He’s the empath/black sheep in that family…he calls himself “affrontive” because he’s not….he’s self aware and empathic…a friend of mine passed out on the set with him while they were shooting because she was wearing a corset and even though she was just background and he was the star, he was the first to run over to her and alert the crew…( no, she wasn’t young and beautiful) he picked her up and she told me when she came to he was looking down at her and had loosened her corset and all she could think was “oh no, I’m not wearing a bra”….she said she was even more in love with him after that…a total gentleman to a fifty year old mom of four working as background in his movie…she couldn’t stop talking about him for days…
My narcissistic Mother passed away in September 2024 at the age of 86, after a two year illness. I could write a novel about the lifetime of narcissism I experienced. Often times it was a living hell. Holidays were always the worst because she was at her worst. God bless anyone who was raised by a narcissistic parent. Talk about hell on earth. Just glad my brothers and I came out the other side, loving and caring people. 🌹
I can relate and understand completely. I am so glad your brothers and yourself came out the otherside OK. I did OK but my one brother and sister didn't and became narcs. Much love and peace
Josh Brolin is very insightful and he is lucky to be able to integrate and accept issues and people from his life. Some people are never able to think that critically. Well done, Josh Brolin.
Yes. Most people stay stuck, which is a shame. Your mind and spirit shouldn't be tethered to the past. Move forward and make new memories, experiences, and relationships. Nothing puts sorrow and pain to rest like joy.
Wow, Mr Brolin. I've always been a huge fan, but I had no idea that we had such a painfully similar childhood. Thanks for your candor. It actually makes me feel more human.
Narcissists have one weakness. Fearless people. I have seen self centered people completely malfunction when dealing with someone who is not the least bit impressed by them and has zero fear of what they might say or do. If a narcissist can't scare you or make you knuckle under, and they realize you just don't give a shit about them, the whole facade collapses.
A middle school kid, a friend of my sons, back in the 80s, talked to me and said he wanted to move in with us because his mother wanted him to fail. I was stunned, first that he said it, and second that he was aware enough to have realized it. Smart kid, and he turned out to be right. After a few bumps in his life he squared himself away, works hard, has a normal wife and child . . . he did not turn out to be the failure his narcissistic mother was aiming for. Narcissists are some real family devouring creatures. Horrifying actually. Rather like an animal which eats it's own young. Just yuck.
Josh, thanks for having the courage to share this. I grew up with this and then married it. It's truly a nightmare that many people will never understand
@@007nadineL Things get so bad your hair falls out, you have a heart attack and your child ends himself despite your desperate efforts to mitigate the damages. Malignant narcs are experts at looking normal and blend in well. They destroy everyone who loves and trusts them.
Its a duty to inform yourself very good about narcissim - otherwise you will get abused by all kind of narcs - they are everywhere lately - and they do collateral damage to society.
My mother is the exact same. She is so funny and hard working, but at the same time, she made sure to make everyone around her feel so low because they weren’t like her.
@@Angelina6518 Telling the truth of one's experience is loving a thing to oneself. Spiritual Bypassing issues and emotions by saying we are "all love" etc. can damage your heath. I was an emotional bypasser (as I grew up with some abuse and lots of emotional neglect and as a survival strategy I became the "good girl" and the always "nice girl") and first got depression (started at age 10 and lasted on and off for decades) and then finally chronic pain and illness and recovered from all of those by going back to my childhood and seeing and feeling my truth.--feeling the shame, grief and anger in my body (all the stuck repressed emotions). Forgiveness comes naturally after all that healing is done--not by forcing yourself to forgive and be ok with everthing and bypassing your truth and all the repressed emotions in your body.
My mother in law is a narcissist and everyone including her sons and sisters are scared of her. She is 90 and still hold that certain power. It’s horrendous. I stay away from her.
My 85 year old mother in law is a narcissist and her 3 sons and 3 daughters in laws are afraid of her too. In my older more wiser years I stood up to her recently and she didn’t disappoint….. she yelled and screamed at me to get out of her house and that she would sue me if I didn’t leave. I’m free now! Haha. Took me a long time to not be afraid of her and stand up for myself. She couldn’t handle it because she always loved the control over making my life miserable. Not any more. I’m free !
It’s a Smug smile they put on. My oldest sister Nancy is a communal narcissist as she puts on this pious Christian front to others but to those that know her she is a raging mean spirited narcissist
Listening this makes me appreciate even more my “plain vanilla…lower middle class…Parents who were PRESENT and disciplined us kids” upbringing. God Bless you Mom and Dad for allowing us the freedom to be KIDS but also making sure we were loved and punished when we misbehaved. 💜💜💜
@@soniafaye9919 yes I know…I never recognized how fortunate I was until I became an adult and my Dad asking me - a week before he passed - “was I too tough on you growing up?”. I immediately responded : “No Dad…I needed discipline and am the productive woman I am today because of your discipline”. It just rolled off my tongue without thought…because I guess I knew all along but never gave it any thought until faced with the impending loss of my Dad. I’m grateful every day for both my Mom and Dad ♥♥♥
I so appreciate Josh’s candor. Josh and I are cut from the same cloth. We grew up in the same time, same punk scene, same upbringing dynamic, growing up in the beach communities of SoCal. Both of us had narcissistic moms, and I totally get it. It’s a game-changer when the adult child of a narcissistic parent begins to understand what narcissism is, how somebody got that way, and how it impacts the people they’re closest to.
@@misscee6629 I do not. I'm neurodivergent, and find the written word very cumbersome. I prefer speaking. Thank you for taking the time to compliment me. Really appreciated.
Brolin gives a great interview. Gravitas … substance…. spontaneity… call it what you like. Reminds me of the Bridges and the Baldwins in his self confidence and his storytelling skills. So yeah. 👍
I don’t know if my mother was a narcissist. Everyone, including my dad, adored her. But secretly, she was bullying and abusing me every day while my dad was at work. So he never got that she was cruel and abusive. She was hugely popular with dozens of lifelong friends. I was her scapegoat for all of her life disappointments. She also gave me a huge amount of cultural mentoring, saw my creative gifts and encouraged them. So living with a narcissist can be confusing. Their giving with one hand/taking away with the other - makes you needy for love and self-doubting. It can push you forward but hold you back. After I turned 4, she basically threw me away emotionally. To this day I feel myself to have been a “motherless” child. And yet, though she passed away years ago, she’s still looms in my mind, my life. Because the child of a narcissist is always in the position of trying to figure out the impossible: WHY???😢
I despise seeing abusive people made out to be a force to be reckoned with. His dad should have manned up and kept him safe from this. There's nothing funny or interesting about how Josh Brolin was treated as a child. His mother had mental illness and his father didn't care enough to stick his neck out for his son. Period.
Narcissists know exactly how to manipulate everyone around them -- they use different tactics on different people. They bully some people, and with other people they play the victim in order to guilt their that person into doing whatever they want. Dad was also a victim of this narcissist.
