In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Avery shares the story of her abusive marriage and the years she spent trying to make sense of a relationship filled with lies, infidelity, triangulation, and circular conversations. As the relationship progressed, Avery found herself carrying the financial and emotional responsibilities of the family while her partner avoided accountability and blamed her for the problems she was trying to address. Every concern became proof that she was angry, dramatic, hypervigilant, or impossible to please. Avery discusses the betrayal she uncovered, the hope that kept her trying, and the gradual realization that the calm she wanted could only exist when her partner was no longer in the home. When Avery finally ended the relationship, the abuse shifted into harassment, false accusations, custody threats, and other forms of post-separation control. It's a story of crazy-making, black-and-white thinking, lies, infidelity, triangulation, circular conversations, hoping for change, shame, harassment, false accusations, custody threats, emotional abuse, coercive control, gaslighting, trauma bonding, word salad arguments, psychological abuse, financial abuse, weaponized incompetence, blame shifting, emotional manipulation, betrayal trauma, smear campaigns, hypervigilance, trusting yourself, and post-separation abuse. If you are in search of therapy from professionals dedicated to dealing with TRAUMA - Narcissist Apocalypse recommends REBOUND THERAPY and they can be reached at hellorebound.com/na Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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