Offline for a bit..Please don't hesitate to post...

Hey everyone,

I haven't forgotten about this sub. This faith-based support community is deeply important to me.

I’m going through a tough season right now and am actively seeking God for direction. I'm just a fellow survivor doing my best to navigate this maze alongside all of you.

Because my hope has always been for this to be a safe place for anyone currently in or recovering from a narcissistic abusive relationship, I want to encourage you to keep sharing.

Whether you have insights that could help others, or you just need a place to vent and ask for prayer and support, please feel free to post.

While I might be posting a bit less for a little while, I'm still here in the background...reading, responding, and praying for those of you sharing your struggles.

I would also deeply appreciate your prayers as I'm doing my best to keep my eyes on God during a time when things don't fully make sense.

In Him,

Mod

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u/NarcHealingWithGod — 22 hours ago
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Question- Your experiences with dating and relationships after abuse?

Hey everyone,

I wanted to open up a space to share about what comes after—specifically when it comes to dating, entering new relationships, or even just considering opening up to someone new after experiencing narcissistic (or any other) abuse.

Rebuilding after this kind of trauma isn't linear, and taking the step toward romantic connection again can bring up a complex mix of emotions.

Whether you’ve taken that step or decided you’re not there yet, your perspective is valuable.

Some questions to get you thinking...

If you’ve started seeing someone new... How has it been going?

What surprised you about dating again?

Did you end up with another narc, or the opposite?

How are you navigating things like hypervigilance, overthinking, trust, or setting boundaries?

Have you noticed healthy "green flags" that felt strange or unusual at first?

How about red flags?

If you’ve chosen not to date right now, what went into that decision?

What is the biggest lesson or insight you’ve gained about yourself and relationships through this process?

Feel free to share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with. This is a judgment-free zone, and wherever you are in your healing journey, your story can help someone else feel a little less alone.

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u/NarcHealingWithGod — 3 days ago

This song came out of nowhere..went deep..

I have no idea who this is, but every single lyric is exactly where I'm at.

Thinking I'm not alone in this valley and maybe this will touch you as it did me.

Full song on Spotify and lyrics 👇

Lyrics

God, can You hear me?

I know You know my voice

But the room stays quiet

And I'm scared that silence is Your choice

God, can You hear me? I've been speaking through the ceiling

Trying to separate my faith from everything I'm feeling

They say You're near the broken, well, I'm shattered into pieces

So why do I feel further every time I call on Jesus?

I'm exhausted from pretending, I'm okay because I'm praying

Like believing means I never get to question what You're saying

I've been waiting for an answer, I've been searching for a sign

But the only voice responding is this damaged one of mine

And I hate that I'm afraid to tell You that I'm disappointed

Like my honesty could somehow make me less of Your anointed

But You knew me in the womb, You know the war inside my head

So You already heard the words I was too terrified to say

I said, "God, where were You when everything collapsed?

Where were You when I was begging You to give me someone back?

Where were You when every promise felt like salt inside the wound?

I kept staring at the doorway, but You never entered through"

God, can You hear me?

I've been calling through the pain

I've been trying to hold my faith

While my faith is losing strength

God, can You hear me?

I don't need the sky to move

I just need a little something

That reminds me You are You

God, can You hear me? Because I cannot hear You now

And I'm trying not to confuse your silence with you walking out

God, can You hear me? I have nothing left to prove

I'm still here, I'm barely breathing, but I'm reaching out to You, mm

Then I thought about the garden, Jesus sweating blood alone

Asking for another way, why Heaven wouldn't change the road

So maybe feeling abandoned doesn't mean that I'm abandoned

Maybe faith is still obeying when I cannot understand it

Maybe silence isn't absence, maybe quiet isn't cruel

Maybe You are doing something I'm too wounded now to view

Maybe every prayer I whispered when I thought You weren't around

Was a seed beneath the surface putting roots into the ground

I still don't have the answers, I still hate the way this hurts

I still cannot see the end and I still wrestle with Your word

But I'd rather scream my questions with my face turned up to You

Than find comfort in a lie because I'm scared to face the truth

So here I am, no filter, no religion, no disguise

Just a tired soul with tears collecting underneath my eyes

I don't know how to praise You, I don't know what I believe

But if all I have is "help me", let that prayer be enough for me

God, You can hear me

Even when You do not speak

Even when my voice is shaking

Even when my faith is weak

God, You can hear me

Every word and every tear

Maybe I was never lonely

Maybe grief just made it hard to feel You near

God, You can hear me

So I'll call until I'm through

Not because I have the answers

But because I still have You

God, You can hear me

Tonight that has to be

Enough to keep my heart from breaking

Enough to keep me on my knees

God, can You hear me?

