Why Anger Feels Dangerous After Growing Up with a Covert Narcissistic Parent | Epi 134

In this episode, we turn to what often emerges when confusion finally begins to lift – anger at the covert narcissistic parent!

For many people who grew up with a covert narcissistic parent, anger doesn’t feel empowering—it feels dangerous, destabilizing, and quickly followed by guilt and fear of abandonment. From a psychodynamic perspective, we explore -through a few rich examples-why asserting reality can feel so risky, how anger has been quietly disallowed for years, and what happens when it finally begins to come online.