Are you still battling the effects of a narcissistic or psychopathic abusive relationship? Many people are in your situation and unfortunately there is very little information available to find online. Find counselors and therapists who can help. Narcissistic Victim Syndrome is not officially recognized and especially not well known.

While knowing about it, people don't know how to behave and how to act...The fact is that being in a relationship with a narcissist for a long period of time has long-lasting traumatic effects that can be extremely impactful for the person suffering them.

Are the following symptoms the sounds of the family?

• Low self-confidence
• Doubts about yourself and your sanity
• Constant mood swings
• Insomnia and difficulty falling asleep
• Extreme weight loss or weight gain
• Unusual jealousy / insecurity
• You feel like you don't know the difference between right and wrong
• Extreme paranoia (transformed into an obsessive detective)
• Obsessive and repetitive thinking about your ex
• Constantly try to find explanations for what happened
• Sensations of helplessness and despair
• A desire to self-isolate
• Feeling of despair and sadness
• Overwhelming feelings of loss and pain
• Extreme bouts of anger
• The inability to feel good about yourself
• Strange dreams
• The list goes on...

"Nobody understands"! I have heard this cry very frustrated by abused people. I felt the same way when I recovered from emotional abuse.

Secret narcissists hide their vulnerability in front of you as a bait, just waiting for your good maternity / paternity instinct to grow to kick off and save the poor lost child they are introducing you to. But under the mask of a shy, vulnerable and "good" person, something much more sinister is hidden.

You are said: Narcissists are always brazen, loud, assertive, flashy, and confident.

The problem is: Masks are silent, insecure, and passive.

Narcissists will never apologize for the things they do.

The problem is: Coverts can learn that total and quick apologies are a really easy way to get their goal back to "go back to sleep" if they seem to be waking up.

You are told: Narcissists can be detected because they will always tell you how amazing they are and bragging about their results.

The problem is: Coverts are known to present themselves as vulnerable victims who can even use that vulnerability as a hook to lure you in!

What you need now:

• Someone who has lived the same experiences you feel and understands them from within
• Someone who has the knowledge, education and experience who work on themselves and others to guide you through the emotional storm that breaking up with a narcissist can create