Narcissist Abuse Support and Education
These days, the subjects of narcissism and emotional abuse are becoming more open topics of discussion. They may be newer terms, but it certainly is not a newer problem.
It’s not always easy to recognize what is going on when you love someone who may display narcissistic traits and behaviors.
A relationship such as this can make you feel:
- Constantly blamed
- Confused
- Guilty
- Anxious / depressed
- Like you’re walking on eggshells
- As if you’re the crazy one.
You may not have a name for the relationship dynamics that cause you feel bad about yourself. Some women tell me, “I just couldn’t put my finger on what was happening.” Yet, you know that these types of relationships are painful.
Relationships filled with manipulation or gaslighting can bring about feelings of:
- Being misunderstood;
- Guilt & self-doubt;
- Defending yourself often from blame or false accusations;
- Confusion about your relationship that is good one day and bad the next;
- Walking on eggshells while wondering if that something you say that might set him off;
- Hope that things will get better;
- Sadness or discouragment about possibly ending the relationship;
- Not being good enough
- That you will remain stuck.
Not everyone understands the difficulties of living with or loving someone who has narcissistic behaviors. I do, and I’ll educate you so you’ll have new and healthier options in your toolbox.
It’s not my decision whether you stay in or leave your marriage or relationship. But, I will teach you the rules by which a self-centered person operates so you can disengage from these painful dynamics. Feeling empowered in your life and being yourself is our goal. We can work on this through therapy or women’s wellbeing coaching sessions.
Codependency
When a woman loves too much she can easily place her focus on another person, whether her significant relationship partner, a child or someone with an active addiction, loosing an important connection to herself.
When this happens, it can become difficult to:
- Easily make decisions;
- Distinguish your needs from the needs of others;
- Stop placing other people first;
- Say, “No” when you really want to;
- Set appropriate boundaries without feeling guilty;
- Not take on too much responsibility, both physical and emotional.
Women who struggle with codependency tend to be very nice and are kind to others, sometimes to a fault. This can easily draw in those who take advantage of them. Or, they may find themselves in unbalanced relationships.
Healing codependency is something I can help you with through therapy or women’s wellbeing coaching sessions.
Love Addiction
You may not have thought love could possibly be addictive. But, if you:
- Constantly crave being in a romantic relationship;
- Find it difficult or nearly impossible to leave an unhealthy relationship;
- Interpret small gestures of connection into the meaning of intense love;
- Feel desperate and alone when not in a relationship;
- Miss out on time spent with family or friends to seek out romantic love
you may be struggling with an addictive pattern.
In addition to 12-Step support, individual therapy or coaching sessions with a professional who understands the inner pain you may feel, can be important to your recovery.
Compassionate Self-Care
Turn your inner critic and that worn out negative self-talk into action that makes you shine.
Through education, insight and guidance you can come to understand the origin of these negative patterns and begin to replace them with something new.
Your individual therapy may include such things as:
- Integrative nutrition coaching;
- Self-care behaviors;
- Positive spiritual coaching
- Inner Child healing;
- Developing a healthier relationship with yourself.
Self-Care leads to feeling of self-connection and self-love. This can help you to feel a greater sense of integration and wholeness. This can be the key to happier and healthier relationships.