Rerelease: Poncho & The Physically Abusive Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissist Abuse

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Poncho about her physically abusive relationship with an impulsive spendthrift. It's a story of child sex abuse, caretaking, thinking you're the problem, infidelity, ex wives, rage, gaslighting, death, trauma bonding, narcissistic mothers, neglect, intergenerational trauma, and healing. *** CONTENT WARNING *** - This episode discusses graphic discussion of child sex abuse and intimate partner violence. The child sex abuse is mentioned when Poncho is describing her upbringing in the first 12 minutes of the show.*** If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send us an email at [email protected] PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS: Perfect Prey With Dr. Christine Cocchiola | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Covert Narcissism Podcast | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Something Was Wrong | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Poncho, and
0:07.7	Poncho was in a physically abusive relationship with an impulsive spendthrift.
0:12.8	It's a story of childhood sex abuse, caretaking, thinking you're the problem, and infidelity.
0:20.0	Music thinking you're the problem and infidelity.
0:41.2	Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.
0:46.3	With me today, we have Poncho.
0:47.2	How are you?
0:49.8	You know, I'm doing really good. I am a little anxious and also excited to finally tell my story and hope that maybe someone
0:58.9	else can hear my words and know what I went through and find similarities so that they
1:07.5	will not stay in such a bad situation.
1:10.7	Well, thank you for being here, Pancho, and you went. they will not stay in such a bad situation.
1:16.4	Well, thank you for being here, Poncho, and you went through a lot.
1:18.0	You went through emotional abuse.
1:19.5	You went through physical abuse.
1:23.2	And you went through financial abuse as well.
1:32.6	And your story is a little bit different in a way because you were in contact with the person before you and you're in contact with the person after you and one of those people in
1:39.9	this story is needed your help and then the other person we can kind of say right now
1:48.2	that they were the opposite of what you needed and could possibly be still trauma bonded
1:59.8	to that person in a way and even though that they went through something
2:03.4	similar to you, they were still doing the bidding of them in a way and really didn't have a
2:11.6	concern for you at all, whereas you and most do.
2:23.8	So, you know, thank you for for being here because you're going to really help a lot of people. So now without further ado, Poncho, the floor is now yours.
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