Postnatal Depression or Symptoms of Narcissistic Abuse

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

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

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

I had a fascinating conversation recently about postnatal depression and the symptoms of narcissistic abuse, and I thought it would be interesting to do an episode about it. Today I share the different challenges I faced during pregnancy, my own experience with postnatal depression, and the realisation that what I was feeling was mostly trauma-based.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

- What triggered my inner wounds during my first pregnancy, and why I felt not good enough as a mother

- How I ended up with the belief that I had to choose between being enough either as mom or wife, but not both

- Why I decided to stay after finding out my ex-husband was cheating on me

- Looking at postnatal depression as protector parts distracting us from being in a loveless marriage

When we come from a place of anger, depression, anxiety, self-harm or addictions, it could be a part of us protecting us from a core wound our brain believes is too painful to feel. Narcissists are specialists in shining big spotlights on our inner wounds, and the more they do that, the more our protector parts show up and get louder. Eventually, what we think is the problem, actually is a symptom of the problem, and for us to experience post-traumatic growth, it is crucial we get curious about it.

Resources:

- Join my Narcissistic Trauma Recovery Programme™ https://go.carolinestrawson.com/heal-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse

- Join my Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse

- Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/

- My website: https://www.carolinestrawson.com/

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the narcissistic trauma recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Strawson and I'll be sharing with you
0:09.5	awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse to help you thrive.
0:16.4	I want you to know that I've been exactly where you are and I believe you.
0:21.3	And this show is all about taking you from trauma to transformation.
0:30.2	I had a really, really interesting conversation with somebody a couple of days ago.
0:35.6	And so much so that as I was having that conversation,
0:39.5	I wrote a little note to myself in my phone that I needed to do a podcast on this.
0:45.5	It was something that I thought would be really, really relevant because I could really
0:49.9	relate to it as well. And maybe you're sat here right now listening to this and maybe it will
0:56.5	resonate with you as well. And that's about postnatal depression and symptoms of narcissistic
1:02.8	abuse as well. And I'm going to share some of my story really in the hope that maybe you are a woman
1:09.8	and maybe you are pregnant right now,
1:13.4	maybe you have just had your baby,
1:15.8	or even if you can look back and you can maybe gain some clarity and understanding
1:21.2	and maybe relate to what I am saying.
1:23.4	And that's not to say everybody will experience, you know,
1:26.4	those same feelings and what I have.
1:28.3	But one of the things, and you know, because you listen to my podcast, you watch my YouTube, you connect with me on Facebook and Instagram.
1:35.4	One of the big things that I'm really passionate about is sharing and being open, being vulnerable, because I know many people will look at me and think,
1:43.9	Oh, Caroline,
1:44.6	I could never be where you are now. I couldn't do what you are doing. And because you feel like
1:49.6	you're in this long, dark tunnel. And really doing podcasts like this is just a reminder to you,
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