Therapy for Trauma

Narcissistic abuse slowly breaks your trust in yourself. You may have been manipulated, blamed, or made to feel like everything was your fault — and now you’re left questioning your reality, your worth, and your judgment.

Signs You May Need Healing from Narcissistic Abuse:

• You constantly second‑guess yourself

• You feel confused about what actually happened

• You were blamed for problems that weren’t yours

• You feel anxious speaking up or expressing needs

• You fear being “too much” or asking for too much

• You over‑explain yourself to feel understood

• You feel emotionally drained but still miss them

• You feel shame for staying as long as you did

• You struggle to trust your instincts

• You feel like you lost yourself in the relationship

Betrayal trauma happens when someone you trusted deeply breaks that trust. It doesn’t just hurt emotionally — it shakes your sense of safety and makes it hard to trust again.

Signs of Betrayal Trauma:

• You feel hyper‑alert in relationships

• You struggle to trust even safe people

• You replay the betrayal over and over

• You feel shocked, numb, or detached

• You question your ability to judge character

• You feel rage and grief at the same time

• You blame yourself for “not seeing it sooner”

• You feel unsafe being emotionally open

• You fear being blindsided again

• You feel like the world isn’t as safe as you thought

PTSD isn’t about being weak, it’s about your nervous system staying stuck in survival mode after something overwhelming happened. Even when the danger is over, your body still thinks it needs to protect you.

Signs of PTSD:

• You feel easily startled or on edge

• You avoid reminders of what happened

• You have intrusive memories or flashbacks

• You feel disconnected from your body or emotions

• You struggle with sleep or nightmares

• You feel irritable or reactive for no clear reason

• You numb out or shut down emotionally

• You feel unsafe even when nothing is wrong

• You’re constantly scanning for danger

• You feel like your body won’t let you move on

Some trauma didn’t start with you but you carry it anyway. Patterns of fear, scarcity, silence, or survival passed down through generations can live in your nervous system without you realizing it.

Signs of Generational or Ancestral Trauma:

• You feel guilt for resting or doing better than your family

• You carry a deep sense of responsibility for others

• You struggle with scarcity thinking or fear of loss

• You feel pressure to succeed or “make it worth it”

• You minimize your pain because others had it worse

• You feel disconnected from your own desires

• You feel like survival is more important than joy

• You carry emotional weight that doesn’t feel fully yours

• You feel loyalty conflicts when you try to heal

• You feel like you’re breaking patterns others couldn’t

Parent wounds form when the people who were supposed to protect and nurture you couldn’t meet your emotional needs. You may look capable on the outside but feel unseen, unsupported, or unsafe asking for help.

Signs You’re Carrying Parent Wounds:

• You learned to self‑soothe instead of being soothed

• You struggle trusting others to show up

• You feel guilty having needs

• You fear disappointing authority figures

• You became “mature” very young

• You downplay your emotions automatically

• You seek approval from partners or bosses

• You struggle with boundaries with your parents

• You feel unseen or misunderstood

• You equate love with performance

Event trauma comes from a single overwhelming experience— like an accident, loss, assault, or sudden change. Or it can show up as an ongoing event—abuse, religion, institutions, toxic environments—which creates an ongoing overwhelming experience. Even if you “handled it” at the time or are completely out of it, your body may still be holding the shock.

Signs of Event Trauma:

• You feel frozen or panicked when reminded of the event

• You avoid places, people, or topics linked to it

• You feel emotionally numb or disconnected

• You experience sudden anxiety or fear

• You feel like time stopped at that moment

• You struggle to feel safe again

• You feel confused about why it still affects you

• You blame yourself for what happened

• You feel overwhelmed by emotions out of nowhere

• You feel pressure to “be over it by now”