Hallucinatory Payback for Narcissist’s Real Mother (with psychotherapist and author Kathleen Saxton)
Professor Vaknin discussed the rise in narcissism and comorbidity with other mental health issues. He explained that narcissism is a personality disorder with various manifestations and that there is a new approach to understanding personality disorders. He also addressed the correlation between covert narcissism and avoidant personality type, the impact of trauma bonding, and the characteristics of individuals attracted to narcissists. Additionally, he emphasized the need to understand covert states in various personality disorders and the importance of checking credentials in the field of psychology.
Don’t Waste Your Love on the Narcissist (Conference Presentation)
The narcissist is incapable of both loving and being loved due to the presence of a bad object at their core. Love triggers feelings of vulnerability and inadequacy in the narcissist, leading them to reject and push away any attempts at love. They view love as a threat and seek to control and manipulate their partners to avoid feelings of weakness and potential abandonment. The narcissist’s inability to separate others from themselves and their deep-seated trauma from childhood further complicates their ability to engage in healthy, loving relationships.
How Narcissist Mortifies Himself/Herself
Narcissists in the schizoid phase self-supply by interacting with internal objects in their mind, becoming solipsistic and psychotic. They may experience self-motification, shaming and humiliating themselves in front of their internal objects. To maintain constancy and quality of their internal objects, narcissists self-stalk them. This self-cycle involves idealization, devaluation, discard, and potential modification, without having a self at all.
Narcissism: A Talk Across the Generations (with Nicolas Martin)
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses his expertise in narcissistic personality disorder, the interconnectedness of personality disorders, the impact of trauma on personality development, the influence of philosophers and psychologists on his thinking, the rise of narcissistic tendencies in modern society, the impact of digitalization on mental health, the relationship between psychology and politics, the future of psychology, and advice for young psychologists. He also shares his views on the possibility of a third world war and the direction of the field of psychology.
Anxiety: Root Of OCD, Paranoia, Panic Attacks
Professor Sam Vaknin discusses the nature of anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and paranoia. He explains that anxiety is not fear, but rather a reaction to catastrophizing and counterfactual narratives. People with anxiety disorders may prefer to be anxious because it is familiar and provides a sense of control. Paranoia is described as a combination of anxiety and grandiosity. The paradoxical nature of anxiety leads individuals to trigger it in order to alleviate it, creating an addictive cycle.
Mental Health Dictionary – Letter C
The text discusses various mental health terms starting with the letter C, such as catatonia, circumstantiality, compulsion, concrete thinking, and culture-bound syndrome. It also mentions the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders and the conflict tactics scale. The author plans to continue with the letter D in the next installment.
How to Help a Child with Narcissistic Parent (Modelling)
The text discusses the impact of narcissistic parents on children and offers advice to a concerned mother on how to help her child cope with a narcissistic father. It delves into the concept of social learning theory and the role of modeling in shaping behavior. The advice emphasizes the importance of providing the child with an alternative, non-narcissistic role model and allowing the child to imitate positive behaviors. The text also explores the psychological dynamics of narcissistic parenting and the potential effects on the child’s development.
The Narcissist and the “Terrorist” (Short Fiction)
The text is a short story about a meeting between a narcissist and an ostensible alleged terrorist on a crowded bus. The protagonist, a prisoner, becomes involved in a conflict on the bus and is eventually arrested by the police. The story explores themes of prejudice, fear, and the abuse of power.
How to Survive Rejection
The video discusses rejection and the impact of labeling in modern society. It emphasizes that being labeled as toxic is not the same as being difficult or complex. The speaker highlights the importance of not defining oneself based on others’ feedback and the need to accept a certain amount of rejection as inevitable. The message is to focus on those who accept and ignore those who reject, as rejection is about the rejector, not the rejected.
How Narcissist Dreams You (+Interpreted Dream)
The video is divided into two parts. In the first part, the speaker discusses the narcissist’s experience of the shared fantasy as a dream state. In the second part, he analyzes a dream of a narcissist, emphasizing the dream’s symbolism and the subject’s internal conflict. The dream reflects the subject’s struggle with his mental disorder and his journey towards healing and self-discovery.