127. Silence After the Decision: Overcommunicating as a Trauma Response

127. Silence After the Decision: Overcommunicating as a Trauma Response

For daughters of narcissistic or emotionally limited mothers, silence often doesn’t feel neutral. It can feel dangerous, like trouble is coming, like you’ve done something wrong. So we fill it. With explanations. With apologies. With reassurance.

In this episode, we explore how overcommunicating and overfunctioning develop as trauma responses, why sitting in silence can feel unbearable, and what it means to tolerate the aftermath of a decision without rescuing yourself or managing other people’s reactions.

If you’ve ever struggled with:

  • overcommunicating as a trauma response

  • feeling anxious when people don’t respond right away

  • needing reassurance after setting boundaries

  • people-pleasing or overfunctioning

  • trusting yourself after narcissistic parenting

this conversation will likely resonate. We’ll reflects on what it means to “try soft and say less,” , how silence can activate old patterns from childhood, and why learning to tolerate being misunderstood is often a necessary part of healing and self-trust.

You don’t need to fix anything after listening. Just noticing the urge to fill the silence is already the work.

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153. When Your Narcissistic Mother Turns the Family Against You

153. When Your Narcissistic Mother Turns the Family Against You

What happens when your narcissistic mother turns the family against you and everyone starts treating you like the problem?This week on Mayhem, we’re talking about what can happen when a difficult moth...

23 Syys 55min

152. Guilt and the Narcissistic Mother: What Do I Actually Owe Her?

152. Guilt and the Narcissistic Mother: What Do I Actually Owe Her?

Guilt can be one of the hardest parts of healing from a narcissistic or emotionally limited mother. How do you know when guilt means you’ve actually done something wrong and when it’s the result of br...

16 Syys 45min

151.Why Ordinary Things Can Feel Threatening After Narcissistic Abuse

151.Why Ordinary Things Can Feel Threatening After Narcissistic Abuse

What happens when something ordinary in your life suddenly makes your body feel unsafe, even when you know there’s no real danger?In this episode, we look at why trauma triggers can persist long after...

9 Syys 58min

150!! How to Take Up Space After a Narcissistic Mother

150!! How to Take Up Space After a Narcissistic Mother

What does it actually mean to "take up space" after growing up with a narcissistic or emotionally limited mother?We’re talking about why taking up space feels so vulnerable for daughters, how childhoo...

2 Syys 21min

How to Stop Feeling Like a Burden

How to Stop Feeling Like a Burden

Do you feel guilty asking for help, putting yourself first, or even having preferences? If you've spent your life feeling like a burden, I’ve got you. In this episode, we're talking about the invisibl...

26 Elo 33min

148. Why Making Friends Feels So Hard After a Narcissistic Mother

148. Why Making Friends Feels So Hard After a Narcissistic Mother

Why does making friends and finding community feel so much harder after growing up with a narcissistic or emotionally immature mother? This week, we talk about how childhood trauma shapes connection, ...

19 Elo 43min

147. My Narcissistic Mother Started Therapy. Now What?

147. My Narcissistic Mother Started Therapy. Now What?

What happens when your narcissistic mother starts therapy? What if your emotionally immature or narcissistic mother seems to be changing after years of hurt, manipulation, or emotional abuse? How do y...

12 Elo 46min

146. Word Salad, Love Bombing, Gaslighting & DARVO: How to Stop Getting Pulled Into Narcissistic Mind Games

146. Word Salad, Love Bombing, Gaslighting & DARVO: How to Stop Getting Pulled Into Narcissistic Mind Games

If you've ever walked away from a conversation with your mother feeling confused, doubting yourself, or wondering how you somehow ended up apologizing...I've got your back.Today we're unpacking some o...

5 Elo 36min

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