EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 11 MIN
48 | The Real Cost of Narcissistic Abuse On Your Identity
from Confidence After Narcissistic Abuse | Covert Narcissist, Discernment, Boundaries, Healing, Self Worth · host Tekyia Nisheka | Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach, Self-Trust Restoration Coach’
Have you ever looked up and realised you had become someone you did not recognise and could not even pinpoint when it happened? Did you spend years changing yourself, shrinking yourself, trying to be enough and it still was never enough? Covert narcissistic abuse has a way of taking you from yourself so gradually you do not even notice until you look up one day and feel like a stranger to yourself. In this episode I get honest about what that looked like for me — the slow numbing, the shrinking, the keeping quiet, and finally being told I may never change even after years of being willing to become whatever was required. If you are a narcissistic abuse survivor who spent years adjusting yourself trying to fix a relationship and wondering why it was never enough — this episode is for you. Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community → Become An Insider → Book A Coaching Call Email 📩 → [email protected] Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.
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Have you ever looked up and realised you had become someone you did not recognise and could not even pinpoint when it happened? Did you spend years changing yourself, shrinking yourself, trying to be enough and it still was never enough? Covert narcissistic abuse has a way of taking you from yourself so gradually you do not even notice until you look up one day and feel like a stranger to yourself. In this episode I get honest about what that looked like for me — the slow numbing, the shrinking, the keeping quiet, and finally being told I may never change even after years of being willing to become whatever was required. If you are a narcissistic abuse survivor who spent years adjusting yourself trying to fix a relationship and wondering why it was never enough — this episode is for you. Connect With Tekyia💛 → Join Narcissism Unmasked Community → Become An Insider → Book A Coaching Call Email 📩 → [email protected] Next Steps: Step 1: Join a supportive community of women who healing from narcissistic abuse in the free Narcissism Unmasked Community Step 2: Share this episode with a woman who needs this truth--you never know who’s quietly struggling Step 3: Follow the podcast and leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts — it helps other survivors find this podcast when they need it most.
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48 | The Real Cost of Narcissistic Abuse On Your Identity
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