{"id":72895,"date":"2021-12-20T05:49:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T05:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=72895"},"modified":"2024-04-10T09:50:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T09:50:43","slug":"narcissistic-victim-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/mental-health\/narcissistic-victim-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Narcissistic Victim Syndrome: 20 Symptoms, Meaning, and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Desperate<\/p>\n

You enter a relationship because you are in love and you want to be in love. No one would decide to be in a relationship if they knew they would be in an abusive one.<\/span><\/p>\n

No one deserves to be in a destructive relationship, but it’s more common than we think.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sadly, narcissists are hard to identify. Being in a relationship with a narcissist can lead to narcissistic victim syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

This can affect the person’s <\/span>mental and physical health <\/span><\/a>and damage their self-esteem and self-worth.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>What is narcissistic victim syndrome?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

What is narcissistic abuse syndrome?<\/span><\/p>\n

Some call it narcissistic abuse syndrome, but it’s also known as narcissistic victim syndrome or narcissistic victim complex.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s a <\/span>form of emotional abuse<\/span><\/a> by being in a relationship with a narcissist.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it does not limit itself to emotional side effects. There can be many physical effects of narcissistic abuse that we may not notice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Narcissists use words that aim to invalidate the people around them. They belittle and manipulate their partners, parents, and children.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, the people around the narcissist will experience narcissistic victim syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

The person who’s in a relationship with a narcissist changes over time. They feel inadequate and worthless and seek approval over the smallest things.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, they no longer know who they are and would succumb to the narcissist’s power.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch this documentary on narcissism to understand it better:<\/span><\/p>\n