How Narcissistic Abuse Makes You More Apathetic
When learning to “turn it off” becomes a pattern of self-sabotage.
There has been an explosion in our understanding of narcissistic abuse. Now, more than ever, we are seeing what happens when someone is subjected to long-term mental and emotional manipulation. The effects are shocking. When you are abused by a narcissistic person, it changes the way you act and the way you think about yourself and the world.
Despite understanding the major changes that take place in our personality and our approaches, not enough is being done to address the extreme apathy that comes from being abused by a narcissist.
Individuals with NPD have an unstable sense of self and they need constant validation from those around them. The result for those caught in their throes is an emotionally volatile living environment that leaves them in a total state of chaos. For most to survive long term, a shutdown is needed. Enter the apathy cycle of narcissistic abuse.
What is narcissistic abuse, really?
As much as we talk about narcissistic people, too few take the time to really spell out what narcissistic abuse is. Is it emotional abuse? Is it physical abuse? Financial abuse? Spiritual abuse? It can be all the above. It’s…
