Why is talking about Narcissistic Abuse frowned upon in society?
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
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Narcissism is a topic I’m really passionate about because I believe it’s widely misunderstood. The term "narcissistic" is often overused in our society, with many people being labelled as narcissists without truly exhibiting those traits.
Misusing the word "narcissistic" diminishes the experiences of those who have genuinely suffered from narcissistic abuse, invalidating their trauma and making it harder for them to be heard and understood.
In this episode, we will explore:
- The importance of breaking the taboo around narcissism and discussing it openly
- The need to share and acknowledge our experiences with abusive relationships without shame
- The fact that domestic abuse is not the only form of abuse and why recognising other forms is crucial
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So this podcast episode is a little bit of a soapbox one. Why is it we can talk freely about |
| 0:08.6 | domestic abuse and be met with sympathy, be met with compassion. But when we say narcissistic |
| 0:16.3 | abuse, we're met with eye rolling, judgment, leaving us filled with shame. Well, that's exactly what I'm |
| 0:24.6 | going to be talking about on today's podcast, domestic abuse, narcissistic abuse, which are |
| 0:31.2 | both trauma. Massive welcome, my friends, to trauma and narcissism redefined, your weekly podcast, |
| 0:42.0 | hopefully taking you through lots of pieces of education, hope, stories and a little bit of |
| 0:47.7 | humour thrown in because at the end of the day, wherever you're listening or even watching |
| 0:51.4 | this, because it is on YouTube as well, wherever you're listening and watching this from, |
| 0:56.1 | I like to put my podcast on in the car actually when I'm driving after I've dropped my daughter off at school |
| 1:01.1 | and I put a podcast on then and just catch up with everything. |
| 1:04.9 | Wherever you're listening this from, |
| 1:06.4 | hopefully you want it to be a little bit of education, inspiration and a little bit of fun as well. |
| 1:13.2 | You know, I hope they're not too boring. I don't want to be boring by any stretch. |
| 1:17.4 | But it is a really, really important topic that I want to talk to you about today because we |
| 1:21.5 | see so many domestic abuse charities and centres and when people talk about domestic abuse. The problem with only talking about domestic abuse, charities and centres, and when people talk about domestic abuse, the problem |
| 1:29.4 | with only talking about domestic abuse is a number of things. And that's what I want to talk |
| 1:33.9 | to you about on today's podcast, because when I came out of my relationship with my ex-husband, |
| 1:38.7 | I didn't even realize I had been in an abusive relationship. So there's the first thing. |
| 1:43.7 | I think many of us |
| 1:45.2 | think of relationship abuse like domestic abuse, being bruises and broken bones. But there are many |
| 1:54.9 | different forms of domestic abuse, like psychological, emotional, FGM, which is female genital mutilation, honour-based killings. |
| 2:04.9 | There are so many different sorts, like financial abuse. So it's not just the broken bones and |
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