Narcissists & Sex - The Intimacy Avoidance Protector Part

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we will talk about a topic that can be quite triggering. We will talk about intimacy while in a relationship with a narcissist, and we will look at lack of sexual desire from a trauma-informed perspective. To explore this topic, I’ll be fully vulnerable and share some of my own experiences with my ex-husband, and how I navigated these issues. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How looking at intimacy with a narcissist from a trauma-informed perspective can help us better understand our reactions </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why we must understand there is nothing wrong with ourselves when our body rejects intimacy with our partner</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- What I learned about myself and my relationship with sex in my previous marriage</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understanding that frigidity, coldness, or lack of sexual desire are nothing else than our protector parts activating body responses to a perceived danger changes everything. Rather than thinking it is a conscious choice or something wrong with us, we must know that these reactions to sex are parts of us doing their job, which is keeping us alive. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Bella Article</span> <a href= "https://publishmystory.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/bella-caroline-strawson-nf-finished.jpg"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://publishmystory.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/bella-caroline-strawson-nf-finished.jpg</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p>- Join my Narcissistic Trauma Recovery Programme™ <a href= "https://go.carolinestrawson.com/heal-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse">https://go.carolinestrawson.com/heal-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse</a></p> <p>- Join my Facebook group at <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse">h