Narcissism: A Spiritual Cancer (ENGLISH responses, with Nárcisz Coach)
Narcissism is a hyper, super, post-modern religion that is spreading like a cancer, or metastasizing, according to Professor Sam Vaknin. It is a spiritual cancer that is prevalent worldwide, and it involves a relationship between the false self and the worshipper. Narcissism is not good, and in the Middle Ages, it would have been considered a demonic or satanic religion.
Narcissism as a New Religion (ENGLISH responses, with Nárcisz Coach)
Narcissism is a cyclical problem that leads to social unrest, bloody rebellions, and massive wars. It is not only a mental health disorder but also a new religion that is similar to Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or Buddhism. Narcissism is a non-monotheistic religion with as many gods as there are adherents, and it is the first network religion. It is a modern religion that uses the dominant metaphor of networking, and within a few decades, it will be the dominant religion.
Narcissist: Traumatized Child and Victim (ENGLISH responses, with Nárcisz Coach)
Narcissism can be a post-traumatic condition, either from early childhood trauma or from specific life circumstances, such as becoming a celebrity. Narcissism is a defense mechanism that can be activated in victims of abuse, leading them to become indistinguishable from narcissists. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is often the outcome of prolonged narcissistic abuse and can lead to borderline personality disorder, which is characterized by narcissism. Narcissism is contagious and can spread like an infectious disease.
Anxiety, Pain, Suicide in Thanatic Societies (ENGLISH responses, with Nárcisz Coach)
In a pain-and-death-oriented society, anxiety is the ruling emotion. Our economies are constructed around growth, and our relationships are dysfunctional. The only efficient coping strategy in such a world is narcissism, which is on the rise, especially among the young. Narcissism seems to be a positive adaptation, and some people use it to get to the White House. Victims of narcissistic abuse adopt psychopathic and narcissistic behaviors and traits as a defense, and we are moving into a psychopathic world. We have lost our dreams and don’t have any believable stories left, leaving us as dead flesh.
Empath and Gaslighting: Setting the Record Straight
Self-proclaimed empaths are actually narcissistic individuals seeking attention and victimhood. Highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are extremely few and far between and are unlikely to expose themselves in cyberspace. Gaslighting is often confused and conflated with dissociation, confabulation, and dissonances. Narcissists rarely engage in gaslighting, which is a psychopathic tactic. Narcissists’ desperate attempt to restore continuity, introduce some glue into the disjointed parts of their personality, and dissonances are very common but have nothing to do with gaslighting.
Triggering Cascade, Trauma Imprinting, and Total Reactance
Trauma can lead to a triggering cascade, where a seemingly minor trigger results in vastly disproportionate trauma. Narcissists and psychopaths are adept at provoking triggering cascades by frustrating individual and social expectations. Trauma imprinting is at the core of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD, and it is what underlies triggering. Trauma can lead to either regression into infantile behaviors and defenses or a spurt of personal growth and maturation, depending on how it is processed. Trauma is not an objective clinical entity, but a form of reactance, and there are as many types of traumas as there are trauma victims.
Flat Attachment, Dreading Intimacy, and Defiant Promiscuity
Flat attachment is a type of attachment style where people are incapable of bonding or relatedness to others. They commodify people and treat them as replaceable objects. Flat attachment is common among narcissists and psychopaths. With the rise of dating apps and social pressures, people are becoming more atomized and isolated, leading to an increase in flat attachment.
Serial Killers Revisited
Narcissism and psychopathy are more about social dysfunction than mental health issues, with trauma victims developing severe narcissistic and psychopathic behaviors. Narcissism is an emerging religion, where narcissists deify themselves and consider themselves to be gods. Serial killers have a mental health dimension, but they also have a pronounced social dimension, with media involvement being a key factor in creating them. Psychological defense mechanisms are crucial to functioning, but in the case of narcissists, their defense mechanisms are compromised because they are used to support an unrealistic grandiose view of themselves.
Myths of One Night Stands and Casual Sex (Full Text in DESCRIPTION)
Casual sex is linked to negative mental health outcomes, but only in certain kinds of people, not in everyone. People who were drunk or who were drugged during the encounter, people who acted under peer pressure and didn’t feel that they had any autonomy, people with conservative or traditional or religious upbringing and the moral code that prohibits and prescribes casual sex, people in societies with such morals, where sex is a sacred union in male and female, people who, via casual sex, had violated promises, boundaries, rules and vows that they have made to themselves, violated their personal integrity or promises, boundaries, rules and vows they have made to others, people who get attached to sex partners or develop long-term expectations of a relationship following a single sexual and also people above the age of 40.
Alcoholism, Blackouts, and Personal Responsibility
Alcoholism is a complex phenomenon with both neurological and psychological dimensions. Alcohol serves several psychological purposes, including palliative, restorative, disinhibitory, and instrumental. During an alcohol-induced blackout, the drunk person is fully aware of their actions and is accountable for any misconduct or criminal acts. Alcohol disinhibits and can lead to promiscuity, aggression, and self-destructiveness. Alcoholism is difficult to treat, with a high relapse rate even among those committed to sobriety.