Grace & The Narcissistic Emotional Abuser - Narcissistic Abuse Survivor

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.8 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Chad talks with Grace about her abusive relationship with a narcissist and the issues she's dealt with in the aftermath. They discuss validation, addiction, setting an example for children, understanding your own behavior, trust issues (with others and yourself), and the importance of resetting yourself as you try to baby-step yourself out of your safety zone. There are a lot of lessons to be learned in this episode, so take a listen. * Our Facebook Group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse * Special Guest: Grace. Support Narcissist Apocalypse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.3	Thank you. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, a podcast that gives a voice to narcissistic abuse survivors.
1:07.2	I'm Brandon Chadwick, but my friends call me Chad, and thanks for tuning into this episode.
1:10.1	So what is a narcissist, you may ask?
1:13.8	Generally speaking, a narcissist is a person who has an excessive sense of how important they are. They demand and expect to be admired and praised by
1:18.9	others and are limited in their capacity to appreciate others' perspectives. And guess what? Not all
1:25.6	narcissists are made equal. Yes, that is true. Narcissism is a character
1:30.8	trait that exists on a spectrum. A small amount of narcissism is healthy, and a person with an unhealthy
1:36.0	level of narcissism may be called a narcissist. At extreme levels, it may be diagnosed as a narcissistic
1:42.5	personality disorder. However, for the purposes of
1:45.9	this podcast, a narcissist is a person who exhibits narcissistic traits and or a consistent
1:51.8	pattern of maladaptive narcissistic behaviors, regardless of whether they meet the diagnostic
1:56.9	criterion in the latest version of the DSM manual or have a formal diagnosis.
2:03.3	So a person may be referred to as a narcissist on this podcast, even if it is more likely that
2:09.0	they have another cluster B personality disorder, such as borderline, histrionic, or antisocial
2:14.9	personality disorder, so as long as they exhibit narcissistic traits and or behaviors.
2:21.2	And now, with all that out of the way, let me tell you that we have a survivor on this episode named Grace,
2:27.9	and she has lots of lessons to share with us. So stay tuned for that part of the show.
2:33.7	But first, I just want to thank everyone
2:35.4	in the Narcist Apocalypse community for listening to the show and sharing your thoughts by
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