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.

Fawn response — what it means

A trauma response: appeasing the person harming you to stay safe. Often misread as 'being nice' or 'codependent.'

What it looks like

Your partner is annoyed and you don't know why. Before you've thought about it you're offering to cancel your plans, cook the thing they like, apologize for whatever it is. People call you generous. Your body calls it survival.

Guides on this

What is the fawn response?

Related terms

Betrayal trauma
Learned helplessness
C-PTSD
Cognitive dissonance
Dissociation
Echoism

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