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When Reality Breaks: Reclaiming Yourself After Psychological Abuse w/ Dr. Jaime Zuckerman

Psychological abuse, narcissistic abuse, and gaslighting can completely distort your sense of reality and self-trust. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman ‪@DrJaimeZuckerman‬ about what survivors actually experience after emotional and psychological abuse—and how they begin to heal. https://www.drjaimezuckerman.com/ We focus on reclaiming identity, rebuilding trust, and why “just get over it” is one of the most damaging things you can say to survivors. This is my second conversation with Dr. Z. In our first episode, we spent a lot of time exploring the mind of the narcissist.    • Inside the Mind of a Narcissist with Dr. J...   This time, I wanted to shift the focus entirely to survivors. When you’ve been psychologically abused or coercively controlled, the damage doesn’t end when the relationship ends. Reality can feel unstable. Your sense of self can collapse. Shame, self-blame, anger, and confusion can take over—and many people are left wondering if something is wrong with them. In this conversation, we talk about what actually happens to a person after psychological abuse, why survivors often feel disconnected from reality, and how people slowly begin to reclaim their inner compass, safety, and identity. We explore: • Why survivors feel “crazy” (and why they’re not) • How abuse trains self-doubt and hyper-self-monitoring • Why shame, anger, and grief are necessary parts of healing • How to rebuild trust—starting with yourself • Why being told to “just get over it” is neurologically and psychologically wrong This episode is for anyone who has lived through psychological or narcissistic abuse—or for anyone who wants to better understand what survivors are actually dealing with long after the abuse ends. 00:00 – Psychological Abuse and Why Reality Starts to Break 01:10 – Why the World Feels More Destabilizing After Narcissistic Abuse 03:30 – Gaslighting and Losing Your Sense of Reality 05:45 – Grounding Techniques When You Don’t Know What’s Real 07:05 – Why Safety Comes Before Identity in Trauma Recovery 09:40 – Social Media, Algorithms, and Emotional Overload 11:00 – Why Survivors Turn Against Themselves 14:55 – Self-Punishment as a Survival Strategy 17:30 – Where Survivors Get Stuck After Leaving Abuse 21:45 – Boundaries, Safety, and Misreading Normal Behavior 25:00 – Shame, Grief, and Losing Your Sense of Self 30:10 – Self-Hatred, Rumination, and Trauma Loops 34:10 – Healthy Self-Reflection vs Hyper Self-Monitoring 37:15 – How Survivors Rebuild Trust After Abuse 42:15 – Black-and-White Thinking in a Traumatized World 45:10 – Why “Just Get Over It” Is So Harmful to Survivors 52:55 – The Misuse of the Word “Narcissist” 58:30 – What We’re Still Not Talking About in Abuse Recovery The views and opinions expressed on WTF is on my Mind?! do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast or Mark Vicente. Any content provided by guests are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Patreon:   / markvicente   Website: www.markvicente.com Instagram:   / markvicente   X: https://x.com/markvicente TikTok:   / mark_vicente   Facebook:   / markvicente