I cut my narcissistic mother off a little under 2 years ago now. Best thing I ever did. The months immediately following that change I found very interesting. The absence of her influence sparked memories & flashbacks; unearthed reasons for some of my more “negative” qualities if you will. One of the biggest- was the fact that it was ALWAYS this way, and the reason that she was “nicer” to me as a child was because she could more easily control me- but even then, I didn’t have the freedom of choice that my friends had. She even revealed it one day after I rejected her offer to cut my hair saying: “You know when you were a child, I used to be able to do things like that and you wouldn’t say a word” This & amongst many other memories that resurfaced, still give me chills to this day. It’s all about manipulation and control. Nothing else.
Jane was the ultimate nightmare client at an animal hospital I worked at in Montecito in the late 70'. Scenes in front of her young son, Josh, and James just standing there allowing it. Horrible woman.
Agree 💯 with the freedom we had back then. However, I was lucky, my parents were a little strict so we had some boundaries and didn’t go too wild! (Only a little) 🤣
My dad whom died a few years ago at 86 , his family begged him not to marry my narcissistic mom. He did and it has ruined the entire immediate and extended family and everything she touches. She is 85 now and nothing has changed. She isn't happy unless everything is in ruins.
💔 ~ Damn, I had NO idea the hell Josh Brolin went through in his formative years with his "family of origin" and mostly in regards to his Mom! However, wonderful to see him flourishing at this time in his life ... ❤️🩹
It is so damn common how many are narcissists. Thanks to the internet it is a real avalanche of information and revelations. People being exposed left and right. A huge Bright Light is being shone on the dark, dank cesspit of familial and societal narcissism. People are waking up to it and its getting harder for these demon-pigs to hide in plain sight, to blend in and do their dirty deeds.
My mom was a narcissistic meanie. My dad rescued me from her. I have always been calm and giving. Let people do what they want. If they were mean or negative I gave them few chances to stay in my circle.
Go no contact to all narc relatives and people around you. Did not even go to narc moms funeral - my body system said no. Best decision to listen to my body. Body never lies to you.
Bless your heart Josh Brolin (he has been on Rogan just recently as well, for a real long amazing talk). My mom is narc as well. Yeah 'don't ask don't tell'. Hugs from Belgium for who needs it
I am so sorry to hear this. I grew up in Southern California. I lived in Santa Barbara twice. Once age 7 , again at age 21. Back in the 60s And 70s it was such a wonderful place. I spent a lot of time on that big old warf. I grew up with a Nass- mom too. She spent about an hour and a half - 2 hours DAILY just doing her own personal grooming. Bathing, hair, make-up, nails, wardrobe. So sad to hear about the tension in the home. Especially your dad's unhappiness. I think I was a young teen when I first had a crush on the amazingly handsome James Brolin , and his silky deep voice. I was so surprised when he married Barbara Streisand. That seemed so unlikely. I hope they are happy. Glad you survived your wild youth.😊
James & Barbra were interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning a couple of months ago when Barbra’s autobiography was released & they seemed very happily married.
@ I believe my two sisters are of the four of us; one very cruel and cold and the other covert and manipulative. My brother was very tender hearted. I’m the therapist and black sheep.
Being the same age as Josh, I relate to much of his story. We still call ourselves the original Goonies!! Gen X'ers to the core! Zero supervision. My mother dropped me off at the Greyhound Bus Station at 9p, out in BFE so I could go hang with my Aunt and all her stoner friends out in Austin, TX. Hippy Hollow. We had grit back then. I think that's why we love Josh. Raw and real!! 💪😎💋
His mother needed him to be this rowdy, dangerous character that she could vicariously live through. So he was trapped in her fantasy and did everything to ensure her attention. She needed him to be a certain way so she could like him... (not love him which she was incapable of)...because he then resembled a romanticized version she wanted to reflect back on her like an extension of some sorts. My mother was the same but with sports.
I was born in 1970 and my mother was a version of this. We lived a life where I was simply something to feed and put clothes on. My mother's wants and needs were the only ones in the family. She only cared about herself, and my stepdad, who was presented as my real dad because that was what was most convenient for her, only worried about trying to make her happy, which was a losing battle. There was never any effort put into me. I was never shaped and molded by good parenting. I simply grew up in a bedroom and ate food out of a microwave. It wasn't until I got away from her in adulthood but I put myself together and became successful. And when I told her that she was going to have to put effort into a relationship with me and my children, she told me that she expects us to do all the work. So basically, I cut her off. And to this day, she is a 76 year old woman who is on her fourth husband, and he still serves her kind of like a queen has subjects. I was never anybody's legacy, and I was basically a free-range kid kind of like James here. And you might call me a helicopter parent to my kids, but they are both successful students, successful athletes, and have been raised to not make the major mistakes I did. Nothing is perfect, but my focus is on my kids because I know what it's like to have a parent who's only focus is themselves
Richard, it's commendable that you overcame your childhood. The formative years are so important and sets us up for the rest of our life, good or bad. You must have had a certain resilience within you to survive. Impressive.
@ingridbergman-vz7go I want to be absolutely clear. My childhood was not difficult. There was no abuse, starvation or anything like that. The word I would use is..... pathetic. I made a promise to myself that my life would be lived in service to my children and to be lived by certain standards. The only lasting pain is the Wonder and curiosity about what I could have accomplished if I would have lived in a family that put effort and time into me rather than just existing
Malig. narcs are the worst of all - they do not deserve the name "mother" they are producers and inside of them there is nobody home - only the evil spirit of narcissism - beware!!!
@@stephanielane1821 No it's not. Children are just that. Children with developing brains with zero power as the victim of an adult. Want to blame? Go ahead and blame the adult perpetrator.
I’m sorry you had to endure this. When you speak out you’re healing so many others that have never been able to even identify why they aren’t whole. They KNOW they’re not but that behavior becomes so normalized that some actually seek it out in their own adult relationships if they’re not actually perpetrating it. We all have to pray for peace, strength and guidance every day.🙏❤️
BUT you hear him. He loves his mom. He actually still needs his mom, maybe even in the insanity of it. He doesn’t need that part just the better residuals of what she did have of herself. Is he better off without her? I don’t know. But sometimes you miss what you don’t have anymore. You don’t miss the insanity you just wish that THAT person could have been so much more to you than they were.
I think as we enter our senior years we just simply acknowledge our time on this planet is limited and reflect back to those years gone by .Holding dear the Good times and trying to understand the bad times and just take a Deep breath in and Exhale and just be!
He is missing the mom he never had - not his evil narc mom - at all - he has a big mother wound inside of him. I don´t miss my narc producers - but I do miss a real loving relationship that only a normal mom/dad can give to their innocent child - that´s the different.
Life in Hollywood… and it sounds like his life with his spouses after have not been much different. I remember with Diane Lane it was all over the news that he was arrested for domestic abuse and violence. Not easy to escape the turmoil you learned to be “normal life with a spouse”
@@crazyralph6386 : narc childhood abuse can make a addict out of you - fact - if you work on your addiction in therapy you can heal from all that narc childhood abuse - it does and did happen to soo many people before - even celebs do suffer from childhood trauma very often - many of those does not recognize it early enough.
