By: Sara E. Teller Have you experienced the complicated web of deception, trickery, and invalidation that is narcissistic abuse? Your sense of self may have been progressively destroyed even without your knowledge because of how incredibly subtle it may be. Typically, in fact, emotional abusers prefer to leave untraceable scars rather than inflict direct physical […]
What is PNSD and How Does it Relate to Narcissistic Abuse?
Some individuals refer to the PTSD that occurs as a result of an abusive relationship with a narcissist as PNSD – post-narcissism stress disorder. It is not a clinical term and has been popularized as knowledge spreads about how damaging narcissists can be. The symptoms are the same as PTSD. The only difference is that the term relates specifically to this form of abuse.
The Difference been Acute Stress & PTSD: What to Look for
Prolonged stress can cause a variety of detrimental health conditions.
When is it PTSD…Really?
Those who begin to experience symptoms that interfere with day-to-day functioning and notice that they last longer than a month have most likely developed PTSD.
Five Ways in which Pathological Narcissism Might Present
Narcissism can be adaptive or maladaptive and there are multiple ways in which maladaptive narcissism presents.
How Narcissistic Abuse Affects the Brain
By: Sara E. Teller Long-term narcissistic abuse comes with some devastating consequences. By now, most people know that repeated emotional trauma can lead to both PTSD and C-PTSD, which may be reason enough to leave an abusive partner. But now, neuroscientists and physicians are finding through their research that living with a narcissist can also […]