{"id":2885,"date":"2026-04-24T09:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:47:17","slug":"7-stages-of-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/7-stages-of-grief\/","title":{"rendered":"From Survival to Freedom: The 7 Stages of Grief After Narcissistic Abuse\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever felt like you were mourning someone who was in your imagination and didn\u2019t truly exist? That is what recovering from narcissistic abuse is like. You have this memory of the abuser in the love-bombing phase, because that\u2019s what you want to remember, as you go through the 7 stages of grief.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as you go from survival to freedom you go through the 7 stages of grief in your journey. While we all have our own unique journey in recovering from narcissistic abuse, the stages we go through are similar.<\/span>
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Healing is possible, even when it feels like it\u2019s not, you\u2019re not alone, others of us have been there and the real trick is to not give up. I want to reassure you by showing you tthe 7 stages of grief I identified during my healing journey. So, you can have the confidence to continue on your journey.<\/span>
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