No one prepares you for the aftershocks of narcissistic abuse. You leave them, you block and breathe, and then, suddenly, everything that is supposed to feel good feels wrong. Safety makes you anxious, affection makes you freeze, and rest feels impossible. Why is that? Not because you are damaged. It happens because your body has not caught up with your freedom yet.
You spend so long in survival mode that your nervous system does not know at all how to stop scanning for danger, even when it is no longer there. This is complex trauma, the kind that does not come from one moment of stress but from years of being erased, emotionally manipulated, tortured, and blamed. It is the slow poisoning of your trust in the world and yourself.
The topic for today’s article is eight strange symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder after narcissistic abuse. These symptoms are rarely discussed, often misunderstood, and silently endured, but once you understand them fully, everything begins to make sense.
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