Why Narcissistic Abuse Victims Struggle With Eye Contact

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Here's something almost nobody talks about, and it's one of the many things victims struggle with after narcissistic abuse. Before the trauma, you can maintain eye contact naturally, but after looking someone in the eye can feel exposing, uncomfortable, almost painful because somewhere along the way, eye contact stopped feeling safe. It felt like they're studying you, judging you, looking for weaknesses, getting ready to attack you. So, your body naturally adapt. It learned to look away to protect itself. Those things are not shyness.