Leaving a narcissistic relationship doesn't always feel like freedom.
- By Rabbi Landau
- Duration: 48 seconds
Rabbi Landau teaches Leaving a narcissistic relationship doesn't always feel like freedom.
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Leaving a narcissistic relationship doesn't always feel like freedom.
Sometimes it feels like withdrawal.
Your mind knows you left for a reason.
But your nervous system hasn't caught up yet.
That's why people often return to toxic relationships,
narcissistic partners, unhealthy workplaces,
or emotionally manipulative dynamics.
Not because they were healthy.
Because they became familiar.
Over time, people can internalize the message
that their worth depends on someone else's
approval, attention, or validation.
Even after the relationship ends, that belief can keep echoing.
The discomfort of separation isn't always proof you made the wrong decision.
Sometimes it's proof that healing has begun.
ישעיה הנביא said:
הִנֵּה לְשָׁלוֹם מַר לִי מָר וְאַתָּה חָשַׁקְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשַּׁחַת בְּלִי
The relationship was bitter,
yet it still held part of your soul.
Recovery means learning that your value
was never dependent on another person.
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