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…
Narcissistic Abuse and Ayahuasca
Meredith Miller is a YouTuber who is the child of a narcissistic mother. Her channel is Inner Integration.In this video she speaks about an ayahuasca trip she took at a…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Statistics
NPD Statistics According to Medscape: "It is estimated that NPD is present in 0.5% of the general United States population and in 2-16% of those who seek help from a…
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Cluster B Personality Disorders
The DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) identifies and describes ten specific personality disorders. These diagnoses represent ten specific enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. There are four core features…
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The Narcissistic Family System
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…
Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Narcissists – The Differences and Similarities
Definition of a Psychopath Estimated to be present in 1% of the general population, psychopathy is thought to be innate. Psychopaths are likely to be educated with a good career.…
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…
How We Become Our Own Abuser
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…
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Black and White Thinking
Black and white, all or nothing or dichotomous thinking is a pattern of thinking that develops in early childhood. It develops in children who have come from difficult backgrounds where…
