There Are One of Two Ways to Cope With Loneliness After Narcissistic Abuse

For now, dating yourself is your best option as you heal.

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Once the relationship ends, feeling lonely doesn’t do it justice. Especially if the relationship was relatively new and you’re still trauma bonded as fuck.

Trauma bond brings new meaning to the word attachment. It’s a journey many experience but is unaware of its damage. Many confuse Trauma bond with love when in reality, it’s the exact opposite. It has severe detrimental effects on the victim long after the breakup occurs.

Loneliness hits different when you have the unlimited love and attention the Narcissist showers you with at the beginning(and gets annoying over time), but it still feels good, even if it is fake. Finally, feeling like you found someone who appreciates and gets you is a great feeling. In return, when it is ripped away, it’s a hard pill to swallow.

You can overcome the loneliness in one of two ways:

Escape

Here, you can run from yourself, if you like. Most want to jump into another relationship in hopes of alleviating some of the emotional hell. Don’t confuse this with what the Narcissist does. They always have a piece of ass on the side; you, on the other hand, are lost and…