PTSD and Narcissistic Abuse: Normal Relationships Don’t Give People PTSD
PTSD and narcissistic abuse can go hand-in-hand. “Normal relationships don’t give people PTSD.” That’s what my therapist had said to me when I expressed my frustration over why I was having so much trouble dealing with the world, despite the fact that I wasn’t interacting with my ex-boyfriend anymore. That’s when I realized just how truly pathological this situation had been. I hated how I had changed without even realizing it, how I wasn’t my easygoing self anymore. I hated how angry I could get over the things that had been done to me. I hated how triggering certain things...
