Narcissists do not just break your heart; they rewire your nervous system completely. They twist your instincts, hijack your reality, and make you doubt the most basic parts of yourself. I’m talking about your voice, your memories, and your needs. By the time you escape, you’re not just walking out of a relationship—you are crawling out of a hell that failed to annihilate you.
Adjusting to life after narcissistic abuse brings silence, freedom, and an absence of their chaos. It doesn’t feel like peace at first; it feels unnerving, like stepping into a new skin you do not recognize. You start doing strange things, behaviors even you do not fully understand. The world may not see them, but they’re there—in your rituals, in your routines, in the things you reach for, in the compulsions you can’t quite explain.
10 Bizarre Things Survivors Do: Trauma Responses Explained
Today, I want to walk you through ten of those bizarre, almost unexplainable things survivors do after leaving the narcissist. These are trauma responses dressed up as habits, and if you find yourself doing them, you’re healing in the only language your body knows.
1. Over-Cleaning: Scrubbing Away the Trauma
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