Hover parenting today is more abusive than passive parenting decades ago. Psychiatry is finally agreeing with our grandparents... coddling makes kids weak adults. M all rights reserved
This brings up so many emotions in me😢 My dad made me feel so unworthy my entire life It wasn’t until my kids saw boxes of “self help” books that they understood the pain that I had been through because I could never be who he wanted me to be. I gave up my life to care for my mom while my brother did absolutely nothing but was always the hero. When I confronted my dad his response was “ well you should take care of your mom- you’re her daughter”. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished….
We were groomed to care about the narcs crazyness - but I did recognized that - late - but still I did - and I told the narc on the phone that she can kiss my axx - that helped me a lot.
Sounds just like my life. In the end I got very ill and couldn’t take care of my narc mother anymore and it was my own daughter who confronted my brothers and said you have to take grandma! And now her hero son has her and won’t speak to me….im the bad guy. After twenty five years of caring for her he has had her a year and says I ruined his life smh.
I am on so thankful, grateful, appreciative of my parents, and I know how supremely blessed I have always been. I love you, and miss you, Mother, and Daddy❣️
To be honest, kids these days live the Hollywood lifestyle I can imagine child actors did from the 80s onwards. Their whole lives are documented by photos and videos put online by narcissistic parents. And these are the people we went to school with, now giving their kids ridiculous names. These kids are basically treated like Disney stars and that, and eventually they have a Miley Cyrus type identity crisis and have to find out what life is really like without the constant glamour, which is really just their overbearing parents.
I grew up in the seventies with all that “ freedom” that some people talk about. It’s bs. My siblings and I are lucky to have survived with just some broken bones and scars . We would swim in the Ohio river ! A half mile from tree rivers stadium! In the 70s you know how filthy that water was! And that’s a fast moving river with a lot of barge traffic . We were ten to 12 jumping in between the shore and the barges and one time that barge drifted back to the shore so much my brother and a friend couldn’t squeeze between ,they almost died that day. At seven I found a huge pile of hard core porno magazines in a parking lot . I had no idea what I was looking at . We use to hitch hike to the public pool six or seven kids piling in strangers cars sitting on strangers laps . CCD classes was Monday nights. I use to walk home by my self in the cold dark of winter two miles through the city. I was like nine. I did the same Wednesday nights for Girl Scouts . I was raking leaves around the neighborhood for extra money and this guy told me to come inside for a pop and I was taught to listen to adults so I went in his creepy dark house sat on his creepy sofa with no lights on cause “ it was hot and the light bulbs made it hotter” I was told and I remember how it smelled weird in there and i wanted to leave and he was giving me a bad vibe and I finally ran yelling I needed to get home for dinner left my dads rake in the yard . My older brother at 12 would jump on trains with his friends . We weren’t havin* great adventures we were being stupid kids making horrible decisions because we had no adult watching us and giving guidance. That letting your kids be “ free “ bs is just ridiculous lazy and delusional thinking. My job is to raise my children in a safe loving environment and have grand adventures with them
Omg,my life exactly with my 4 older siblings,cousins.They had a train track in the backyard,we would jump in & out between the cars.Soo dumb& then the dikes of the Alleghany River.Would tree swing naked into this rushing waters.Throw rocks at the indians on their reservation,broke windows.CCD on monday nights & Girl scouts,brownies.My mother died when i was 11,got lung cancer at 9.. I feel like i had nine lives.I never married or had kids.I broke the cycle of severe mental illness & celtic litters of kids. 😌
Yes indeed - that guy is a true survivor of narc abuse and other substances - he made it - and he is one of us true, strong and real loving human beings and survivors. May god bless us all for that.😇💝💖
My mother was a narcissist. Narcissistic mothers hate their daughters. 1972 She almost killed me. I wish she had. It would’ve been better if I hadn’t continued to suffer.
Be strong dear. Indeed God has a purpose for you. I was there in many ways and I always found truth in this verse "When my father and mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up " Prayers and love❤
Yup some of us knew what we were growing up with...even if we did not have the words to describe. And when you see that they know you see then you learn to just stay away as much as possible. Cuz you will always get criticized, blame and their judgement all while they perform in front of others at your expense. For me cutting ties was the only way out. Life is better that way.
@@jhcali71 After being raised by narcissists - Some choose the dark side, some stay in the Light, as painful as that is, it is the best option by far. Josh Brolin obviously chose the Light.
I named my son brolin after Josh I have always liked him but knew he had issues now I know why he had issues very sad that it was because of his mum...but he will always love her childrens love is so Pure and unconditional...❤
Santa Barbara was always eclectic … I thought there was a reason why I liked you. You’re a surfer at heart… I have history in Santa Barbara and was raised in Long Beach. All Beach towns were different but the same… I think you are a good blend of Hollywood and realism. Keep up the good work stay faithful finish well surfing tomorrow a secret spot go eat at Shoreline Café and get the Hawaiian plate or fish tacos … my pal MARSHMALLOW owns it ALOHA
How come there is no adressing of the impact, the chronic trauma, the hurt , caused by his mother, the lack of the natural loyalty and good calming things a litle child need from his parent(s) ?
@@citygirlingraham : Why should he mention all those very private hurt feelings - openly - in a 15 Min. Interview? Nobody would do that openly and in a hurry.
God, I wish I was that kind of stupid. Just forgive and put it behind me, right? No night terrors into my 5th decade, no struggle with self-worth, self-esteem, or even doubt. Just put it behind me, forgive, and move on, like some kind of perfectly functioning monster that nothing sticks to.
@hensonlaura did you see No Country? Acting is art. I thought his portrayal of the character was a great compliment to the Oscar winning character portrayal of Javiar Bardem as Anton. Night and day , and yes, high levels of intelligence and talent go into this art form.
Sandra Locke wrote a book on her relationship with Clint. And this was a woman that they knew quite well. Sandra had nothing but bad things to say about her. Described her as absolutely nuts and a major manipulator.
Howard Stern, in recent years, has become a great interviewer, though he doesn’t ask as open ended questions and allow the answers to flow as well as Graham Bensingee
@@stephanielane1821 : Piece with a narc is not possible - no contact - is the only solution - don´t care at all what made a narc person out of her - that is none on my business.
@katysummer9418: nasty old narc producer became 92 years old - not even the devil wanted her in hell - go into no contact and do care about yourself only - get you help from a well known therapist who knows what narcissism really means to people. You will learn to love yourself - and that´s the best thing that can happen to us survivors of narc abuse.
I think more accurately, Boomers get accused of being selfish, there's a difference. And that's usually just from young people who feel entitled to what the older people/their parents have/had. Pure narcissism is the new world order among the young now, and it's been an increasing trend for 40 years.
For example a Boomer can't fathom why or how someone becomes an "influencer." They'll tell you to grow up and get a real job. The influencer may actually make more money than the Boomer did, but that's incidental. It's really about the motivation. An influencer doesn't want a boss or coworkers telling them what to do, they must be the center of everything. They don't work well with others.
