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Am I a Victim of Narcissistic Abuse?

Take the Narcissistic Abuse Quiz to Find Out!

Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome is the name given to a group of symptoms that can occur after being in a long-term relationship with someone who displays strong narcissistic or toxic traits. While it is not a medical diagnosis, reviewing these symptoms can help you better understand what you may be experiencing.

Directions:  Please read each statement carefully and select the answer that best reflects how often you have experienced each item in a past or present long-term relationship with a toxic individual.

Disclaimer:  This quiz is intended for awareness and educational purposes only. It is not a medical diagnosis, official result, or healthcare recommendation. If you need support with a medical or mental health condition, please contact a licensed medical professional.

Feeling ongoing anger, fear, or guilt


Feelings very upset or having physical reactions (e.g., heart pounding, trouble breathing, or sweating) when something reminded you of a stressful experience from the past


Feeling that things are your fault even when others say they are not.

Feeling like you are not the same person you used to be.


Feeling detached from people and things around you


Loss of interest in things that you used to enjoy


Feeling jumpy, irritable, or easily startled.


Feeling very upset or having physical reactions (heart pounding, trouble breathing, sweating) when something reminds you of a stressful experience.

Suddenly acting or feeling as if a stressful experience were happening again.


Repeated disturbing thoughts, memories, dreams, or images of a stressful experience.


Difficulty concentrating or sleeping.


Feeling stuck on autopilot or just going through the motions of daily life.


Feeling like you have to walk on eggshells around someone to avoid upsetting them.


Being told that events you clearly remember did not happen or were your fault.


Feeling confused about what is real after conversations with a specific person.


Apologizing frequently, even when you are not sure what you did wrong.


Feeling responsible for another person's emotions or reactions.


Being isolated from friends, family, or sources of support.


Things you need (money, food, transportation, or basic necessities) being controlled or withheld by someone.


Living in fear of another person for an extended period of time.

RESULTS CAN TAKE A SECOND TO LOAD

Signs of Narcissistic Abuse

Difficulties with Emotional Regulation

  • Excessively intense emotions 
  • Unable to feel anything in situations that normally would stimulate an emotional response
  • Difficulty labeling or understanding emotions
  • Avoidance of emotions
  • Persistent sadness
  • Explosive or inaccessible anger
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Chronically numb
  • Lack of appropriate emotional response in certain situations
  • Unable to manage sudden changes in emotions
  • Struggle to calm after high or low emotions are experienced
  • Emotional reactions disproportionate to the present situation (emotional flashbacks)

 

Difficult with self-perception

  • Believe they are all bad or fundamentally flawed
  • Take personal responsibility for what happened to them
  • Believe they did this to themselves, so they are unworthy of kindness, love, or help
  • Think they are nothing more than what happened to them
  • Think they are in the way or are a burden to those around them
  • Believe they differ completely from other people
  • Believe that the person they were before the abuse occurred is gone forever

 

Interruptions in Consciousness and Dissociation

  • Poor memory of traumatic events (even ones previously recalled)
  • Remember traumatic events in an order different than they occurred
  • Feel disconnected from their own body or thoughts
  • Feel unreal or that everything has suddenly changed (Example:  things seem brighter in color, larger, farther away, or like a movie)
  • Lose chunks of time
  • Chronic but often intermittent difficulties with memory
  • Emotional flashbacks
  • Body memories

 

Difficulty with Relationships

  • Profound feelings of isolation and difficulties knowing how to relate to others
  • Difficulty trusting anyone or knowing who can be trusted
  • Trust too easily and indiscriminately
  • Constantly search for someone to rescue them
  • Unintentionally seek out people who are hurtful or abusive
  • Abruptly abandon relationships that are going well
  • Continue relationships that are hurtful or abusive

 

Misperception of One’s Perpetrators

  • Surrender control to one’s abuser
  • Believe they will always be under the abuser’s control
  • Believe the abuser knows better than they do what is best for them
  • Experience deep sadness or profound guilt after having left the abuser or even thinking about leaving
  • Deep attachment to the abuser’s charming or public persona
  • Believe that since everyone else likes the abuser, they must be the problem
  • Believe is it shameful to think badly of the abuser or that it will make something bad happen
  • Incessantly longing for the abuser to love them
  • Excessively working for the abuser’s love and approval
  • Persistent anger or hatred for the abuser
  • Recurring thoughts of revenge
  • Incongruent feelings toward the abuser (feeling that dramatically shift and can be polar opposites like love and hate)

 

Disrupted World View and System of Perceiving the World

  • Difficulty believing (or even hoping) that justice will ever be served
  • Doubt there is any genuine goodness or kindness in anyone
  • Believe that all goodness has selfish motivations
  • Believe they must have come into this world to be one of the ones that are only meant to be hurt
  • Profound level of despair
  • Inability to assign meaning to suffering
  • Inability to believe life can get better
  • Dramatic shifts perception of the world

Do You Need Specialized Support to Help You Heal?

I work with adults navigating narcissistic abuse, spiritual abuse, and complex relational trauma. These dynamics often leave people silenced, confused, or caught in patterns that are difficult to untangle. Whether the harm unfolded within a relationship, family system, or a group context, I provide a steady, trauma-informed space where truth can be named without pressure, defensiveness, or shame. Together, we clarify what is happening, begin to unwind the layers, and build a thoughtful path toward real restoration.

For those who desire a Christ-centered approach, Christian counseling is integrated carefully and trauma-informed, with attention to the harm you have experienced.

Narcissistic Abuse Christian Counseling

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About Me

I’m Bonnie Ronstrom, a certified life coach, victim’s advocate, and pastoral counselor. I specialize in walking with those harmed by toxicity, narcissism, and spiritual abuse as they move toward healing.
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