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Dr. Sarah Davies is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Trauma Therapist based in London, UK. She is author of How to Leave A Narcissist… For Good, a practical self-help guide for recovery to narcissistic abuse and toxic relationships. For more information you can view her website at drsarahdavies.com.

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Healing from the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse

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“Don’t blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus.” ~Unknown

When I first experienced narcissistic abuse as an adult, it was a at a time when the term “narcissistic abuse” was not so heard of or understood.

I had met a handsome, intelligent, charismatic, and charming man, and as is typical in abusive relationships, had been completely overwhelmed by the intensity and ‘love’-overload of the early stages.

Before I could catch my breath, though, the nitpicking started, and so did the heated arguments, the jealousy, the cutting contact, and disappearing for …