Episode 1 - Reactive Abuse: The Physical and Outward Reactions of Victims

The Covert Narcissism Podcast · Nov 7, 2021 · 23m

Episode 1 of a mini-series on reactive abuse and trauma responses.

Have you wondered about your own sanity in all of this? Have you reached the end of your limit and simply exploded. Now you are the one yelling and screaming at him? Am I the abusive one? Should they come take me away?

Many victims have had these experiences and thoughts. You are not alone and you are not crazy!

What you are experiencing is often called reactive abuse. Have you ever heard of this? Reactive abuse is the survival skills we build in an abusive relationship just to protect ourselves. We want the pain to stop. We…