I'm still here

God, can You hear me?

I'm still yours

Even when I cannot hear You

I'm still calling

I'm still calling

I'm still calling

u/NarcHealingWithGod — 7 days ago

He wants to heal us from dissociation and cognitive dissonance

I have included the definitions for Cognitive Dissonance and Disassociation below 👇

Speaking for myself, my symptoms from the abuse were primarily cognitive dissonance and disassociation. I was constantly trying to figure out what was real and what isn't.

Although I believe I've come a long way due to extensive trauma-related therapies and faith-based inner healing these past couple years.. the past four weeks have been absolutely brutal. I found myself questioning my reality all over again.

Gratefully, I'm finding strength somehow by relying on God and using my tools. I feel the fog is beginning to lift and I'm getting my footing again as I slowly walk out of this cave.

If you are struggling to differentiate between what's real and what isn't, constantly questioning what you believe or feeling detached from yourself and emotions....you are NOT alone.

God wants us to be healed and experience His peace, though we cannot heal from this without Him, without treatment and in isolation.

I'm praying today for all of you here that God will restore your peace and heal your confusion as He leads you in your healing journey.

In Him,

Mod

Cognitive Dissonance is an intellectual/emotional tension. It occurs when you hold two contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas at the same time—or when your behavior contradicts your beliefs. To reduce this uncomfortable friction, your brain typically rationalizes, adjusts its beliefs, or changes behavior.

Dissociation is a protective disconnect from reality or self. It is a mental process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, identity, or surroundings, often as an automatic coping mechanism in response to trauma, severe stress, or overwhelm.

u/NarcHealingWithGod — 9 days ago

C-PTSD and narcissistic abuse

This is REAL. You are not crazy and you are not alone. You can't heal from this on your own. There is treatment.

Disclaimer- I did not create this video.

u/NarcHealingWithGod — 9 days ago

Prayer request- Struggling and Questioning God

Struggling and questioning things a lot right now. Some things just aren't making sense. If willing, could use prayer as even posting here has been difficult.

Although I started this sub, I still need a lot of healing and in no way claim to have figured this maze out. I'm in the same maze with all of you.

Thanks

Mod🙏

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u/NarcHealingWithGod — 12 days ago

In limbo..

I'm in a place of limbo that I've never been through before. I'm also struggling to sense His direction despite a calm in my center...because at the same time there is a hurricane in my mind. I'm so tired and despite constant prayer and devotion, it's hard to differentiate between whether I'm being punished or shaped. I already know deep inside He's just bringing me through fire, though my mind is screaming at me and needing Him to quiet the noise. Thank you.

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u/NarcHealingWithGod — 14 days ago

It it feels yuck..prolly is yuck...

I've been noticing many of us on this sub appear to have a strong connection between narcissistic abuse and involvement in spiritually abusive communities.

The confusion and self-doubt experienced in these communities often mirrors what we experienced (or currently experiencing) in the narcissistic abusive relationship.

Your pain is real.

Your questions are real.

Those sickening feelings you experience in your gut are real.

As God heals your nervous system, it will become easier to see how He is guiding you.

If you are being told to conform, that your questions are not valid, that your trauma isn't that big of a deal or you are somehow lacking faith, that is NOT the voice of God.

God came to give us life and freedom in our spirits. He knows your heart is broken and wants to heal you. He is not asking you to do anything that doesn't give life to you.

Your questions, confusion and anger all matter to Him. He can handle your honesty and wants you to be authentic with Him.

I am praying this morning that God will meet us all exactly where we are at...with all our wounds and brokenness..and help us grasp just how meaningful we are to Him.

He has inscribed you on the palm of His hands (Isaiah 49:16)

In Him,

Mod

u/NarcHealingWithGod — 16 days ago