Emotional Abuse
What people see, and what you might feel.
You may have left the relationship, created distance or simply decided to keep going while assuring others that you're okay because explaining everything that happened can feel draining, impossible or you worry you'll be a burden. You can find yourself second-guessing your memories, decisions and instincts. Questioning whether you overreacted or if things were even as bad as you thought. These can be very common feelings after being in a relationship with a person who has many narcissistic traits.
How can therapy help?
Narcissistic abuse can gradually make it difficult to trust what you feel and perceive. Coercive control can make explaining yourself, managing someone else's emotions or questioning your own needs feel normalised. Process based psychotherapy helps you to develop a relationship with yourself that’s no longer built around doubt, fear or someone else's approval. And as you reconnect with what you perception, feelings and needs, you can begin to trust yourself again and enjoy relationships where you aren’t required to abandon yourself to belong.
With Jeanette's guidance you can:
Explore
Explore your experience openly without judgement.
Begin
Begin to understand the patterns that developed within the relationship.
Reconnect
Reconnect with your own feelings and needs, and perception.
Rebuild
Slowly rebuild confidence in your ability to recognise what feels wrong and right for you.
Ready when you are.
You're not alone, and you don't have to figure this out on your own. Take your first step to becoming a more confident and connected you today.