3. Depleted Courage and Confidence.
Perhaps the most difficult “resource” to replenish after the narcissistic abuse is confidence and courage. Indeed, it takes confidence for empaths to believe that they can sustain the daring process of moving forward and letting go of the relationship. It also takes courage to actually do it and make it through. But with eroded courage and confidence, empaths don’t even know where and how to start. It’s like forcing a cripple man to run as fast as he could and never turn back for help.
The narcissist might have controlled the empath’s life for a significant period that recovery is almost impossible to obtain. But as an empath, how were you able to regain your self-confidence despite not knowing where to begin?
4. Constant Internalization.
Empaths carry around the feeling of blame all the time, even after the traumatizing event. They develop a habit of taking on people’s problems rather than seeing to their own.
Obviously, this is not a random behavior pattern; this is something the empath has learned to manifest during the gaslighting. Their once-strong character is now burdened with blame and a sense of worthlessness. The narcissist has forced them to accept the responsibility for their mistakes for a long time, and in the long run, this causes the empath to constantly sacrifice their stand and internalize the blame.
People around them, especially their closest family and friends will notice their apologetic attitude, even when they did nothing wrong at all.
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