In the aftermath of Narcissistic Abuse, we usually have two major things going on….Post Traumatic Stress and Emotional Overload, which contributes to the Post Traumatic Stress. Both need to be approached differently.

Emotions need to be welcomed and felt. We need to develop emotional awareness and learn to embrace what we are feeling rather than suppress or run from difficult emotions. Sometimes just the act of trying to keep these difficult emotions shoved down can cause the panic and anxiety one associates with PTSD.

Feeling is healing, so you need to create a safe place to feel what wants to emerge.

That “safe place” I talk about has a two fold purpose. One is to create a sanctuary for your emotional self to be free and express whatever is coming to the surface. The second purpose is to create safety for the fragile nervous system that seems to be stuck in a persistent pattern of fight or flight.
Lets’ put it this way. The body doesn’t feel safe. When I say “the body” I am talking about your cellular body, your subconscious. It is feeling threatened and is trying to cope with this threat. It may feel under attack or feel the environment around it is hostile.

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