When love becomes a prison: the hidden toll of narcissism.

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]And after a while, you no longer feel fully inside your own life.

[00:00:07]Your nervous system actually begins organizing itself around someone else and what their reactions might be.

[00:00:18]And you're keeping the peace, avoiding punishment, preventing emotional fallout even before it starts.

[00:00:27]And even after you leave, your body may still live as though the danger is still present.

[00:00:35]That's why this story stayed with people because beneath the thriller, many survivors of narcissistic or coercive relationships recognize something painfully real.