11/16/2025
When someone is both a true narcissist and an avoidant, the pain hits from two directions. Narcissism is a personality disorder that does not change- defined by low empathy, grandiosity, pathological selfishness, an excessive need for admiration and validation, and poor regulation of anger, exactly as Dr. Ramani teaches. Avoidant attachment, however, is not fixed. It’s a learned survival strategy, and someone who is only dismissive avoidant can do the work to move toward secure attachment. But when narcissism and avoidance coexist, one wounds you through entitlement and cruelty, while the other wounds you through withdrawal and emotional abandonment, a double assault on your nervous system.
1:1 Coaching 👇
What you went through wasn’t “normal relationship conflict.”
Being with someone who is both narcissistic and avoidant creates a level of confusion, isolation, and psychological pain that your nervous system was never meant to carry alone. If this post resonates, please know this: none of this was your fault, and the damage you’re feeling is real.
This is exactly the work I help my clients heal through every day.
My coaching isn’t just talk or quick fixes.
It’s about gently and powerfully helping you heal at the root.
In our 1:1 work together, we:
• Identify your attachment style — the blueprint for how you love, connect, and cope
• Untangle the trauma caused by narcissistic abuse and avoidant withdrawal
• Rewire the subconscious beliefs that kept you bonded to this cycle
• Learn nervous system regulation tools so you can stabilize, feel safe again, and stop personalizing their behavior
• Heal the core wounds that were activated in this dynamic
• Rebuild self-trust and worth so you can move toward secure, reciprocal
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