Of Emotional Abuse & Narccisistic Personality Disorder 7

1. Self-doubt - as aforementioned, one of the narcissist’s greatest tools of abuse is gaslighting; As the narcissist continually gaslights their casualties their self-esteem and perspective of the world slowly erodes. Many a time we speak about the ravaging emotional impacts of narcissism but we omit to mention how narcissism also affects us mentally. Without trust in our own views, judgement, intuition and perspective of the world our lives become like dummy Christmas trees i.e having the appearance of beauty and life yet devoid of roots and sap.

2. Losing your identity and sense of self – the aftermath of self-doubt is losing yourself and identity so as to comply with the relentless demands of the narcissist. It also includes walking on egg shells around the narcissist with no assurance of what tomorrow holds in your relationship or how they may react to what you will say or do. Casualties of narcissism may also forgo hobbies that fire up their souls individually; this often happens because the victim feels unworthy and unlovable and consequently sees no need to apportion time for their own self-care and rejuvenation.