On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Faith,

and Faith was in a controlling relationship with a charismatic abuser.

It's a story of self-worth, emotional manipulation, hidden recorders, tracking devices,

and figuring out why we stay. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. With me today, I have faith. How are you?

I'm good, thanks. How are you? I'm good. Thanks. How are you?

I am doing well. And I just realized on my own Zoom right here that I forgot to take my background off.

And it's like the San Francisco Bay. Usually when I do the calls, I just blur the background.

And for a support group, I put the

backgrounds on. Yeah. I completely forgot to now, so I'm a little bit of embarrassed. But

No, I like it. Hopefully this relaxed you, this, this view that you're looking at right now.

Definitely. I thought it was on purpose. It wasn't on purpose. So thank you so much for being here with us today.

You're going to help a lot of people by sharing your story of your relationships, not just one.

We're going to discuss your previous relationships a little bit as well, as well as your family.

And for people that want to share their story like Faith is today, please go to our website

at Narcissistapocalypse.com.

In the top of the page, there's the button that says guest form.

Click on that button.

There's all those instructions for you to read.

So now with that out of the way, faith, without further ado, the floor is now yours.

Okay, so I'll start at the beginning.

I was born and raised in Mexico City.

I had a very close-knit family. It was my older sister, my dad, and myself. And even though it was a huge city, it was kind of like tight-knit with our community and the people that we knew. My parents, I never, ever saw them argue, like no violence, no negativity.

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