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Narcissism: Birth Order, Siblings (Literature Review)

The discussion explored the likelihood of siblings developing narcissistic personality disorder, emphasizing that birth order and being an only child have minimal impact on the development of pathological narcissism, which is likely influenced more by genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Studies indicate that both overt and covert narcissism can arise from different parenting styles and sibling dynamics, with sibling conflicts correlating with traits like Machiavellianism and subclinical psychopathy. Additionally, parental warmth may paradoxically increase narcissism risk, while rejection tends to elevate psychopathy, highlighting the complex interplay between genetics, parenting, and sibling relationships in personality development.

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08.10.2025
Epstein-Maxwell, Their Hebephile, Pedophile Clients: Psychological Profile of Pedophilia-Hebephilia

How Narcissist Experiences/Reacts to No Contact, Grey Rock, Mirroring, Coping, Survival Techniques

The lecture explored the intricate psychology of narcissists, explaining their post-traumatic origins, ontological insecurity, and dissociative nature, which result in a fractured and unstable sense of self. It emphasized the futility of emotional or rational engagement with narcissists, highlighting their lack of genuine empathy, paradoxical thinking, and manipulative power dynamics resembling a cult-like religion centered on the false self. Practical advice was offered on managing relationships with narcissists, including maintaining emotional detachment, reversing manipulation cycles, and leveraging their magical thinking and paranoia to one’s advantage.

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07.10.2025

Sexualizing Anxiety and Anxiolytic Sex: Misattribution of Arousal

The concept of misattribution of arousal, where anxiety and sexual arousal are often confused or interchangeably misidentified, impacting emotional and physiological responses. It highlighted how anxiety can be mistaken for sexual attraction and vice versa, with both conditions influencing behavior and perception, including gender roles and narcissism. Various studies were discussed, emphasizing the complexity of emotional labeling, the risks of misattribution in relationships, and the importance of self-awareness to accurately differentiate between anxiety and true sexual arousal. Sexualizing Anxiety and Anxiolytic Sex: Misattribution of Arousal

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06.10.2025

Artificial Human Intelligence: Brain as Quantum Computer?

The speaker discussed their new project focused on developing a mathematical specification for an implantable PLL chip that would enable the brain to perceive the entire quantum wave function, including all collapsed and non-collapsed states, effectively transforming the brain into a powerful quantum computer. They argued that the brain is naturally limited to perceiving only collapsed (pointer) states due to evolutionary and structural constraints, and that this chip would “deceive” the brain into experiencing all quantum states as real simultaneously, greatly enhancing computational capacities. The speaker connected this approach to chaos theory, information theory, and quantum mechanics to overcome current limitations in measurement and quantum interpretation, aiming to establish a deterministic quantum framework that resolves longstanding philosophical and scientific issues. Artificial Human Intelligence: Brain as Quantum Computer?

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05.10.2025

Narcissist’s Idealization in Grandiosity Bubble

Sam Vaknin explained the concept of grandiosity bubbles as defensive fantasy constructs narcissists create to maintain an inflated self-image and avoid confronting reality, especially during transitions between sources of narcissistic supply. These bubbles serve as temporary, protective isolations where the narcissist can recover from narcissistic injury without experiencing humiliation or collapse, contrasting with more stable shared fantasies maintained in pathological narcissistic spaces. The grandiosity bubble ultimately dissolves without harm, enabling the narcissist to resume their manipulative cycles of idealization, devaluation, and exploitation.

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04.10.2025

Your Defensive Identification with the Aggressor (Abuser)

The psychological concept of “identifying with the aggressor,” where victims of abuse unconsciously adopt traits and behaviors of their abusers as a defense mechanism to cope with trauma and gain a sense of control. This process, rooted in childhood development and psychoanalytic theory, often leads to maladaptive coping, perpetuates the cycle of abuse, and results in long-term negative mental health impacts. Despite being a survival strategy, this identification does not protect victims but exacerbates victimization, causing internal conflict and complicating recovery.

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03.10.2025

Back to Our Future: Neo-Feudalism is End of Enlightenment (Starts 01:27)

The speaker discussed the ongoing societal shift from Enlightenment ideals—science, liberal democracy, and bureaucracy—toward a resurgence of feudalism characterized by theocracy, oligarchy, and totalitarianism. This regression reflects widespread disillusionment with elitism and institutional failure, leading to a nihilistic period where the masses reject Enlightenment values in favor of authoritarian models reminiscent of the Renaissance and Middle Ages. The speaker concludes that this transition represents a clash between two opposing worldviews, with feudalism and totalitarianism likely to dominate in the near future. Neo-Feudalism.

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02.10.2025

Healthy Self-regulation vs. Dysregulation

Sam Vaknin explores the concept of self-regulation, emphasizing that it primarily concerns controlling behavior rather than internal processes, and highlights its significance in goal attainment and impulse control. He critiques the traditional notion of the “self” in self-regulation, noting the fluidity of identity and the social context’s role, and discusses the challenges posed by impulse control disorders and emotional dysregulation, especially in conditions like borderline personality disorder. The talk also touches on the distinction between self-regulation and self-management, the biological basis of impulses, and behavioral therapy’s role in developing regulatory strategies.

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01.10.2025

SECRET Reason Narcissist Devalues, Discards YOU

The speaker explores the complex behaviors of narcissists, particularly their tendencies to devalue, discard, and replace partners as a reenactment of unresolved childhood conflicts with their mothers. They explain how narcissists manipulate their partners mentally by internalizing and controlling their inner critic and ego functions, leading to emotional abuse that is more about the narcissist’s internal struggles than the victim. The discussion concludes by connecting the rise of narcissism to broader societal shifts from agricultural to urban living, and predicts even more adverse psychological effects with the advent of the metaverse and virtual realities.

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01.10.2025

When YOU Adopt Slave Mentality in Narcissist’s Shared Fantasy

The speaker explored the concept of slave mentality in victims of narcissistic abuse, explaining how narcissists enforce a shared fantasy that suppresses victims’ autonomy and identity. The speaker emphasized that victims often succumb to this mentality because it offers a deceptive sense of safety, predictability, and unconditional love akin to a secure childhood base. Additionally, the discussion highlighted how abuse and slave mentality serve as organizing principles providing victims with a structured, albeit harmful, worldview that is difficult to escape despite the oppressive nature of the relationship.

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01.10.2025

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