@@D-Fens_1632it's just taking advantage of an opportunity present in society now. That alone doesn't make it right or wrong, that is what people need to do to get ahead, take advantage of opportunities. I don't think it's healthy to follow a lot of them but that's a different story.
Chaos - Endless Drama - Self Destructive While Pronouncing Loyalty = the hallmarks of the dysfunctional personality and narcissistically abusive person. Josh Brolin is so candid and so on point about the dynamic of his parents relationship - - being neglected while your parents teeter constantly on pulling apart - being miserable but constant appearances being kept up . . . . the rough wake of a narcissistic parent for the family is unfathomable.
Sadly my ex and our second daughter are so this. My daughter is so much like him mom. I’ve tried. We have spent time, I’ve done so many therapies with her and solo to be the supportive parent, to connect with her, to understand what is happening… I kept asking people over the years from 8-18, what to do. To this day she eats people up. She has no real friends, she has a new love of her life every 6-9 months, the One, and then ruins their lives, goes from love bomber to to angry victim like the switch of a light.. it’s brutal to watch and it seems I can do nothing now … to anyone who it might matter, seek support from people other than therapists. Our education system has failed at the university level. That’s the place I might have done better. If I had better support for myself, maybe I could have seen how to be a better mom. Seen what she needed. I fully know it’s on me; as the parent. I did try. These conversations weren’t there, I could not see the places I could have been present or listened better.. or whatever. We really need healthy community, tribes, when raising kids. …
I was on board with your comment till you got to the part where you claim it essentially "takes a villiage". Children need focused parents not random neighbors. But even a good parent can't always prevail, if the other one is a sabateur. I'm sorry about your child. It's so hard when a child you love is either mentally ill, or just chooses a bad path. I have a niece and nephew that have both chosen to be selfish, hateful and criminal. He's a pedophile on top of it all, & even tried to drown his 2 daughters. Our family is destroyed.
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I love that he can speak so openly. His truth-telling helps more people than he knows.
So fortunate that he's so well-adjusted and normal.
shit-ton of talk therapy got him to this understanding
I suspect he's had a lot of therapy.
First class introspection. A role model for how we need to pull away the layers of skin to get to the core. Thanks Josh.
He’s the empath/black sheep in that family…he calls himself “affrontive” because he’s not….he’s self aware and empathic…a friend of mine passed out on the set with him while they were shooting because she was wearing a corset and even though she was just background and he was the star, he was the first to run over to her and alert the crew…( no, she wasn’t young and beautiful) he picked her up and she told me when she came to he was looking down at her and had loosened her corset and all she could think was “oh no, I’m not wearing a bra”….she said she was even more in love with him after that…a total gentleman to a fifty year old mom of four working as background in his movie…she couldn’t stop talking about him for days…
My narcissistic Mother passed away in September 2024 at the age of 86, after a two year illness. I could write a novel about the lifetime of narcissism I experienced. Often times it was a living hell. Holidays were always the worst because she was at her worst. God bless anyone who was raised by a narcissistic parent. Talk about hell on earth. Just glad my brothers and I came out the other side, loving and caring people. 🌹
Same here, only one sister, bipolar and the other borderline personality disorder. I worked hard at healing, and became a therapist.
I can relate and understand completely. I am so glad your brothers and yourself came out the otherside OK. I did OK but my one brother and sister didn't and became narcs. Much love and peace
@@Mrbimdrummer thank you very much. To you, as well. 🌹
Same here. I hear you.
Mine is still here at 84. Rough to navigate but grateful to finally know the truth
Josh Brolin is very insightful and he is lucky to be able to integrate and accept issues and people from his life. Some people are never able to think that critically. Well done, Josh Brolin.
Yes. Most people stay stuck, which is a shame. Your mind and spirit shouldn't be tethered to the past. Move forward and make new memories, experiences, and relationships. Nothing puts sorrow and pain to rest like joy.
Who is josh brolin?
@@az55544An excellent actor. His dad was on Markus Welby.😄
@@az55544Actor James Brolin's son
Wow, Mr Brolin. I've always been a huge fan, but I had no idea that we had such a painfully similar childhood. Thanks for your candor. It actually makes me feel more human.
Narcissists have one weakness. Fearless people. I have seen self centered people completely malfunction when dealing with someone who is not the least bit impressed by them and has zero fear of what they might say or do. If a narcissist can't scare you or make you knuckle under, and they realize you just don't give a shit about them, the whole facade collapses.
This is so true I dealt with one this way they malfunction
Truth.
"Grey Rocking" works very well on a narcissist
Yep. The best thing you can say to frazzle a narcissist is shrug and say, "Oh well."
@@bobbressi5414 They will hunt you down.
A middle school kid, a friend of my sons, back in the 80s, talked to me and said he wanted to move in with us because his mother wanted him to fail. I was stunned, first that he said it, and second that he was aware enough to have realized it. Smart kid, and he turned out to be right. After a few bumps in his life he squared himself away, works hard, has a normal wife and child . . . he did not turn out to be the failure his narcissistic mother was aiming for. Narcissists are some real family devouring creatures. Horrifying actually. Rather like an animal which eats it's own young. Just yuck.
Absolutely true! They eat their children alive. 😢
I'm happy to hear that he prevailed over that situation. Some get derailed for years. It's awesome that your family took him in 😊🙏😇
Why would a mother want her son to fail ?
@@stephanielane1821 oh grasshopper...
@@ZFern9390 Brilliant answer,and it makes me sentimental. Thank you,you dear person.
Josh, thanks for having the courage to share this. I grew up with this and then married it. It's truly a nightmare that many people will never understand
Same
Tell us one example pls
@@007nadineL Things get so bad your hair falls out, you have a heart attack and your child ends himself despite your desperate efforts to mitigate the damages. Malignant narcs are experts at looking normal and blend in well. They destroy everyone who loves and trusts them.
Its a duty to inform yourself very good about narcissim - otherwise you will get abused by all kind of narcs - they are everywhere lately - and they do collateral damage to society.
@bryanf7179 I get where you are coming from. Many times people marry or get into relationships with the type of people they are familiar with. ☹️
Josh Brolin - so well-spoken and self-aware. I very much enjoyed this!
My mother is the exact same. She is so funny and hard working, but at the same time, she made sure to make everyone around her feel so low because they weren’t like her.
I am so sorry you were raised by one, they are vile.
That’s not very loving. Pray for her. Melt her heart.
@@Angelina6518 To which god do you recommend? They all seem pretty narcissistic to me.
@@Angelina6518 👍❤️
@@Angelina6518 Telling the truth of one's experience is loving a thing to oneself. Spiritual Bypassing issues and emotions by saying we are "all love" etc. can damage your heath. I was an emotional bypasser (as I grew up with some abuse and lots of emotional neglect and as a survival strategy I became the "good girl" and the always "nice girl") and first got depression (started at age 10 and lasted on and off for decades) and then finally chronic pain and illness and recovered from all of those by going back to my childhood and seeing and feeling my truth.--feeling the shame, grief and anger in my body (all the stuck repressed emotions). Forgiveness comes naturally after all that healing is done--not by forcing yourself to forgive and be ok with everthing and bypassing your truth and all the repressed emotions in your body.
