Silent Treatment From The Narcissist
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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I've dedicated my life to understanding and overcoming the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse. In this episode, I take you on a deeply personal journey, sharing how my own harrowing experience with a narcissistic ex-husband opened my eyes to the insidious nature of this form of domestic abuse.
When I was trapped in that toxic relationship, I thought my ex was simply a "cheat" - but as I delved deeper, I realised the betrayal ran far deeper. The silent treatment he used as a tool of manipulation and control was just one of the many ways he systematically eroded my self-worth and sense of self. By understanding the complexities of behaviours like silent treatment and cheating, we can begin to break free from the cycle of abuse and reclaim our power.
Key topics covered in this episode:
- The insidious nature of silent treatment as a tool of narcissistic abuse
- The impact of narcissistic abuse on one's sense of self-worth and how to heal from it
- The complexities of cheating and its role in narcissistic relationships
- Distinguishing between healthy and abusive silence
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that silent treatment can actually be a form of manipulation and abuse? |
| 0:07.1 | And this is exactly what I'm going to be talking about in today's episode on trauma and narcissism redefined. |
| 0:13.3 | Because sometimes we think silent treatment is just when people argue and don't speak to each other. |
| 0:18.5 | I'm going to be talking to you about a more sinister type of silent |
| 0:22.0 | treatment that happens in abusive relationships. Hi everybody. My name is Caroline Strawson and I'm a |
| 0:31.9 | narcissistic abuse expert and a trauma geek. I've literally retrained having experienced my own trauma so that I can |
| 0:39.7 | come on podcasts and talk and educate and inspire you and know that there is a light at the end of |
| 0:45.3 | the tunnel. I have a particular interest obviously in narcissistic abuse because that's what I |
| 0:50.7 | experienced and that was actually for me, bizarrely, I know this sounds, |
| 0:55.4 | the gratitude I feel for my ex-husband in opening up my eyes to this whole world of healing. |
| 1:01.6 | You know, I kind of read some self-help books over the years and thought I was kind of a |
| 1:06.8 | confident person. But actually, the narcissist for me, my ex-husband, really shone a great |
| 1:13.1 | big spotlight on what were really kind of core wounds that I had about deeply feeling not good |
| 1:19.5 | enough, worthless, not important, like I didn't matter. And that doesn't mean that I didn't have a good |
| 1:26.2 | childhood. I really, really did. But what I can see now is my parents' behaviour was really only what they learned. And my perception of that came about that. I didn't feel good enough in certain things either. And I hold no grudges against my parents. I know that they love me and my mum was the most incredible mother. |
| 1:50.1 | Sadly, she passed away in 2009. And even with my father, it can be a challenging relationship, |
| 1:56.6 | but I have very strong boundaries in place. So it really opened my eyes narcissistic abuse to this world of healing. And if you're listening to this right now and you're experiencing narcissistic abuse |
| 2:01.4 | or you have and you feel stuck, please know that there is a light at the end of this tunnel. |
| 2:07.0 | But it's understanding and doing intentional things that are really, really going to help us |
| 2:11.9 | heal and thrive after narcissistic abuse. And that is really understanding what narcissistic abuse is. And in fact, |
| 2:21.2 | I remember speaking at an event a while ago, and it was around domestic abuse. And obviously I was there |
| 2:28.0 | talking about narcissistic abuse, which is a form of domestic abuse, by the way. You know, we may not |
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