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Narcissistic Trauma
For survivors healing from narcissistic abuse
Narcissistic abuse doesn’t just leave emotional scars—it rewires your nervous system, disrupts your ability to trust, and can even affect your physical health. You may feel trapped in anxiety, panic, self-doubt, or emotional numbness, wondering why moving forward feels so hard. You may blame yourself for what happened.
But healing is possible. ​​
What is Narcissistic Trauma?
Narcissistic trauma is not just emotional pain—it’s a deep psychological and physiological response to prolonged abuse. When you’re trapped in a relationship with a narcissist, your brain and body go into constant survival mode.
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• Feel confused and self-doubting (gaslighting effect).
• Struggle with panic attacks or hypervigilance (trauma response).
• Find it difficult to trust anyone again (attachment wounds).
• Turn to food, alcohol, or self-destructive habits to cope.
This is not your fault. Your body and mind are responding exactly as they were programmed to for survival—but now, you have the power to reprogram them for healing.
Discover the Tactics Narcissists Use – Learn why they behave this way and how they trap you.
Are you an Empath - Many Suffer With Narcissistic Trauma? ​
Signs of Narcissistic abuse
Can narcissistic abuse cause health problems or long standing relationship issues? Yes it can.
Do you recognise yourself or your relationship (or past relationship)?
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Relationship Difficulties
- Trust issues: fear abuse will appear again in future relationships.
- Attachment issues: overly dependent or overly distant
- Boundary setting: Confusion over normal boundaries. Fear of harm.
- Commitment issues: may avoid relationships or have short term or superficial relationships.
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Emotional Issues
- Emotional Numbness: Detach from feelings to cope
- Guilt and Shame: Internalizing blame, unworthiness.
- Fear of Intimacy: Fear of being close and getting hurt
- Mood Swings: Unpredictable moods - lost ability to manage emotions calmly.
- Worthlessness: Internalised abuser's criticism. Self-blame.​
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Behavioural
Changes
- Hypervigilance: Constant alert Checking if abuser is triggered
- People Pleasing: Suppress own needs to avoid all conflict
- Isolation: Avoid social contact. Shame or fear of judgment.
- Distracted: Lost in own world. Numb out to avoid conflict
- Perfectionism: being ' good' avoids conflict and avoids 'punishment.'​
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Health
Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders
- Complex PTSD
- Depression
- Addictions / compulsions
- Phobias eg Claustrophobia
- Panic Attack Disorder
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Urinary Tract Infections​​
- Chronic Pain
Struggling With Panic Attacks?
Narcissistic abuse can trigger intense panic — whether through control, manipulation, cruelty or emotional unpredictability. The constant terror, gaslighting and manipulation can fuel chronic anxiety and uncertainty, leading to panic attacks and a range of physical symptoms (and health conditions) that linger long after the abuse ends.
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Check Out Your Library Resources
Panic Attacks vs Heart Attacks
Panic Attack - What does it Feel LIke
Panic Attacks Compared - Different Cultures
Link Between Panic Attacks & Health Anxiety
Panic Attacks vs Panic Disorders​​​
Facing Narcissistic Abuse?
In narcissistic relationships, understanding the gaslighting and controlling mechanisms can be difficult. The are tools to control, isolate, and destabilize. During break up and divorce, these patterns intensify — fuelling conflict, insecurity and even terror. After separation, survivors may struggle with deep mistrust, comparison and hypervigilance.
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Check Out Your Library Resources
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Understanding Narcissistic Abuse
Recognizing the Different Types of Abusers
The Emotional & Physical Consequences Of Abuse
Break Free from Narcissistic Programming
Types of Narcissistic Abuses Tactics
How To Break The Abuse Cycle
Healing from narcissistic trauma isn’t about just “moving on”—it’s about retraining your mind and body to feel safe, worthy and independent again. This is the path you would tread with me:
Step 1: Break the Cycle of Abuse - why it's so hard to leave & emotionally detach
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Identify your relationship patterns—why you were drawn to this dynamic
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Understand trauma bonding—why it feels so hard to leave
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Step 2: Process & Release Trauma - how CBT, hypnotherapy and somatic work can help
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Use CBT & hypnotherapy to shift self-sabotaging thought patterns
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Practice somatic therapy to release trauma stored in your body.​
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Step 3: Rebuild Your Life & Self-Worth - boundaries, confidence, & reconnecting with yourself.
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Learn to set boundaries without guilt or fear
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Rediscover independence—trust yourself again.
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Rebuild confidence & self-love through healing work.​
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