A narcissist will only bring drama and chaos to your life. Drama & Chaos. That’s all they have to offer.
Exhibit A: Trump
True
@@GinaHarrisToo. What a stupid and LOL comment 🤣😂😅😅😅😅😭😭😭😭
@@GinaHarrisToo right on!! The perfect example
The drama to keep everyone on edge, the chaos so they stay confused
My mother in law is a narcissist and everyone including her sons and sisters are scared of her. She is 90 and still hold that certain power. It’s horrendous. I stay away from her.
😯
Too bad. My mother is the sweetest person you'd ever meet.
So sad. My daughter-in-law is one but your mother-in-law sounds horrific!
My 85 year old mother in law is a narcissist and her 3 sons and 3 daughters in laws are afraid of her too. In my older more wiser years I stood up to her recently and she didn’t disappoint….. she yelled and screamed at me to get out of her house and that she would sue me if I didn’t leave. I’m free now! Haha. Took me a long time to not be afraid of her and stand up for myself. She couldn’t handle it because she always loved the control over making my life miserable. Not any more. I’m free !
Narcissist always live long, must be a gift from the devil.
One narcissist can poison lives of dozens.
A little leaven leavens the whole group.
Ya Megan Markle is a prime example of a narcissist
There’s nothing wrong with being a narcissist, as long as they don’t blame anyone else for their losses
Including inducing suicides.
@@TonyRizzo-h5fYou have no idea what you're talking about. When they're pathologically narcissistic... man, they bring misery upon you.
The grin of a narcissist when they’ve “got you” is eery. Chilling.
Exactly! As soon as I read this I thought of an alderman in my city, his grin is scary
It’s a Smug smile they put on. My oldest sister Nancy is a communal narcissist as she puts on this pious Christian front to others but to those that know her she is a raging mean spirited narcissist
I know that smile. My mother used that. I even saw in a coworker. Evil bitches, the both of them.
duper's delight. Chilling indeed.
They SMILE AND IT IS CALLED AN EVIL SMIRK!!!!!! SURE SIGN OF A NARC
Listening this makes me appreciate even more my “plain vanilla…lower middle class…Parents who were PRESENT and disciplined us kids” upbringing. God Bless you Mom and Dad for allowing us the freedom to be KIDS but also making sure we were loved and punished when we misbehaved. 💜💜💜
you are extremely fortunate
@@soniafaye9919 yes I know…I never recognized how fortunate I was until I became an adult and my Dad asking me - a week before he passed - “was I too tough on you growing up?”. I immediately responded : “No Dad…I needed discipline and am the productive woman I am today because of your discipline”. It just rolled off my tongue without thought…because I guess I knew all along but never gave it any thought until faced with the impending loss of my Dad. I’m grateful every day for both my Mom and Dad ♥♥♥
Yes!
I so appreciate Josh’s candor. Josh and I are cut from the same cloth. We grew up in the same time, same punk scene, same upbringing dynamic, growing up in the beach communities of SoCal.
Both of us had narcissistic moms, and I totally get it.
It’s a game-changer when the adult child of a narcissistic parent begins to understand what narcissism is, how somebody got that way, and how it impacts the people they’re closest to.
I am so impressed with Josh Brolin coming through the narcissist abuse, not excusing it, but shining brighter now.
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Has he, though? Has he turned around? Time will tell. His last dust up with the law was a decade ago, but his mule still has some buck left in him.
@missladyanonymity wow. Judging, much?
Highly skilled interviewer, who managed to draw out a fairly cohesive picture from the seemingly disjointed chaos of Josh's inner world. Well done.
Do you write?! That was beautifully written.
@@misscee6629 I do not. I'm neurodivergent, and find the written word very cumbersome. I prefer speaking. Thank you for taking the time to compliment me. Really appreciated.
Brolin gives a great interview. Gravitas … substance…. spontaneity… call it what you like. Reminds me of the Bridges and the Baldwins in his self confidence and his storytelling skills. So yeah. 👍
I don’t know if my mother was a narcissist. Everyone, including my dad, adored her. But secretly, she was bullying and abusing me every day while my dad was at work. So he never got that she was cruel and abusive. She was hugely popular with dozens of lifelong friends. I was her scapegoat for all of her life disappointments. She also gave me a huge amount of cultural mentoring, saw my creative gifts and encouraged them. So living with a narcissist can be confusing. Their giving with one hand/taking away with the other - makes you needy for love and self-doubting. It can push you forward but hold you back. After I turned 4, she basically threw me away emotionally. To this day I feel myself to have been a “motherless” child. And yet, though she passed away years ago, she’s still looms in my mind, my life. Because the child of a narcissist is always in the position of trying to figure out the impossible: WHY???😢
She may have been a covert narcissist. They appear charming to the outward world. Others would not have known.
Same, I can so relate to this.
The why is because your mother was born to be a narcissist and that has nothing to do with you. Accept that and live in health.
Find a copy of the book "Trapped in the Mirror", Adult Children of Narcissists.
@ thank you!
Big Brolin is a cool interesting guy. Love him in everything. We live a life, we try to understand it, grow and heal
I despise seeing abusive people made out to be a force to be reckoned with. His dad should have manned up and kept him safe from this. There's nothing funny or interesting about how Josh Brolin was treated as a child. His mother had mental illness and his father didn't care enough to stick his neck out for his son. Period.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you for this. There wad somewhat of that in my past with my parents and it was very hard
Narcissists know exactly how to manipulate everyone around them -- they use different tactics on different people.
They bully some people, and with other people they play the victim in order to guilt their that person into doing whatever they want.
Dad was also a victim of this narcissist.
@@dicedrice7216 💯agree, she found someone to bully and coerce (James). Probably had a narc parent, a generational trait.
Yup. Being afraid of a spouse or relative is NOT NORMAL.
I cut my narcissistic mother off a little under 2 years ago now. Best thing I ever did.
The months immediately following that change I found very interesting. The absence of her influence sparked memories & flashbacks; unearthed reasons for some of my more “negative” qualities if you will. One of the biggest- was the fact that it was ALWAYS this way, and the reason that she was “nicer” to me as a child was because she could more easily control me- but even then, I didn’t have the freedom of choice that my friends had. She even revealed it one day after I rejected her offer to cut my hair saying:
“You know when you were a child, I used to be able to do things like that and you wouldn’t say a word”
This & amongst many other memories that resurfaced, still give me chills to this day. It’s all about manipulation and control. Nothing else.
It's great when childhood digressions don't become life sentences.
great comment
You have to escape from that sort of family.
So hard to accomplish, too
Sometimes it takes most of your life to get there.
Jane was the ultimate nightmare client at an animal hospital I worked at in Montecito in the late 70'. Scenes in front of her young son, Josh, and James just standing there allowing it. Horrible woman.
We lived in templeton my parents briefly knew her.
Tell us one bad thing she did
They just did, why are you insisting on this under every comment? @@007nadineL
Sounds like freeze response
Just allowing it?
Seriously?
Dad's are notorious for living in ignorance of what their children are up to because it's easier...
