Feeling frozen? Signs of being with a Narcissistic Abuser

Do you feel frozen? Always scared of making the “wrong” move? Or doing and saying the “wrong” thing? Are you scrutinized, criticized, or “corrected,” and told it’s for your own good - that they’re just “trying to help you get better?” Being in a relationship with a narcissistic abuser is damaging. Maybe you had a parent like this in childhood. Or a lover or boss now. Likely the person in question is “always right” and never “to blame”? You constantly doubt yourself, and you can’t trust your own instincts.

These are signs that you are being gaslit by a narcissist. Gaslighting is a form of abuse. The effects are devastating. You constantly feel like you failed. You’re ashamed of yourself, not to mention of the abuser’s disappointment in you. You’re terrified of going against them. You keep their secret. Think you’re “bad.” You live with guilt. Guilt is how abusers get their power.

Abusers feed off control.

You can’t fight back. Because you believe them.

Healing means:

Standing up to the abuser’s voice living in your head.

Finding your own voice and finally speaking your truth.

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