Narcissistic abuse is such a difficult experience to go through. Being stuck in confusion and feeling lost only prolongs the pain. Watching a ton of youtube videos and joining support groups online to help but NOTHING beats talking with a narcissistic abuse recovery counselor about your personal experiences. As counselors who work with survivors of narcissistic abuse, we know how these types of relationships affect you.
This post will help you know how a narcissistic relationship affects you and the signs and symptoms of narcissistic abuse. If you answer yes to even one of these areas it’s time to seek professional help.
Inability to trust your judgments
Not being able to trust yourself is a major effect of being in a narcissistic abusive relationship. It is common to find yourself relying on others to help you make decisions. Even worse you may find yourself relying on the toxic person to make decisions for you. This is painfully confusing. You no longer trust the person but don’t know how to break away. Wanting to record conversations and save every text for evidence are legit reasons to feel like you are in a toxic relationship. In a narcissistic relationship, your confidence has been broken down so much that you are no longer able to trust yourself.
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FIND JOYDifficulties making decisions
The constant ups and downs of the toxic relationship make clarity hard to come by, this makes it difficult for you to make decisions. When you don’t trust yourself, you can’t make decisions with confidence. You might have been a person who was very sure of yourself and that person has faded away. Frequently wondering what is real and what happened to you is an isolating experience. Questioning what happened to the person you once knew becomes a constant thought.
Hypervigilance
Being in the grips of a narcissistic relationship causes you to be in a state of constantly assessing and checking. Hypervigilance is a trauma response to a toxic relationship. Even when you meet friendly or nice people you will find yourself being very watchful of their kindness. It is also very common to be easily startled or jumpy. All of this speaks to being in a toxic relationship.
Flashbacks, unwanted memories
Flashbacks, and unwanted memories during the day and night are high indicators of a toxic relationship. Feelings of being easily triggered happen more than you would like. These are times when you are being triggered without even knowing it. This also happens as your heart and mind work to make sense of what has happened to your life.
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GET THE DOWNLOADSNeeding frequent reassurance
The constant need for reassurance happens because you experience so much instability from being connected to the narcissistic (toxic) person. It’s natural to need a sense of stability. Being in a narcissistic relationship creates so much push and pull that the need for reassurance is high. Breaking away from feeling lost and confused drives you toward the need for more reassurance than ever before.
Inability to concentrate
It’s hard to concentrate when you experience narcissistic abuse. This happens because your mind is focused on everything happening in the relationship. You’re trying to make sense of what’s happening, what is real, and what happened to the relationship. Going from the idealization stage to being devalued for reasons you can’t identify is mindblowing. It’s hard to concentrate because narcissists create so much instability.
Ruminating thoughts
Ruminating thoughts are common when you experience narcissistic abuse. Frequently replaying situations in your mind. Trying to decipher the truth or what is happening leaves you feeling lost and confused. This feeds into you questioning yourself, and everything in your life. Feeling the need to replay everything that was said or done to make sense of the situation is constant. Not being able to turn the thoughts makes it hard to heal.
Difficulties sleeping
You may find yourself having very difficult times sleeping. It’s hard to sleep when you can’t stop your thoughts from racing. Staying up at night questioning the truth doesn’t make it easier. This loss of sleep impacts your brain’s ability to concentrate and make decisions. Poor or low sleep quality negatively affects each area of your life.
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