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How Narcissistic Abuse Wears Down Your Sense of Self Over Time
The phrase “death by a thousand paper cuts” often surfaces in client narratives about narcissistic abuse-and for good reason. When we ask what is narcissistic abuse, we are describing a pattern of ongoing psychological manipulation, control, and subtle invalidation that erodes a person’s sense of reality and self-worth over time. As clinicians, we know that psychological trauma doesn’t always arrive with bruises or shouting matches. Sometimes it...