You don’t need bruises to prove you have been abused. Narcissistic abuse leaves no visible scar, but it rewires your brain from the inside out. It chips away at your sanity not all at once, but in small, calculated moments: the gaslighting that makes you doubt your reality, the emotional whiplash from love-bombing to silent treatment, the subtle jabs disguised as jokes, and the perpetual walking on eggshells. Over time, you don’t just feel crazy you start to function in a way that makes you feel you are crazy. Why? Because you think differently. Or should I say, you become different? This isn’t just emotional damage; it is neurological.
The neurological impact of narcissistic abuse
Narcissistic abuse changes the structure and function of your brain. It floods your system with toxic stress hormones, alters memory, dysregulates emotions, and makes you hypervigilant about danger. The longer you are exposed, the deeper the wiring goes. Even after the narcissist is long gone, your brain still behaves like it is being attacked. Let’s explore how narcissistic abuse trauma messes up your brain in depth and detail.
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