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A Few Helpful Thoughts to Remember While Recovering From Narcissist Abuse
It’s normal to be confused and question everything. It’s part of the process.
You’re going to go over and over in your head with bouts of self-blame and anger. The anger will come in waves, then followed by guilt.
You will begin to question what they were. Who they were and why they were. You will question if you are the abuser because of your reactions to the mean and vile acts they committed repeatedly.
The damaging manipulation
All their gaslighting will begin to replay in your head like an old horror flick. The rumination of specific things they said and did will hit you like a ton of bricks. You will pass certain places or smell certain scents that surface the torture you thought you buried and forgot.
Any mention of them from friends and family will get your stomach turning with self-inflicted anxiety. Just mentioning their name triggers your body’s automatic fight or flight state. It takes time, but these feelings do fade if you allow them.
