A narcissist does not just emotionally abuse you. Unfortunately, they break your brain; they literally rewire the neural pathways that once kept you calm, focused, and whole. You have probably noticed that since leaving or even while still dealing with a narcissist, you’re not the same person you used to be. Small things may set you off—a tone of voice, a look, a question that feels slightly off—and suddenly you’re flooded with rage or panic. You forget conversations you had yesterday. You walk into a room and cannot remember why you went there. You feel exhausted all the time, even on days when you did nothing but sit on the couch. And the worst part is that you blame yourself. You think you’re losing your mind. You think you are broken beyond repair. You wonder if maybe the narcissist was right when they called you crazy, unstable, or too sensitive. But the truth is, you’re not crazy. Your brain has been living in a war zone for so long that it forgot how to live in peace. The irritability, the memory loss, the rage, the exhaustion—these are not character flaws. These are the invisible scars of invisible trauma. Your brain adapted to survive in an environment where safety was a myth and danger was the only constant, the only reality. And now that the danger is gone, your brain is still stuck in survival mode, waiting for the next attack that may never come.
Today, we are going to talk about five everyday signs of brain damage after narcissistic abuse. Before we get into the five signs, I need you to understand something: I need you to understand what actually happened to your brain.
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