Anxiety, despair and depression
The Abandonment Depression
10,004 words, 53 minutes read time. The Abandonment Depression Adapted from ‘The Search for the Real Self’ by James F. Masterson If we have come from a narcissistic family, understanding…
A lone figure walks down a foggy road, disappearing into the distance.
The Fear of Abandonment and Rejection
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 behaviours.It…
Adverse Childhood Experiences
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…
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…
Gaslighting
The Origins of the Term The term 'gaslighting' is taken from the film Gaslight released in 1944. The film concerns a married couple where the husband is abusive. There is…
What is Narcissistic Abuse?
Narcissistic abuse describes the way narcissists behave toward intimate others and the effects it has on them.NPD is a set of defence mechanisms that shape the way people with NPD…
Narcissistic Rage
Narcissists are very quick to anger, and this is known as ‘narcissistic rage.’ A person with NPD lives in an adapted self. When this adapted self is challenged in some…
Anti-Mothers Who Anti-Love
A Look at the Film ‘Run’ (Spoiler Alert). ‘Run’ is a psychological thriller with Sarah Paulson as a mother who has Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy. Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy is…
Chronic People Pleasing
The Moulding of a Child 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…
Clues That You May Have Complex PTSD
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…
Zersetzung – Gaslighting
The Macrocosm and the MicrocosmGaslighting is done at the microcosmic level in narcissistic families. Zersetzung shows us what can happen at the macrocosmic level when narcissistic modes of behaviour are…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Empathy
What is Empathy?Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It helps us to establish relationships with others and to resolve conflicts and misunderstandings. It can…
