Will my partner find out I used this?

Not unless you tell them. Your reflections are private and kept to your account; nothing is sent by email by default; and you can delete your account in one click. We're built on the assumption you value your privacy.

Can I bring this to my therapist?

Yes — the report prints as a PDF, and the Companion lets you save incidents to a private evidence file you can hand a clinician. Many survivors say it's the artifact that finally moved a therapist past circling.

What if I'm wrong about them?

Good question to keep asking — and a sign of empathy, not narcissism. The reflection isn't a verdict on the person. It names patterns in behavior. A clinician makes the diagnosis; we just give you vocabulary.

Will this make things worse?

Naming what's happening tends to clarify rather than escalate. If you're in a high-risk situation (physical violence, threats with weapons, sexual coercion), please call 1-800-799-7233 before you do anything else. Safety plan first; reflection second.

The education library and the survivor community are free, forever. The deeper, personalized tools (your AI reflection, the Companion, the evidence file) are part of a paid plan. Safety planning and crisis resources are always free.

If you're asking the question, you almost certainly aren't. NPD is defined in part by the absence of that question. Asking is empathy in action.

C-PTSD — what it means

Complex PTSD — the trauma response to prolonged, repeated interpersonal harm, often from someone you couldn't safely leave.

What it looks like

A car door slams in the parking lot. Your heart is pounding before you've turned around. It isn't them. It hasn't been them in two years. Your body hasn't filed that update yet.

Guides on this

C-PTSD from narcissistic abuse

Related terms

Cognitive dissonance
Betrayal trauma
Dissociation
Echoism
Fawn response
Hypervigilance

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