Man I've watched several of these clips now and Josh brolin is a super interesting dude. I had no idea.
I watched this and the Rogan interview. I could hang out with this dude any day. He's not full of himself and conversates smoothly.
Agree 💯 with the freedom we had back then. However, I was lucky, my parents were a little strict so we had some boundaries and didn’t go too wild! (Only a little) 🤣
My dad whom died a few years ago at 86 , his family begged him not to marry my narcissistic mom. He did and it has ruined the entire immediate and extended family and everything she touches. She is 85 now and nothing has changed. She isn't happy unless everything is in ruins.
💔 ~ Damn, I had NO idea the hell Josh Brolin went through in his formative years with his "family of origin" and mostly in regards to his Mom! However, wonderful to see him flourishing at this time in his life ... ❤️🩹
It is so damn common how many are narcissists. Thanks to the internet it is a real avalanche of information and revelations.
People being exposed left and right. A huge Bright Light is being shone on the dark, dank cesspit of familial and societal narcissism.
People are waking up to it and its getting harder for these demon-pigs to hide in plain sight, to blend in and do their dirty deeds.
My mom was a narcissistic meanie. My dad rescued me from her. I have always been calm and giving. Let people do what they want. If they were mean or negative I gave them few chances to stay in my circle.
My dad stayed with my mean as shit narcissist mom for 57 years. He quietly enabled all her ruin 😢
@@ZFern9390exact same here
I give em none zero hell negative zero
Go no contact to all narc relatives and people around you. Did not even go to narc moms funeral - my body system said no. Best decision to listen to my body. Body never lies to you.
You don't often come across and interview that can pull you in and wanting to listen for hours.
Bless your heart Josh Brolin (he has been on Rogan just recently as well, for a real long amazing talk). My mom is narc as well. Yeah 'don't ask don't tell'. Hugs from Belgium for who needs it
I am so sorry to hear this.
I grew up in Southern California.
I lived in Santa Barbara twice. Once age 7 , again at age 21.
Back in the 60s And 70s it was such a wonderful place.
I spent a lot of time on that big old warf.
I grew up with a Nass- mom too.
She spent about an hour and a half - 2 hours DAILY just doing her own personal grooming.
Bathing, hair, make-up, nails, wardrobe.
So sad to hear about the tension in the home.
Especially your dad's unhappiness.
I think I was a young teen when I first had a crush on the amazingly handsome James Brolin , and his silky deep voice.
I was so surprised when he married Barbara Streisand.
That seemed so unlikely. I hope they are happy.
Glad you survived your wild youth.😊
James & Barbra were interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning a couple of months ago when Barbra’s autobiography was released & they seemed very happily married.
Barbara Streisand was into helping child sex trafficking
What a great interview. Way to open up. I just became a bigger fan of Josh.
My father is a narcissist and they do cultivate their children. I tell people I was groomed to be his accessory.
My sister was
@ I believe my two sisters are of the four of us; one very cruel and cold and the other covert and manipulative. My brother was very tender hearted. I’m the therapist and black sheep.
This breaks my heart for him 😢
Being the same age as Josh, I relate to much of his story. We still call ourselves the original Goonies!! Gen X'ers to the core! Zero supervision. My mother dropped me off at the Greyhound Bus Station at 9p, out in BFE so I could go hang with my Aunt and all her stoner friends out in Austin, TX. Hippy Hollow. We had grit back then. I think that's why we love Josh. Raw and real!! 💪😎💋
His mother needed him to be this rowdy, dangerous character that she could vicariously live through. So he was trapped in her fantasy and did everything to ensure her attention. She needed him to be a certain way so she could like him... (not love him which she was incapable of)...because he then resembled a romanticized version she wanted to reflect back on her like an extension of some sorts. My mother was the same but with sports.
Excellent insight
Bingo.
The minute narsisists die people prefer to forget about them like a bad dream that finally ended
She sounds like the olden day Jada Pinkett Smith
I can see that 🤔
Why??
@@margaretgarana911
Figure it out yourself
I was born in 1970 and my mother was a version of this. We lived a life where I was simply something to feed and put clothes on. My mother's wants and needs were the only ones in the family. She only cared about herself, and my stepdad, who was presented as my real dad because that was what was most convenient for her, only worried about trying to make her happy, which was a losing battle. There was never any effort put into me. I was never shaped and molded by good parenting. I simply grew up in a bedroom and ate food out of a microwave. It wasn't until I got away from her in adulthood but I put myself together and became successful. And when I told her that she was going to have to put effort into a relationship with me and my children, she told me that she expects us to do all the work. So basically, I cut her off. And to this day, she is a 76 year old woman who is on her fourth husband, and he still serves her kind of like a queen has subjects. I was never anybody's legacy, and I was basically a free-range kid kind of like James here. And you might call me a helicopter parent to my kids, but they are both successful students, successful athletes, and have been raised to not make the major mistakes I did. Nothing is perfect, but my focus is on my kids because I know what it's like to have a parent who's only focus is themselves
Richard, it's commendable that you overcame your childhood. The formative years are so important and sets us up for the rest of our life, good or bad. You must have had a certain resilience within you to survive. Impressive.
@ingridbergman-vz7go I want to be absolutely clear. My childhood was not difficult. There was no abuse, starvation or anything like that. The word I would use is..... pathetic. I made a promise to myself that my life would be lived in service to my children and to be lived by certain standards. The only lasting pain is the Wonder and curiosity about what I could have accomplished if I would have lived in a family that put effort and time into me rather than just existing
pretty standard GenX childhood/adolescence. Parents so utterly self obsessed they should never have had children. Kids who raised themselves.
Boomer here. Was made responsible for my one year old sister from the age of three. Wore the key from age 8. Parents should have never reproduced.
I could say that about ourselves as baby boomers. We raised ourselves.
My mother is a malignant narcissist and I relate to everything Josh experienced 😢
Malig. narcs are the worst of all - they do not deserve the name "mother" they are producers and inside of them there is nobody home - only the evil spirit of narcissism - beware!!!
Oh my! I would have never thought I’d have so much in common with this fellow. My mom and dad’s relationship, family, etc… 😮😎
Thanks 🥰
I've always loved Josh Brolin. Great interview. He's such an interesting and complex guy...
Absolutely fascinating . I could listen to him all day long.
Great candid interview so good if people just tell it as it is/ was. Love Josh for being so honest. ❤
Cruel and crazy parents affect you for the rest of your life. Sad.
I’m the perfect example of that. 80s baby with a life that went off track because of my parent’s shit.
True. You never know what any person has been through.
It's a cop out to blame
@@stephanielane1821 No it's not. Children are just that. Children with developing brains with zero power as the victim of an adult. Want to blame? Go ahead and blame the adult perpetrator.
