When you're in a relationship with a narcissist, do you ever look in the mirror some days yourself and think,

I don't recognise myself because my behaviour is not who I am?

If that sounds like you, then today's episode on my trauma and narcissism redefined podcast is for you.

Because I'm going to be talking about something that likely you may never

have heard of and that is reactive abuse. Hi everybody, massive welcome to my trauma and narcissism

redefined podcast. My name is Caroline Strawson and I'm here to help and support you through my own

personal experience of trauma and narcissism to help you through the education and all of the

stuff that I have learned to be able to help and support you heal and thrive because there is

light at the end of the tunnel. You know, trauma does not have to be this life sentence.

So in today's episode, I want to

talk to you about something called reactive abuse. Now, if you've ever experienced a relationship

with a narcissist, and I talk a lot about this on my podcast, because it comes from my own

personal lived experience. And I've done other podcasts about why the word narcissist is demonized

and everything else, but it is a word that we, A, should be allowed

to be used and should be able to use without the raised eyebrows as well. And I know many of my

listeners, it's so important to have someone who gets it, believes you and freely talks about it.

And, you know, if you're new to my podcast, that is me and a huge welcome.

And make sure, even if you listen to this one, go and binge listen to the others, because it

will really help you understand it's not your fault. And you're not crazy because you're not.

So what I want to talk about today is something called reactive abuse. Now, reactive abuse

is maybe a term you've never heard of. I certainly had never heard of reactive abuse. Now reactive abuse is maybe a term you've never heard of. I certainly had

never heard of reactive abuse when I came out of my relationship with my ex-husband, who was a

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