Why Calm Feels Uncomfortable After Narcissistic Abuse After long-term emotional abuse, your nervous system learns a dangerous pattern: Calm doesn’t mean safety—it means danger is coming. When peace always preceded punishment, your brain associates relief with risk. This is a trauma response—and it's common in survivors of narcissistic abuse. So now: • Love feels suspicious • Calm feels eerie • Good moments feel too good to trust This is hypervigilance—your brain trying to protect you from past p
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The Narcissistic Abuse Cycle: How It Affects Your Body and Mind Narcissistic abuse isn’t just emotional manipulation—it’s trauma that deeply impacts your nervous system. Let’s explore the 4 stages of this cycle and how your body responds: 1. Idealisation: The Honeymoon Trap. At first, you’re showered with love, triggering feel-good chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Your nervous system bonds, creating a false sense of security. 2. Devaluation: The Descent into Confusion The love fades, and yo
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The Narcissistic Abuse Cycle helps explain the round and round that happens when we find ourselves in a relationship with a narcissist. yes, it has a name!! LOVE BOMBING (tension building) - They know your wounds and they tap into that making you feel good enough and loveable (this is literally the calm before the storm). You are hooked in at this stage and it can last weeks to even months whilst you are feeding their narcissistic supply. This is when we release hormones like dopamine, oxytocin
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