Coaching 101: 12 Steps to Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

• Trauma bonding activates the same reward pathways as addiction

• Intermittent reinforcement = dopamine spikes

• Withdrawal from the person feels like withdrawal from a substance

It’s not about shame it’s about biology.

• Letting go

• Breaking cycles

• Rebuilding identity

The short and simple is to stay away from what broke you but, just like substances, you could crave connection with them, experience dopamine highs and lows, still love the narcissist, and have limerence. The withdrawal from them can be brutal.

Here are the 12 Steps to Narcissistic Abuse Recovery:

1. Acceptance of Reality

2. Restoring Trust in Self

3. Breaking the Trauma Bond

4. Releasing Self-Blame

5. Grieving What was Lost

6. Reclaiming Identity

7. Establishing Boundaries

8. Releasing Shame

9. Reparenting the Inner Self

10. Emotional Regulation

11. Forgiveness without Reconciliation

12. Integration & Thriving

If you are interested in learning the twelve steps either one-on-one or in a group setting feel free to contact Dezi at (575) 932-9741 in Las Cruces.