment through various avenues of harm, and exploitation through gas-lighting, sabotaging, self-centeredness, love-bombing, and lying.
Victims may suffer long-term effects from this abuse. Being abused by a narcissist is not always obvious— they tend to deflect their own feelings onto others in an effort to control and/or manipulate the victim.
Through support and insight, supplemented by books and blogs if desired, you will find your way. Therapy will help you to release the trauma, regain control of your life, and thrive. Having someone who compassionately understands and is right alongside you through the journey can be incredibly gratifying. The process of recovery from narcissistic abuse will help you to regain your identity, work through the denial, guilt, and shame, process the grief of ending the relationship/shifting the boundaries of the relationship, build new coping skills, understand your own emotions, and forgive yourself.
