The Covert Narcissist: Recognizing the Most Dangerous Subtle Form of Narcissism and Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships

Still struggling from the effects of a narcissistic or psychopathically abusive relationship?

Many people do and sadly there is very little information available to be found online or in the written research, or with counsellors and therapists that can help. Narcissistic Victim Syndrome is not officially recognised, nor is it widely even known.

Even when it is accepted, recognised, and known, not many people seem to know what to do about it to heal it...The fact is being in a relationship with a narcissist over a long period of time has long lasting traumatic effects that can be extremely catastrophic to the person suffering them.

Do the following symptoms sound familiar?

Ruined self confidence

Doubting yourself and your sanity

Mood swings

Sleeplessness

Extreme weight loss or weight gain

Uncharacteristic jealousy/ insecurity

Feeling like you don’t know the difference between right and wrong

Extreme paranoia (being turned into an obsessive detective)

Endless, repetitive obsessive thinking about your ex

Constantly trying to find explanations for what has happened

Feelings of helplessness and despair

A desire to self isolate

Feeling desperately misunderstood

Overwhelming feelings of loss and grief

Extreme bouts of rage

An inability to be comfortable with yourself

Strange dreams

The list goes on...

Covert Narcissists dangle their vulnerability in front of you as bait, just waiting for your good nurturing mothering/fathering instincts to kick in and rescue the poor little lost child they are presenting to you.

But beneath the mask of a shy, vulnerable and “good person” something far more sinister lurks.

And this what makes covert narcissism so damaging and dangerous: The nature of the disorder is such that you are brainwashed into thinking you are dealing with a human being with a morality, perhaps even a “pillar of the community”.