What Narcissistic Abuse Really Costs Survivors

Your potential is forever changed when the people who should love you most make the choice to abuse you.

E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth
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5 min readMay 24, 2022

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by E.B. Johnson

Narcissistic abuse is not quite like anything else we experience in a toxic relationship. A mix of abuse and manipulation, dealing with a narcissist drains you and destroys the inner you in truly hard-to-comprehend ways.

Our self-esteem is damaged by them. Our future relationships are warped. Even our ability to earn and support ourselves can be affected.

There are deep costs for those who survive and make it to the other side of narcissistic abuse. The way we see ourselves is forever changed, and our dreams can be changed, too.

Ready to recover from the pain and confusion of narcissistic abuse and manipulation? Accept these brutal realities and embrace a new you on the other side.

What narc abuse really costs survivors.

Being narcissistically abused as a child costs you a lot more than just a little chaos. When children are undermined by the parent who puts themselves first, they lose access to a stable self-image, stable relationships, and a stable adult life.

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E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth

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