 Free ways the narcissist destroys your health. The narcissist will mess with your mind. They will confuse you. They will gaslight you. They will sow seeds of doubt within you. Making you question your own memory perception and judgment. Some days they won't be so bad. They will fool you into thinking that they're this kind, friendly person. And then out of nowhere, they will discard you. You will constantly feel like you're always trying to get it right. You're always just trying to be good enough for them. You're always trying to do enough. But just when you think you've got it right, they change the rules. Just when you think you've achieved their desired standards and expectations, they move the goalposts. They change the rules while you are trying to do something. In order to make it difficult for you. In order to gain an advantage over you. They will throw a temper tantrum. They will rant and rave for hours. And then at the end of it, they will come back to you and apologize. When you are around a narcissist, you will always be left feeling of balance. But we always try to rationalize what they're doing. We always try to justify their behavior. Because we want to accommodate the narcissist, our brains quickly learn the rules around us. Our brains quickly learn the way things are or should be done. We were preconditioned in our childhoods to be kind and compassionate. To be forgiving. To always find a way to justify someone else's behavior. And it is our preconditioned minds that keep us stuck in these narcissistic relationships. You may try to justify the narcissist's behavior. You may try to deny what you're really going through. But your body is always going to be honest. It's always going to tell the truth. So even though your mind may be saying that the narcissist isn't that bad, your body will begin to break down. When you are around a narcissist, you develop all kinds of health problems. Even though you may have been healthy before you got involved with them. Being around a narcissist will cause you a lot of stress. And it will affect your physical body. So here are three ways the narcissist destroys your health. One. A constant state of alert. They go back and forth from the idealization to the devaluation. Which can be very confusing and stressful. You're always on edge. You're always walking on eggshells. You're extremely cautious about your words and actions. You're always anticipating. When they're going to find something else to complain about. You're always anticipating. When they're going to demand something from you. When they're going to demand something from you. You're never at rest. You never experience a calm state of mind. The narcissist is like a parasite. They're trying to extract as much energy as they possibly can. And this activates your fight or flight response. It keeps you in a constant state of alert. It affects your ability to heal, grow and rest. It affects your path. You have to keep careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. You're always on edge. Anticipate in the narcissist's next move. And this causes damage to living tissues in the body. Which then results in inflammation. Which is the body's natural reaction against injury and infection. It affects every organ and tissue in the body. It affects the brain. It causes neurological disorders, chronic fatigue, arthritis and fibromyalgia. As well as many other illnesses. When you are involved with a narcissist. It increases your inflammatory response. Which results in inflammatory disease. 2. Metabolic rate. Being around a narcissist will affect your metabolic rate. As the fight or flight response intensifies. Your body will try to defend itself. And it will do this by slowing down your metabolic rate. In an attempt to deal with stress. But this can also result in you feeling weak and tired. It will affect your ability to think. You will feel confused and disorganized. You will find it hard to focus or put your thoughts into words. You will feel like you're not yourself. And you're unable to think clearly. As your metabolic rate decreases. You will also experience weight gain. You will have difficulty losing weight. The combination of the chronic inflammation. And the reduced metabolic rate. Creates a psychological effect. Where it feels like you're under a spell. You begin to lose touch with reality. You begin to lack awareness and sympathy. It keeps you trapped in the narcissist world. Where they then gain the ability to control and influence you. As though they have magical power over you. You lose control of your thoughts and actions. You become so devoted to the narcissist. That it seems like they have you under a spell. This eventually produces a metabolic disorder. Where you continue to gain weight. And you could be at risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. Free. Self worth and self esteem. As your health begins to deteriorate. And you develop more and more health conditions. The narcissist is not going to have any consideration for you. They will only use this opportunity to devalue you. They will take advantage of your health conditions. And use it to further abuse you. They will provoke and challenge you. With insult and remarks. They will put you down. They will try to convince you. That your physical health problems are the result of your own characteristic attributes. As though you are faulty or defective. As though you are not deserving of respect or attention. As though you do not have any attractive or appealing qualities. As though you are incapable of inspiring love or admiration. Which only destroys yourself worth and self esteem. It makes you feel like you're not even worth the time and the energy. That it would take to improve yourself. It causes you to neglect yourself. Empaths tend to ignore what their body needs. They focus on everyone else. They're so focused on everyone else. That they don't realise what's happening to themselves. Until they end up with all kinds of physical health problems. If you are logged into a relationship with a narcissist. Your main focus needs to be on improving your physical health. Try to escape from being under their spell. Thank you for watching. I hope this video has made it with you. Please like, comment, share and subscribe. If you would like to donate. My PayPal link is in the video description. Coaching Inquiries. You can email me at coachnetnarksurvivor.uk Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you soon.