Lindsay & The Gambling Physical Abuser | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lindsay shares her journey of overcoming intergenerational trauma and her abusive marriage. Lindsay met her husband at a wedding, where she felt seen by him, and the relationship moved quickly from there. Lindsay felt like they had two lives, one impacted by her partner's gambling addiction trips, and the other when they were at home. Over time, the addiction took its toll, and the putdowns, name-calling, gaslighting, and eventual physical abuse ramped up. It's a story of trauma bonding, gaslighting, addiction, future faking, physical abuse, sexual assault, support, isolation, self worth, intergenerational trauma, financial reliance, divorce, putdowns, custody, post separation abuse, and healing. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and suicide. *** If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@gmail.com PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS: Perfect Prey With Dr. Christine Cocchiola | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Covert Narcissism Podcast | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bitch is a Bad Word | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here When Dating Hurts Podcast | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you or someone you know are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. DomesticShelters.org offers an extensive library of articles and resources that can help you make sense of what you're experiencing, connect you with local resources and find ways to heal and move forward. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.domesticshelters.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access this free resource. If you need help moving due to domestic violence, Shelter Movers may be able to help you. They operate by referral. Clients may be referred by any person of authority (social worker, doctor, police, crisis counselor, teacher, etc.) or public agency (shelter, hospital, school, workplace, place of worship, sexual assault centre, etc.). To reach them, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our new Community Social Network at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.narcissistapocalypse.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Instagram Channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our Youtube Channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMIAJllA⁠⁠

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0:00.0	On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Lindsay,
0:07.0	and Lindsay was married to a physically abusive narcissist.
0:10.9	It's a story of trauma bonding, gaslighting, addiction, future faking, and healing.
0:40.7	Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.
0:46.4	I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have Lindsay.
0:47.3	How are you?
0:49.6	I am so awesome.
0:50.2	How are you?
0:52.6	I am doing well.
0:54.1	Thank you for asking. And if you want to be a guest like Lindsay is today,
0:57.0	please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com and click on the guest form button at the top of
1:02.5	the page. There you can read all of our instructions and please read them all and either send us an
1:07.3	email at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com or fill out our guest form and press
1:12.3	the submit button and please do send it in the format that we ask for.
1:17.6	And we do have a content warning for this episode as we do discuss physical abuse and sexual
1:22.5	assault in this episode. So that is your content warning for today. And today you're going to hear Lindsay's
1:28.6	story and Lindsay was married to a gambling addict. And for a long time, they were living a
1:33.5	double life, which put Lindsay into a damned if I do, damned if I don't kind of position being
1:39.3	complicit in the addiction or not being a team player if you wasn't going along with everything in all
1:46.2	of the emotional abuse that can happen and eventual physical abuse that comes along with it
1:50.8	came. So a big, big thank you to Lindsay for being here with us today. And I'm going to get
1:56.6	out of my way and your way. Lindsay, the floor is now yours.
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