Narcissistic Families and BoundariesWhat are Boundaries?A boundary can be defined as a barrier which separates two things. Healthy psychological boundaries between people mean that there is respect for others and…
The Narcissistic Mother The narcissistic mother is cold, distant, unaffectionate, controlling, critical and jealous. She will not accept her child for who they are and will start to mould them…
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…
Adverse Childhood ExperiencesA 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 was…
Symptoms of PTSD and Complex PTSD The International Trauma Questionnaire focuses on defining whether a person has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which consists of:Re-experiencing in the here and nowAvoidanceSense of…
A person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder will generally have come from a background where there was a parent with NPD (there are differing theories as to the cause of NPD…
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 they…
Peter Levine is a doctor and an expert in how the memory works during times of trauma. Thomas Huebl is a spiritual teacher who specialises in trauma. In this talk,…
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…
Swollen AmygdalaA 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 is…
A child who has lived in a situation of stress and abuse for a prolonged time will usually develop Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is an elaborate system of…
Children of narcissists will often ‘internalise the narcissist’. This means to develop part of the brain/personality which mirrors/copies the narcissist’s critical voice. This defence mechanism ensures that the child can…
