Behavioral Symptoms
Now let us look at a couple of behavioral symptoms.
People-Pleasing: Victims of narcissistic abuse, especially from childhood, can become people-pleasers. After spending so much time trying to make a narcissist happy, it becomes a habit and spreads over to other areas of your life, usually at the expense of your own needs and well-being.
Struggling to Make Decisions: After all that manipulation and gaslighting, you end up doubting yourself a lot, constantly second-guessing.
Avoidance of Conflict: After living in fear of provoking a narcissist to anger, you can end up trying to avoid any conflict, even when it’s necessary.
Inability to Set Boundaries: The constant erosion of your personal boundaries by the narcissist can leave you unable to assert yourself or protect your own needs. You basically start exhibiting behaviors that are detrimental to your own happiness and success.
Physical Symptoms
The physical symptoms of narcissistic abuse are usually plain to see, but people often try to blame them on other things. A lot of the symptoms are a result of stress. Narcissistic relationships are extremely stressful. The narcissist practically aims to keep you mentally and emotionally disturbed.
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