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Healing After Narcissistic Abuse
Healing After Narcissistic Abuse
In this article I’m covering healing after narcissistic abuse, although in many ways it applies to recovery after any form of abusive relationship regardless of how it is categorised and labelled.
I’ve written previously about the stages of narcissistic abuse. The early love bombing develops into devaluation and control. Then comes the discard as the narcissist either senses a loss of control or power, or craves a new supply. You won’t know it until it happens but they have been smearing you and paving the way for this moment for a long time. They portray themselves as the victim of your abuse and use the sympathy of others to recruit their supporters against you.
A narcissistic relationship doesn’t just have to be of a romantic type. Narcissistic abuse can take place in friendships, relationships or in the work place. But regardless of the context, when you’ve been in a relationship with a narcissist, you will know about it. The damage of the abuse doesn’t always show on the outside. Inside, it can feel like your self-esteem, your voice and your sense of self have all been dismantled and destroyed. You find yourself disorientated and lost in a world where, through their control and manipulation, you no longer feel equipped to cope.
Narcissistic abuse comes with manipulation, gas-lighting, love bombing and emotional invalidation. When it comes to an end, you are left confused, anxious and unsure of who you really are. You are left a shell of who you once were.
But healing is possible and achievable. That doesn’t mean just ‘getting over it’ and moving on. Healing after narcissistic abuse is about rebuilding, reconnecting and rediscovering your voice and who you really are. If you’ve reached this point you are more resilient and capable that you could even imagine. And now you can recover and rise.
However much pain you are in right now, it is possible to heal from narcissistic abuse, to regain your sense of self and to move forward purposefully with your life.
Here’s how the journey of healing after narcissistic abuse begins:













