The 5 Biggest Regrets of Narcissistic Abuse Survivors (And How to Heal)
The Mental Healness Podcast
Lee Hammock
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
"I wish I would have known." 🥀If you’re feeling the weight of the years you "lost" to a toxic relationship, you aren't alone. Regret is often the final trauma bond that keeps you tied to a narcissist long after the relationship is over.As a self-aware narcissist, I see these patterns from the other side. I know how the confusion was manufactured and why you feel like you should have "seen it sooner." Today, I’m breaking down the Top 5 Regrets I hear from survivors every single day—and more importantly, I’m showing you why they aren't your fault.All My Links (Coaching, Courses, Merch): https://link.me/mentalhealnessIn this video, we discuss:Regret #1: Why ignoring the "Crazy Ex" was part of the plan.Regret #2: The high cost of ignoring your "Gut Feeling."Regret #3: Staying "One Year Too Long" (The Potential Trap).Regret #4: Sacrificing your support system for someone who didn't value you.Regret #5: The "Fixer" Mentality: Why your love wasn't a cure.Stop apologizing to your past and start reclaiming your future. 🧱🌱
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| 0:32.7 | You're sitting there right now, looking at the clock, wondering what last year five years 10 years even 20 years |
| 0:40.8 | went you can't find the time you feel like you've been robbed and as a diagnosed narcissist |
| 0:47.5 | I'm ready to tell you that you were robbed right but the biggest thief isn't just the narcissist |
| 0:53.2 | or toxic a person that you dealt with. |
| 0:55.0 | It's the regret that tries to keep you trapped in the past long after the relationship has ended. |
| 1:01.0 | Today, I'm breaking down the top five regrets. |
| 1:05.0 | I hear from survivors of narcissistic abuse nearly every single day in my one-on-one sessions or online somewhere, right? |
| 1:12.0 | If you're filling these, I'm going to show you how to turn that dirty pain into the fuel you |
| 1:17.6 | finally need to heal. And my chair just went down. I dropped the fire intro. The chair, look, |
| 1:23.7 | the chair lost of oil. The chair said, s. But what's going on, y'all? If you knew here, Lee Hammock diagnosed Narcissists, welcome to another episode of D. Narcissus Code, right? Y'all know I got to stay in. I got to stay in narcissistic character, right? So the top five regrets of people of survivors of narcissistic abuse. And we're going to hop right into it, right? we're going to hop right into it right we're |
| 1:44.5 | going to hop right into it number one not listening to the crazy ex |
| 1:51.1 | not listening to the bitter ex the crazy ex that reached out to you you see what I'm saying |
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