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The Mental Healness Podcast

Why You Might Feel Guilty After Leaving an abuser

The Mental Healness Podcast

Lee Hammock

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Do you feel like you’ve "abandoned" them? Are you struggling with the feeling that you’re the "bad guy" for choosing your own mental health? You’re caught in the Empathy Trap.From the inside out, I’m explaining how your conscience is weaponized against you in high-conflict relationships. We’ll cover:Why guilt is a leash used to pull you back in.Accepting the "villain" narrative so you can actually be free.The difference between healthy loyalty and trauma-based guilt.Choosing peace isn't a crime, and you aren't responsible for someone else's refusal to change. It's time to drop the guilt and reclaim your life.

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1:00.6

What is going on, beautiful people? Lee Hammack, your favorite diagnosed self-aware narcissists

1:05.5

here with another episode today. First time I see in my face to hear my voice. I have NPD

1:09.8

narcissistic personality disorder and I use my platform to raise awareness in the open people's eyes to what

1:14.3

could be going on behind the scenes, right? Today, we're talking about the feeling that keeps

1:18.3

thousands of people stuck in toxic relationship dynamics. Millions of people paralyzed

1:22.9

in a, in a waiting room for years after a relationship with a narcissist ends like just imagine this

1:30.2

like you're finally out you might even be divorced separated whatever you're at dinner with somebody new

1:36.6

like you're thinking about downloading a dating app like it's just like you're chilling

1:42.2

now a sudden your stomach drops you get this all of a sudden, your stomach drops.

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