World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day

What is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNAAD)?

On 1st June every year, World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day remembers narcissistic abuse survivors around the globe, celebrates their strength and resilience and helps to raise awareness about the devastating impact of narcissistic abuse.

Why Celebrate WNAAD?

Every survivor of narcissistic/emotional abuse is testament to the strength and resilience of women and men around the World as they have successfully navigated a path away from their abuser.

Many do not survive narcissistic relationships, either being killed by their abuser or deciding to take their own life as the only remaining option.

Surviving is significant. It represents people working together to enable those trapped in fear and confusion to find freedom and a new life. But recovery is rarely quick or straightforward. Trauma from the abusive relationship can take years to heal. For some survivors it is never fully resolved.

That is why we celebrate! We show our solidarity with people who had no hope, but created it using their own blood, sweat and tears. We show that there is hope. We enable people to see what can be achieved when people come together, support one another in the face of danger and overwhelming odds and achieve victory over the oppressor.

One survivor we spoke to commented,

"I had no hope. I had no idea what was wrong. I had no path. I was in the dark: afraid, alone and feeling abandoned. I could never have dreamed what was possible before I discovered the problem, found supportive friends, planned my escape and managed to leave. My narcissistic ex was a larger-than-life character, someone who dominates any situation they are in. But I discovered their weakness, selfishness and used it against them. I cannot describe how I feel. But it has taken me three years to make my own decisions without feeling scared or guilty.".

The Narcissistic Abuse Network

Raising awareness of narcissistic abuse and linking current 'victims' or targets of abuse with the help they need are part of our overall mission. We are determined that narcissism will NEVER win.

Creating Change Through Awareness and Action is our aim.

Education and training are our methods.

Creating a world where people wake up each morning, free from the fear of abuse is our reason why.

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