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Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Is the Narcissist Happier with Their New Partner?

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8701 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Watching a narcissist thrive in a new relationship can be gut-wrenching. The emotional turmoil of seeing the narcissist's apparent happiness, while you struggle to pick up the pieces is difficult.

Resist the urge to question your worth. The narcissist's facade of bliss is fleeting - their true nature will resurface. Their ability to manipulate and present a false image is a tactic to maintain their supply of adoration. 

Focus on your own healing journey. Surround yourself with a supportive community and commit to self-care. In time, you'll be grateful to have escaped the narcissist's toxic grasp. Your value is not defined by their temporary happiness.

0:00 Rebrand Announcement and Introduction
1:20 Personal Experience with a Covert Narcissist
3:10 Emotional Toll and Self-Doubt
4:16 Understanding the Narcissist's New Relationship
5:14 Long-Term Impact and Healing
7:32 Healing Journey and Community Support
9:05 Final Encouragement and Resources

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0:00.0

It was just literally like in my face all the time. Happy, happy, happy, you're not happy.

0:05.9

And they really rubbed it in with that too.

0:10.9

Do you ever wonder if the narcissist, once they've split up from you, is actually truly happier with the next person and you're left outing yourself?

0:20.6

That sounds like you and you're left outing yourself.

0:25.6

That sounds like you and you now see the narcissist in your life looking as happy as anything in their new relationship. You need to stay tuned and listen to this episode.

0:30.5

Hi everybody. My name is Caroline Strawson. Massive welcome to my trauma and narcissism

0:35.0

redefined podcast. Very excited just to give you some news.

0:38.9

To keep watching this space, there is a rebrand going on behind the scenes.

0:43.4

You may well have seen a few months ago I started to talk to you a bit about survivor stories and things like this.

0:49.0

Watch this space because it's coming very, very soon, where you will be able to watch me interviewing and doing

0:55.6

live therapy sessions with survivors just like you. So you can learn about narcissistic abuse,

1:02.1

but also learn some tools and techniques that are going to help you heal and thrive because

1:06.2

it is possible after narcissistic abuse. So keep watching if you're on YouTube and keep listening if you're on any of the podcast platforms.

1:14.0

So I want to talk about this because this is something that happened to me.

1:18.0

So when me and my ex-husband spit up and he was a covert narcissist, there was somebody

1:23.2

else.

1:23.7

Now initially, he said there wasn't, of course, that there was the altruism of, I can't

1:29.1

stand seeing you this unhappy anymore, Caroline. I need to leave so you can be happy now. And of

1:35.2

course, at the time I was like, oh, thank you. But deep down, I knew he had somebody else. I knew

1:41.8

by nature of the type of person he was and had been during our marriage.

1:45.0

And actually now when I look back before our marriage, I knew there would have been someone else.

1:49.8

But it probably took me about six weeks to find out because he sent me a text. Good old mobile

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