Big fan of Josh Brolin, the most underrated actor in Hollywood. All the other so called big stars have nothing compared with him
I’m sorry you had to endure this. When you speak out you’re healing so many others that have never been able to even identify why they aren’t whole. They KNOW they’re not but that behavior becomes so normalized that some actually seek it out in their own adult relationships if they’re not actually perpetrating it. We all have to pray for peace, strength and guidance every day.🙏❤️
BUT you hear him. He loves his mom. He actually still needs his mom, maybe even in the insanity of it. He doesn’t need that part just the better residuals of what she did have of herself. Is he better off without her? I don’t know. But sometimes you miss what you don’t have anymore. You don’t miss the insanity you just wish that THAT person could have been so much more to you than they were.
Absolutely, this is how I feel.
I think as we enter our senior years we just simply acknowledge our time on this planet is limited and reflect back to those years gone by .Holding dear the Good times and trying to understand the bad times and just take a Deep breath in and Exhale and just be!
He is missing the mom he never had - not his evil narc mom - at all - he has a big mother wound inside of him. I don´t miss my narc producers - but I do miss a real loving relationship that only a normal mom/dad can give to their innocent child - that´s the different.
Sins of the mother.
One of the most interesting interviews ever.
Been through this whole story before myself
Life in Hollywood… and it sounds like his life with his spouses after have not been much different. I remember with Diane Lane it was all over the news that he was arrested for domestic abuse and violence. Not easy to escape the turmoil you learned to be “normal life with a spouse”
It’s common knowledge he was a bad drunk. Glad he’s living sober
@@crazyralph6386 : narc childhood abuse can make a addict out of you - fact - if you work on your addiction in therapy you can heal from all that narc childhood abuse - it does and did happen to soo many people before - even celebs do suffer from childhood trauma very often - many of those does not recognize it early enough.
Hover parenting today is more abusive than passive parenting decades ago. Psychiatry is finally agreeing with our grandparents... coddling makes kids weak adults. M all rights reserved
This brings up so many emotions in me😢
My dad made me feel so unworthy my entire life
It wasn’t until my kids saw boxes of “self help” books that they understood the pain that I had been through because I could never be who he wanted me to be.
I gave up my life to care for my mom while my brother did absolutely nothing but was always the hero. When I confronted my dad his response was “ well you should take care of your mom- you’re her daughter”.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished….
We were groomed to care about the narcs crazyness - but I did recognized that - late - but still I did - and I told the narc on the phone that she can kiss my axx - that helped me a lot.
Sounds just like my life. In the end I got very ill and couldn’t take care of my narc mother anymore and it was my own daughter who confronted my brothers and said you have to take grandma! And now her hero son has her and won’t speak to me….im the bad guy. After twenty five years of caring for her he has had her a year and says I ruined his life smh.
What a fascinating interview. So glad I stumbled upon it.
I am on so thankful, grateful, appreciative of my parents, and I know how supremely blessed I have always been. I love you, and miss you, Mother, and Daddy❣️
Children today are too organized, coddled and made competitive today. We use to just go out and play and worked it out.
To be honest, kids these days live the Hollywood lifestyle I can imagine child actors did from the 80s onwards. Their whole lives are documented by photos and videos put online by narcissistic parents. And these are the people we went to school with, now giving their kids ridiculous names. These kids are basically treated like Disney stars and that, and eventually they have a Miley Cyrus type identity crisis and have to find out what life is really like without the constant glamour, which is really just their overbearing parents.
I bet you don’t even have kids 😂
Is that the fault of the child?
Soo true,insightful,I find super competitive people cringy.Insecure,needy ,etc.
That’s such a beautiful thing to say “ Nobody compares to my Mom “ there’s still such a deep love there ❤
I don't think he meant it lovingly. More like fascination.
I felt there was deep love there ❤️
Wow, a real human being being real, especially a Hollywood person.good for him.
I grew up in the seventies with all that “ freedom” that some people talk about. It’s bs. My siblings and I are lucky to have survived with just some broken bones and scars . We would swim in the Ohio river ! A half mile from tree rivers stadium! In the 70s you know how filthy that water was! And that’s a fast moving river with a lot of barge traffic . We were ten to 12 jumping in between the shore and the barges and one time that barge drifted back to the shore so much my brother and a friend couldn’t squeeze between ,they almost died that day. At seven I found a huge pile of hard core porno magazines in a parking lot . I had no idea what I was looking at . We use to hitch hike to the public pool six or seven kids piling in strangers cars sitting on strangers laps . CCD classes was Monday nights. I use to walk home by my self in the cold dark of winter two miles through the city. I was like nine. I did the same Wednesday nights for Girl Scouts . I was raking leaves around the neighborhood for extra money and this guy told me to come inside for a pop and I was taught to listen to adults so I went in his creepy dark house sat on his creepy sofa with no lights on cause “ it was hot and the light bulbs made it hotter” I was told and I remember how it smelled weird in there and i wanted to leave and he was giving me a bad vibe and I finally ran yelling I needed to get home for dinner left my dads rake in the yard . My older brother at 12 would jump on trains with his friends . We weren’t havin* great adventures we were being stupid kids making horrible decisions because we had no adult watching us and giving guidance. That letting your kids be “ free “ bs is just ridiculous lazy and delusional thinking. My job is to raise my children in a safe loving environment and have grand adventures with them
I think that something in-between the two is appropriate. I'm glad that you survived ❤
Omg,my life exactly with my 4 older siblings,cousins.They had a train track in the backyard,we would jump in & out between the cars.Soo dumb& then the dikes of the Alleghany River.Would tree swing naked into this rushing waters.Throw rocks at the indians on their reservation,broke windows.CCD on monday nights & Girl scouts,brownies.My mother died when i was 11,got lung cancer at 9.. I feel like i had nine lives.I never married or had kids.I broke the cycle of severe mental illness & celtic litters of kids. 😌
Wow, josh a survivor. How did he get out of the destruction and live good reality lifestyle
Yes indeed - that guy is a true survivor of narc abuse and other substances - he made it - and he is one of us true, strong and real loving human beings and survivors. May god bless us all for that.😇💝💖
Love Josh Brolin, great actor!❤❤❤❤❤❤
My mother was a narcissist. Narcissistic mothers hate their daughters. 1972 She almost killed me. I wish she had. It would’ve been better if I hadn’t continued to suffer.
Sorry to hear that :(.
Did she go to jail for trying to kill you? God has a purpose for you. I pray for healing for you.
A clever narcissistic mother will get her son to destroy her daughter so she doesn't get her hands dirty.
I am sorry :( It will be a relief that she is gone. My mother is a covert narcissist and has got so much worse in her elderly years.
Be strong dear. Indeed God has a purpose for you. I was there in many ways and I always found truth in this verse "When my father and mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up " Prayers and love❤
💜Survivors... scapegoat or truth teller survivor 🙌🏽🙏🏽
Often both
Yup some of us knew what we were growing up with...even if we did not have the words to describe. And when you see that they know you see then you learn to just stay away as much as possible. Cuz you will always get criticized, blame and their judgement all while they perform in front of others at your expense. For me cutting ties was the only way out. Life is better that way.
Some of us only get better after our mother's die😂🧐🥴🥺😥🤣
I’m a good person, despite my parent’s best efforts. Battle of the narcissists.
