Clutter as a Symptom of Narcissistic Abuse

Are you living in clutter? One of the least-discussed symptoms of CPTSD as a result of a toxic relationship with a narcissist is the way you keep your space – your home and/or office. This can take one of two forms: extreme organization and obsessively clean – or cluttered and disorganized. In both cases, there parallels we can draw to our pasts and our toxic relationships.

But when survivors are obsessively clean and organized, most people won’t see this as a negative issue (unless it gets...