Sarah S. & The Psychologically Abusive Narcissist | Domestic Violence

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

Relationships, Society & Culture, True Crime, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 740 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Sarah shares her story about the psychological, sexual, and financial abuse she endured at the hands of her abusive ex. Sarah describes how her partner used 'logic' to manipulate her into compliance, isolation, feeling powerless, and trapped. It's a story of psychological abuse, coercive control, financial abuse, kernels of truth, logic, isolation, compliance, ptsd, intergenerational trauma, gaslighting, relationship dynamics, invalidation, sexual coercion, and personal autonomy. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss Sexual Coercion in this episode. *** Sarah can be found at www.strategiesforhappiness.com 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 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 Sarah,
0:06.0	and Sarah was in a relationship with a psychologically abuse of narcissist.
0:11.1	It's a story of coercive control, financial abuse, kernels of truth, and personal autonomy.
0:46.0	Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. I am Brandon Chadwick and with me today we have Sarah. How are you?
0:53.9	Hello, I'm good. How are you doing? I'm doing well and thank you for asking and thank you for being here.
0:58.0	And if you want to be a guest like Sarah is today, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com and click on the guest form button at the top of the page.
1:02.5	There you can read all of our instructions and please read them all and either send us an email
1:06.5	at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com or fill out our guest form and press the submit button,
1:12.1	and please do send it in the format that we ask for.
1:15.7	And we do have a content warning for this episode, as we do discuss sexual control and coercion
1:20.5	in this episode.
1:21.6	So that is your content warning for today.
1:24.3	And today you're going to hear Sarah's story and Sarah was in a relationship with someone
1:28.2	who used logic as a way to psychologically control and manipulate to get their needs met
1:34.0	and to keep Sarah within their coercive control. So a big thank you to Sarah for being here today
1:40.1	and I'm going to get it to my way and way. Sarah, the floor, is now yours.
1:47.0	All right. Thank you.
1:49.2	So I want to start off by saying that it's probably very common for people to be questioned
1:57.5	when they're in these kinds of relationships, right?
2:00.1	Like, how did this happen to you?
2:01.6	How did you let this happen, of all people? But I have to say that I'm sure my situation
2:07.6	wasn't different from other people's, but my situation was the diabolical kind. Like, I wasn't physically
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