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How We Self-Sabotage

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:5 June 2022
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Fear/Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Many children of narcissists self-sabotage as a consequence of their dysfunctional upbringing. Self-sabotage can be defined as acting in a way that is detrimental to both our well-being and to reaching our potential.

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Read more about the article The Fear of Abandonment

The Fear of Abandonment

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:4 April 2022
  • Post category:Abandonment/Co-dependency/Defence Mechanisms/Fear/Narcissistic Personality Disorder/Trauma

What is the Fear of Abandonment? A fear of abandonment is a deep-seated fear of being left by people that you are close to. This fear affects your thoughts and…

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Body Image and Binge Eating

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:29 March 2022
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Trauma

Many children of narcissists have a complex relationship with food which may come in the form of binge eating. Men and women can both be affected.What is Binge Eating?Binge eating…

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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 The Successful Narcissist

The Successful Narcissist

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:10 September 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The Real Self and the Adapted Self A narcissist spends their life defending themselves against the deep wounds inflicted in early childhood (often by their own narcissistic parent). Their strategies…

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Chronic People Pleasing

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:10 July 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Trauma

Parents with Narcissistic Personality Disorder often produce children who are chronic people pleasers. This is because their children's characters are suffocated from a young age as the child is moulded…

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Read more about the article Clues That You May Have Complex PTSD

Clues That You May Have Complex PTSD

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:21 June 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Trauma

Some people who have Complex PTSD often do not know that they have it because so much of their emotional life and bodily sensations have been suppressed. Here are some…

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Carl Jung Quotes

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:18 June 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Spiritual Growth

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. He was an innovative thinker and he approached the unconscious through exploration of dreams, the study of art,…

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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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Read more about the article Coercion and Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Coercion and Narcissistic Personality Disorder

  • Post author:childrenofnarcissists
  • Post published:2 June 2021
  • Post category:Defence Mechanisms/Narcissistic Personality Disorder

People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder are very controlling with the people around them. They can be jealous and possessive. They will often use coercive techniques in their control of others,…

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