Shannon & The Mirroring Covert Abusive Addict - Domestic Violence, Narcissist Abuse, Trauma

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

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

4.7 • 792 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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All Shannon ever wanted was the security of a whole intact family, and for three years, Shannon lived that dream. But unfortunately, once Shannon was diagnosed with cancer, her husband's mask slipped, and Shannon's lifelong dream became an absolute nightmare. It's a story of addiction, mirroring, generational trauma, victim playing, compassion, surviving, shame, cognitive dissonance, gaslighting, being worthy, physical abuse, disassociation, double lives, lies, financial abuse, legal abuse, trust, patterns, being numb, depression, anxiety, healing, fleeing, abuse shelters, and much more. *** TRIGGER WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse in graphic detail. *** If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please click here or send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@gmail.com Thank you to our sponsor BETTERHELP. If you need online counseling from anywhere in the world, please do go to https://www.betterhelp.com/nap Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. Thank you to our sponsor NOBODY SHOULD BELIEVE ME PODCAST. I loved this podcast. And you can find the podcast website by clicking here or at Apple Podcasts by clicking here. You can reach the host Andrea Dunlop at her website by clicking here or you can reach her on Instagram by clicking 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. 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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0:31.7	On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Shannon,
0:39.3	and Shannon was married to a covert abuser with addiction issues. It's a story of generational trauma, values, mirroring, physical
0:47.3	abuse, and the healing process. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. I am Brandon Chadwick and with me today, we have Shannon. How are you?
1:22.1	I'm doing well. Thank you, Brandon. Well, thank you for being here.
1:31.5	And if you want to be a guest on our show like Shannon is today, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com.
1:33.3	Top of the page, there's a button that says guest form.
1:35.7	When you click on that button, it takes you to our guest form page.
1:39.3	Please do read all of the instructions and either send us an email at Narcissistapocalypse
1:43.7	at gmail.com or fill out our
1:46.2	guest form and press the submit button. And today you're going to hear Shannon's story, a big trigger
1:54.0	warning on this episode as we will be discussing physical abuse in graphic detail. So if this is too much for you, please do
2:04.0	turn this episode off now. And this story you're about to hear is a little bit different from
2:11.6	other stories. And that's because Shannon was in a relationship with this person for a while
2:16.3	before things started to become abusive.
2:21.1	And this person was able to keep things covert for a very, very long time.
2:27.3	And then their addiction reared its ugly head.
2:31.2	And when that happened, you really got to see what was under the roof of this person
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