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🗓️ 28 January 2025
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Are you an over-explainer? Do you find yourself constantly justifying your actions or decisions, even for the simplest of requests? This could be a lingering effect of narcissistic abuse.
If you have experienced this type of trauma you will often develop a habit of over-explaining as a defence mechanism. It's a way to protect yourself from the perceived judgment or disapproval of others. However, this behaviour can be exhausting and ultimately undermine your self-confidence.
Breaking free from the cycle of over-explanation requires acknowledging the root cause - the core emotional wounds that stem from narcissistic abuse. By recognising this pattern and consciously choosing to respond with clarity and self-assurance, you can reclaim your power and build healthier relationships. The journey may not be easy, but the rewards of self-acceptance and authentic communication are well worth the effort.
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0:00.0 | Do you find yourself, if you're responding to somebody, whether verbally or written in text or message, |
0:06.0 | you can't just say one sentence. You have to write a novel, an essay, because you're so panicked and worried |
0:13.0 | of what the other person might think about you. It's like you're on eggshells, you're in this |
0:17.2 | permanent, vigilant state all of the time time with lots of voices going on in your |
0:21.4 | head about I should do this, I should do that, but I can't do this, I'm tired, I'm this, |
0:25.4 | I'm that. |
0:26.4 | Oh, it's exhausting, isn't it? |
0:29.4 | Do you find yourself over-explaining all of the time, having experienced narcissistic abuse, where sometimes no could just |
0:39.3 | be a simple answer. If this sounds like you and you are an over-explainer with everything, |
0:45.3 | you've got to listen to today's episode. Hi everybody. My name is Caroline Strawson. Massive welcome |
0:51.1 | to Choramornauticismism redefined. Little caveat here. |
0:54.9 | I won't be saying that title of this podcast for much longer |
0:57.7 | because we have now finalised changing the name. |
1:01.2 | There's lots of branding going on behind the scenes. |
1:03.5 | And if you want to heal and thrive after narcissistic abuse, |
1:08.3 | you are going to love the new title. |
1:10.6 | You're going to love the direction |
1:12.2 | of where this podcast is going, because I have absolutely done this with you in mind to help and |
1:18.5 | support you. So watch this space. I'm just collaborating with my podcast production agency, |
1:23.7 | but keep watching because I'm really, really excited, and I know you're going to absolutely love it |
1:28.3 | because I take really seriously what I do. So in today's episode, I am going to be talking about |
1:34.1 | over-explaining a narcissistic abuse. It's something that I used to massively do and I didn't |
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