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Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

The Return of Mercedes & The Post Separation Abuse - Narcissist Abuse

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

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

4.7 • 792 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Brandon talks with Mercedes (survivor story guest from August 1st, 2022) about the events and realizations that transpired after we recorded her episode. We discuss post separation abuse, shifting abuse, smear campaigns, protecting/empowering your kids, shame, despair, boundaries, support, acceptance, being the villain, and much more. To listen to Mercedes' original episode, click here. 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. 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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On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we have the return of Mercedes, and we discuss feelings,

1:07.0

shifting abuse, smear campaigns, shame, and healing. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, everyone.

1:16.1

I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today we have the return of Mercedes. How are you?

1:24.3

I'm doing well. Thank you. So for those of you that don't know Mercedes, Mercedes was a guest on our August 1st, 2022 episode. But before we get to Mercedes, if you want to be a guest on our show like

1:32.9

Mercedes was on August 1st, 2022, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com, top of the page.

1:40.3

There's a button that says guest form. Click on that button. It takes you to our guest form page.

1:44.2

Read all the instructions and either send us an email at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com

1:48.6

or fill at our guest form or press the submit button and please do send it in the format that we ask for.

1:54.0

So today we have the return of Mercedes and a little bit of a blurb for people that have not listened to her episode.

2:04.3

You were in a toxic relationship with a controlling manipulative human being.

2:09.7

It's a story that you had about, you know, self-worth, financial abuse, stalking, post-separation

2:16.1

abuse, and it took you a while to realize that you

2:20.6

were really living in a prison. So you wanted to come back today to share a lot of stuff that

2:28.8

we didn't get to touch upon within your episode and a lot of stuff that was I guess going on in between realizations

2:36.6

that you've had since then that have impacted your life and a lot of hard truths I guess is

2:45.1

the best way to put it acceptance of it and know, then how are we going to react or be proactive

2:56.3

with what has come up for you? So thank you for being here. And Mercedes, the floor is now

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