Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experiences A study was published in 1998 as a collaboration between the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente (a health care service provider) and…
The Mental Structure of a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
This is a simplified diagram of the mental structure of the mind of a narcissist. It is a complex system of defences which protect the conscious mind from the buried…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Empathy
Lacking in Empathy? Narcissism and a perceived lack of empathy have long been considered to be indicators of pathological narcissism and NPD. Clinical research has shown that people with NPD…
Paranoia
Many children from abusive homes have lifelong issues with trust and very strong paranoid tendencies. This paranoia has served an important purpose during the person's life as it was best…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Brain Structure
Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Brain StructureAdvances in brain scanning technology have allowed us to see inside the brains of people with NPD and enhance our understanding of the disorder.Recent research…
Prisoners and Dissociation
The following is taken from The Journal of Traumatic Stress. https://www.myptsd.com/gallery/-pdf/1-90.pdf People in captivity become adept practitioners of the arts of altered consciousness. Through the practice of dissociation, voluntary thought…
Addictions
What is an Addiction? An addiction is a repetitive or compulsive behaviour that people use to regulate and manage their emotions. These can be emotions we are aware of or…
Symptoms of Trauma
Trauma survivors have symptoms of the trauma in their behaviours and thoughts, these are not their personality or character but are echoes of trauma. Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is…
The Brain and Trauma
Swollen Amygdala A child living under traumatic conditions will develop a brain that is very biased to danger. This will last into adulthood. This is done through the amygdala which…
Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt physically to new information and grow new neural pathways. It is how we learn. The brain can form new neurons (any…
