The Covert Narcissism Podcast

First Steps of Healing From Covert Narcissistic Abuse


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I get asked frequently, how do I heal from this? How do you ever get over it? How do you move forward? Will I ever trust again? Can I have a healthy relationship?


These are excellent questions and they go through the minds of many victims of covert narcissistic abuse. The journey is tortuously painful and can seem completely unending. It feels like it will simply last forever. Not only is there no end in sight, there isn’t even a simple path going forward.


If I do this, if I do that, if I go this way, if I go that way. Nothing feels right. Nothing will work. The despair inside the victim of covert narcissism is real! It is deep, overwhelming and suffocating.
The day that your eyes first see this abuse was life-changing. That moment of realization that reality is not what you thought. That maybe, just maybe, this isn’t actually your fault. That first hint of realization. This is commonly followed quickly by glimpses of the realization that you also cannot fix this. These glimpses come in and out of awareness in the beginning stages of recognition.


But once you start seeing it, you can’t unsee it. Once you start knowing it, you can’t unknow it. But now what do you do? How do you move forward when you feel frozen in fear and uncertainty?

 

I am Renee Swanson, and I help people recover from covert narcissistic abuse.

  • Are you tired of feeling isolated and alone? 
  • Are you searching for people who get it? 
  • Are you confused, reactive and unsure what to do? 
  • Are you running in circles in your mind?
  • Are you worried for your kids and the effect this is having on them? 
  • Do you want to know how not to raise another narcissist in this world?
  • I can help you! I offer both group and individual coaching, which you can find at www.covertnarcissism.com

     

    Renee Swanson, Certified Coach and Advocate for Victims of Covert Narcissistic Abuse

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