@@jhcali71 After being raised by narcissists - Some choose the dark side, some stay in the Light, as painful as that is, it is the best option by far. Josh Brolin obviously chose the Light.
Sadly, Yes
Some of us have to endure a narcissistic mother who lives for way too long.
Damn... that's real talk.
I named my son brolin after Josh I have always liked him but knew he had issues now I know why he had issues very sad that it was because of his mum...but he will always love her childrens love is so Pure and unconditional...❤
Santa Barbara was always eclectic … I thought there was a reason why I liked you. You’re a surfer at heart… I have history in Santa Barbara and was raised in Long Beach. All Beach towns were different but the same… I think you are a good blend of Hollywood and realism. Keep up the good work stay faithful finish well surfing tomorrow a secret spot go eat at Shoreline Café and get the Hawaiian plate or fish tacos … my pal MARSHMALLOW owns it ALOHA
Sounds like he was raised by Beth from Yellowstone
Bro !!! 💀 😅
Beth is not a narcissistic character.
Sounds like growing up with mom and dad was a real treat
That courthouse in Santa Barbara is spectacular!
It's not that they didn't know, it's that the parents don't want to know!
We were just Gen X. We weren't gonna see 30!! 😂
Everyone feels like that when young
@Tinyflypie how old are you?
@@DanaQuinn88 32
@@Tinyflypie But a mere babe in arms…lol. 😂
@pommiebears not really. I lied. I'm 75
How come there is no adressing of the impact, the chronic trauma, the hurt , caused by his mother, the lack of the natural loyalty and good calming things a litle child need from his parent(s) ?
Hmmm, he’s not ready to talk about that yet.
Maybe it's in the book?
@@citygirlingraham : Why should he mention all those very private hurt feelings - openly - in a 15 Min. Interview? Nobody would do that openly and in a hurry.
Best not to dwell in the past too long. Nobody wins.
An unexamined life is not worth living.
Forgiveness is essential to living free from past trauma.
@@GinaHarrisToo A life lived in the past is not worth living
@@pawsnclawsOG Absolutely, forgive and move on. Don't live in the past.
God, I wish I was that kind of stupid. Just forgive and put it behind me, right? No night terrors into my 5th decade, no struggle with self-worth, self-esteem, or even doubt. Just put it behind me, forgive, and move on, like some kind of perfectly functioning monster that nothing sticks to.
Almost like a Good Will Hunting element to him. Somehow, his talent genius and ability all survived and evolved through the chaos. 🙏
Genius? Lol 😆
@hensonlaura did you see No Country? Acting is art. I thought his portrayal of the character was a great compliment to the Oscar winning character portrayal of Javiar Bardem as Anton. Night and day , and yes, high levels of intelligence and talent go into this art form.
Sandra Locke wrote a book on her relationship with Clint. And this was a woman that they knew quite well. Sandra had nothing but bad things to say about her. Described her as absolutely nuts and a major manipulator.
One of my favorite. Truly kool kool Kat. James Dean, Paul Newman and Josh Brolin!
That's someone who admires his mother, her multifaceted personality, and all of her faults.
Josh has such cool Stories !
Not cool at all
I feel like Graham is the best interview on the internet
Howard Stern, in recent years, has become a great interviewer, though he doesn’t ask as open ended questions and allow the answers to flow as well as Graham Bensingee
My mother horrible narc. Still living playing games in her 80s
I hope you make peace with her. Do you know her backstory, what caused her to be that way in the first place ?
@@stephanielane1821 : Piece with a narc is not possible - no contact - is the only solution - don´t care at all what made a narc person out of her - that is none on my business.
@katysummer9418: nasty old narc producer became 92 years old - not even the devil wanted her in hell - go into no contact and do care about yourself only - get you help from a well known therapist who knows what narcissism really means to people. You will learn to love yourself - and that´s the best thing that can happen to us survivors of narc abuse.
His experiences brings that to the acting ability. Such a great actor.
I RESPECT YOUR HONESTY… we all have at least one novel in us
where was his dad at,is my question?
Thank you for speaking out. Many of gen X grew up with narcissistic baby boomer parents.
That's ridiculous you can only speak about boomers you know well. It's as stupid as saying your gen are all limp spoiled brats.
Also you Josh brolin was born in 1968. As close as a gen x can get to being a boomer
I think more accurately, Boomers get accused of being selfish, there's a difference. And that's usually just from young people who feel entitled to what the older people/their parents have/had. Pure narcissism is the new world order among the young now, and it's been an increasing trend for 40 years.
For example a Boomer can't fathom why or how someone becomes an "influencer." They'll tell you to grow up and get a real job. The influencer may actually make more money than the Boomer did, but that's incidental. It's really about the motivation. An influencer doesn't want a boss or coworkers telling them what to do, they must be the center of everything. They don't work well with others.
@@D-Fens_1632it's just taking advantage of an opportunity present in society now. That alone doesn't make it right or wrong, that is what people need to do to get ahead, take advantage of opportunities. I don't think it's healthy to follow a lot of them but that's a different story.
Thank god when a person can rise above the mind games of a Narc
Stopped speaking to my Narcissist Mother for my 40th birthday
Great interview.
My guy lived a life!
He looks and sounds just like his father🤩
He’s a really good actor. I like him.
His dad was smart to marry rich the next time around 😂😂
Ironically another narcissist
Chaos - Endless Drama - Self Destructive While Pronouncing Loyalty = the hallmarks of the dysfunctional personality and narcissistically abusive person. Josh Brolin is so candid and so on point about the dynamic of his parents relationship - - being neglected while your parents teeter constantly on pulling apart - being miserable but constant appearances being kept up . . . . the rough wake of a narcissistic parent for the family is unfathomable.
Sadly my ex and our second daughter are so this. My daughter is so much like him mom. I’ve tried. We have spent time, I’ve done so many therapies with her and solo to be the supportive parent, to connect with her, to understand what is happening… I kept asking people over the years from 8-18, what to do. To this day she eats people up. She has no real friends, she has a new love of her life every 6-9 months, the One, and then ruins their lives, goes from love bomber to to angry victim like the switch of a light.. it’s brutal to watch and it seems I can do nothing now … to anyone who it might matter, seek support from people other than therapists. Our education system has failed at the university level. That’s the place I might have done better. If I had better support for myself, maybe I could have seen how to be a better mom. Seen what she needed. I fully know it’s on me; as the parent. I did try. These conversations weren’t there, I could not see the places I could have been present or listened better.. or whatever. We really need healthy community, tribes, when raising kids. …
I was on board with your comment till you got to the part where you claim it essentially "takes a villiage". Children need focused parents not random neighbors. But even a good parent can't always prevail, if the other one is a sabateur. I'm sorry about your child. It's so hard when a child you love is either mentally ill, or just chooses a bad path. I have a niece and nephew that have both chosen to be selfish, hateful and criminal. He's a pedophile on top of it all, & even tried to drown his 2 daughters.
Our family is destroyed.
Wow , 'nobody compares to my mum. ' Maybe because she was totally herself. What a statement !!
I can see his dad in his face, never noticed that before
Love and healing prayers.