Do you have to call it narcissism to be in an abusive relationship?
No. You don’t need a diagnosis or a label to recognize emotional abuse, gaslighting, or manipulation. What matters is how the relationship affects your mental health and sense of self.

Why you can’t move on after a narcissistic relationship and how betrayal trauma keeps women stuck in emotional exhaustion and trauma bonding.

Why narcissistic partners and antagonistic exes convince women they are the problem, and how gaslighting creates deep self-doubt and emotional exhaustion.

What parallel parenting with a narcissist really looks like after divorce, and why the chaos, manipulation, and emotional exhaustion often continue long after the relationship ends.