Debrief | Coercive Control, Cognitive Dissonance, & Survival in Kristi’s Story
From Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse by Abuse Survivor Network
April 20, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
Brandon debriefs Kristi’s survivor story, exploring the patterns of abuse that kept her trapped for years.
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.
People in this episode
Host: Brandon
Guest: Kristi
Topics covered
- coercive control
- cognitive dissonance
- survival
- financial abuse
- institutional betrayal
- patterns of abuse
Keywords
- coercive control
- cognitive dissonance
- survival mode
- financial abuse
- institutional betrayal
- fear
- obligation
- guilt
- shame
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