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Adverse Childhood Experiences

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:9 December 2021
  • Post category:The Brain/Trauma

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…

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Read more about the article The Mental Structure of a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Mental Structure of a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:30 September 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Narcissistic Personality Disorder/The Brain/Trauma

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…

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Read more about the article Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Empathy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Empathy

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:16 June 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Narcissistic Personality Disorder/The Brain

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…

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Paranoia

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:25 May 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Narcissistic Personality Disorder/The Brain

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…

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Read more about the article Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Brain Structure

Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Brain Structure

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:25 May 2021
  • Post category:Narcissistic Personality Disorder/The Brain/Trauma

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…

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Prisoners and Dissociation

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:11 May 2021
  • Post category:The Brain/Trauma

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…

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Addictions

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:7 April 2021
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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…

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Symptoms of Trauma

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:21 March 2021
  • Post category:The Brain/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…

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The Brain and Trauma

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:18 February 2021
  • Post category:The Brain/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…

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Neuroplasticity

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:21 September 2020
  • Post category:The Brain

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…

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