Trauma is a type of emotional response that can occur from a stressful or disturbing event. Most events that happen during a day can be processed, and you can move on from them. Trauma tends to have long-lasting negative effects.
A narcissistic personality is often “balanced” by a codependent personality. As mentioned above, narcissists are typically men. These men often marry codependent women. (I discuss codependency here on my blog.) Narcissists expect their partners to…