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Many of you already know the relationship is bad for you. That's not the question. The question keeping you up at 2 a.m. is why knowing that hasn't been enough to make you leave. This is the question I hear more than any other in my work with survivors of narcissistic and abusive relationships- usually followed by "what's wrong with me." Nothing is wrong with you. Here's a hill I will die on as a narcissistic abuse therapist

There's a moment almost every survivor describes to me, and it usually comes with a confused, almost apologetic look on their face. They've left. The relationship is over. And instead of relief, they feel like they're falling apart. I know he was bad for me, a client told me not long ago. So why do I miss him like this? Why does my body feel like it's shutting down? If you're reading this because you just left, or you're trying to leave, and it feels less like heartbrea