Debrief Coercive Control, Cognitive Dissonance, & Survival in Kristi’s Story

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Kristi’s survivor story and explores the patterns that kept her trapped for years. He breaks down coercive control, fear, financial abuse, cognitive dissonance, institutional betrayal, and the way fear, obligation, guilt, and shame were used to keep Kristi in survival mode. This is a debrief about how abuse can begin through the promise of family, how psychological destabilization can erode self-trust, and what healing can look like in the aftermath. Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast , please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Debrief Coercive Control, Cognitive Dissonance, & Survival in Kristi’s Story is an episode from Narcissist Apocalypse by Abuse Survivor Network.

This episode is 00:23:46 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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