It is your giggle 🤭 but on a more serious note I feel an insurmountable heaping pile of sympathy for a certain individual and myself as well for being so ill at the time I met them . Grief , ignorance and addiction ; a walking , breathing , living supply for a hopeless case to riddle with dynamite and destruction . I still battle with anger for and towards them but it's much lighter and I'm forgiving both as I push forward with life , therapy and making new memories without that individual. Thank you Professor, thank you .
Congratulations 300k subscriber Long may it continue. I am grateful for all the help received. Your knowledge is invaluable. Greetings from the Emerald Isle.
The image of the narcissist as inverted human is vivid and rings true. I wonder if maladaptive daydreaming (or escapism affecting quality of life) and narcissism have any commonalities, possibly neurologically. I have narcolepsy, and the study of sleep and dreams interests me (although if I never read Freud's Dora again it will be too soon). My dreams begin instantly on going to sleep and are sometimes so engrossing and constant that I have severe difficulty waking up without help. I'm sure others without narcolepsy can do this as well, but a nice side effect is that I can wake, go back to sleep and resume the same dream by thinking about it, catching the visual threads again, and going back into the dream. Thank you for this thoughtful and engaging video, Dr. Vaknin.
hi dr! fantastic video again! question- if the narcissist cares so much about his image and being considered “weak”, why is it that they perpetually behave and “act out” in many ways that are weak.. character wise, weasel-like,also very “karen” like. they must know that this is how they come off, correct? is being weak something that the narc is fully aware of?
I especially liked the part about mental disorders being like the church and the inquisition. As someone who resorts to self-flagellation when i feel unsafe, i always felt the idealized version of me as a god figure, trying to punish and differentiate from my real, flawed form. It's interesting that based on the analysis of this video, i treat MYSELF as a dream character, dramatizing my symbolic role as a certain TYPE of person instead of a full individual (that's why i love archetypes, psychoanalysis, tarot cards, etc). On the lookout for an identity i guess..
Narc told me to get psychological help, because he was upset I was leaving him and knows he needs it I said ‘you first’ and blocked him. Would that cause mortification or narcissistic injury, Sam?
@@samvakninThanks for the reply! I have. I’ve seen most of your videos. I’ll rewatch some with the topic mortification and see what I can find. Edited: I don’t think i mortified but possibly injured him giving him back his own attempted projection. I am Borderline so it was pretty easy.
Narcissism is so real no body , after listening to professor vaknin I found out I was dealing with a narcii friend . It made me such a bad guy my I ternal core so devastated by that trance voice always in me that you are shit .
Hey sam i have a very thought proviking question. Have you read about the brain studying the brain? The challenges in healing from NPD have parallels with the complexities of self-awareness and the brain studying itself. The very cognitive tools and processes affected by the disorder become integral to the attempt at healing. So its like a paradox. Can u talk about this? Its like trying to see your eyes without a mirror.
It is your giggle 🤭 but on a more serious note I feel an insurmountable heaping pile of sympathy for a certain individual and myself as well for being so ill at the time I met them . Grief , ignorance and addiction ; a walking , breathing , living supply for a hopeless case to riddle with dynamite and destruction . I still battle with anger for and towards them but it's much lighter and I'm forgiving both as I push forward with life , therapy and making new memories without that individual. Thank you Professor, thank you .
This man is absolutely brilliant.
The dream interpretation was absolutely mind boggling and brilliant!
another amazing insight.
knowledge must go hand in hand with experience and the power of the content.
Congratulations 300k subscriber Long may it continue. I am grateful for all the help received. Your knowledge is invaluable. Greetings from the Emerald Isle.
Thank you.
Wow! One of my favorite talks!! This was amazing!!
The image of the narcissist as inverted human is vivid and rings true. I wonder if maladaptive daydreaming (or escapism affecting quality of life) and narcissism have any commonalities, possibly neurologically.
I have narcolepsy, and the study of sleep and dreams interests me (although if I never read Freud's Dora again it will be too soon). My dreams begin instantly on going to sleep and are sometimes so engrossing and constant that I have severe difficulty waking up without help. I'm sure others without narcolepsy can do this as well, but a nice side effect is that I can wake, go back to sleep and resume the same dream by thinking about it, catching the visual threads again, and going back into the dream.
Thank you for this thoughtful and engaging video, Dr. Vaknin.
Maladaptive daydreaming is nonsensical hype.
hi dr! fantastic video again!
question- if the narcissist cares so much about his image and being considered “weak”, why is it that they perpetually behave and “act out” in many ways that are weak.. character wise, weasel-like,also very “karen” like. they must know that this is how they come off, correct? is being weak something that the narc is fully aware of?
They can't help it.
Absolutely Brilliant
Loved this very well laid out.🌸☄
I especially liked the part about mental disorders being like the church and the inquisition. As someone who resorts to self-flagellation when i feel unsafe, i always felt the idealized version of me as a god figure, trying to punish and differentiate from my real, flawed form.
It's interesting that based on the analysis of this video, i treat MYSELF as a dream character, dramatizing my symbolic role as a certain TYPE of person instead of a full individual (that's why i love archetypes, psychoanalysis, tarot cards, etc). On the lookout for an identity i guess..
That was fun!!!
I only find vaknin to the point on each and every aspect of this stuff .
Dr. Vaknin is there any chance for me to amplify my own self which is dumbed inside deep in me
Search these 2 playlists: healing and recovery and therapies and treatments.
Narc told me to get psychological help, because he was upset I was leaving him and knows he needs it
I said ‘you first’ and blocked him. Would that cause mortification or narcissistic injury, Sam?
Search the channel.
@@samvakninThanks for the reply! I have. I’ve seen most of your videos. I’ll rewatch some with the topic mortification and see what I can find.
Edited: I don’t think i mortified but possibly injured him giving him back his own attempted projection. I am Borderline so it was pretty easy.
Stay clear. Problem is narcissism is rapidly gaining popularity, so good luck in not running into another one.
Thanks a lot. I have a question for you. Can the borderline perceive his or her favorite person as a persecutory object, as the narcissist does ?
Yes, if s/he is rejected or abandoned.
Narcissism is so real no body , after listening to professor vaknin I found out I was dealing with a narcii friend . It made me such a bad guy my I ternal core so devastated by that trance voice always in me that you are shit .
Hey sam i have a very thought proviking question. Have you read about the brain studying the brain?
The challenges in healing from NPD have parallels with the complexities of self-awareness and the brain studying itself. The very cognitive tools and processes affected by the disorder become integral to the attempt at healing. So its like a paradox.
Can u talk about this? Its like trying to see your eyes without a mirror.
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@@samvaknin thank you sir!
Awesome interpretative presentation there, thank you Samaharishi.