Narcissistic abuse treatment center

At Paracelsus Recovery, we provide individualized treatment for narcissistic abuse. We begin with an intricate assessment procedure to identify every element of your life that has been negatively impacted by the abuse. These assessments examine physical, psychological, social, and biochemical components. We will then create a treatment plan that directly addresses each specific issue.

Their treatment program will include biochemical restoration, intensive psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and complementary therapies.

Our specialized psychotherapists use the most modern techniques such as emotional freedom technique (EFT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to help you process the abuse. We will also provide a live-in therapist who will stay in the same residence and be available for 24x7 emotional support.

Gaslighting - Gaslighting occurs when a person tries to gain control over another by making them question their perception of reality. For example, if a person finds evidence that their narcissistic partner is having an affair and the partner responds by calling them ‘crazy’ or ‘jealous.’ Another common sign of gaslighting is when a person tries to make their partner only trust their opinion of events or people.

Love bombing - Love bombing usually occurs at the start of a relationship with a narcissist and involves inundating a person with an unhealthy and overwhelming amount of adoration. Love bombing eradicates all boundaries from the beginning, thus building the foundations for abuse.

Smear campaigns - A smear campaign is a deliberate effort to undermine someone’s reputation. For example, a narcissist might overemphasize their partner’s drinking habits to their peers and as a result, if the partner ever tells these friends about the abuse, the narcissist can counteract with statements about how intoxicated their partner was at that time, thereby destroying their credibility.

It is painful to be on the receiving end of narcissistic abuse. A victim can feel paralyzed, exhausted, alone, and unable to break free from the abusive cycle. Narcissistic abuse can lead to depression, anxiety, codependency and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypervigilance, a pervasive feeling of shame, flashbacks, and numerous other mental health challenges. Substance abuse dependency often occurs as an unhealthy method of coping with these overwhelming feelings and experiences.

Narcissistic abuse refers to the psychological and physical violence that people suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) inflict on others.

NPD is a complex personality disorder that results in a distorted relationship with reality and is usually rooted in childhood trauma. Symptoms include a sense of superiority over others, a lack of empathy, and a need for constant admiration. For example, an abused or neglected child will feel terrified and vulnerable, and to protect themselves against this vulnerability, the child develops a mask of supremacy to shield them from some of the pain. However, when they grow up, they may become narcissistic adults terrified of intimacy.

A narcissist can feel threatened any time they feel vulnerable and therefore treat their loved ones in an abusive, manipulative, and aggressive manner.