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Narcissism: Jung’s Mother Archetype Absent

In this video, the speaker discussed Carl Gustav Jung’s concept of the mother archetype, emphasizing its complexity beyond the typical nurturing and loving image, highlighting its role in self-love and individuation. The speaker explained how the archetype represents internal self-nurturing qualities, contrasting this with pathological narcissism, where individuals fail to internalize a good maternal figure and instead seek external validation. They also noted Jung’s warning about the negative aspects of the mother archetype, where it can become possessive and hinder individuation, contributing to psychological difficulties. Narcissism: Jung’s Mother Archetype Absent

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31.10.2025

Narcissism – Quo Vadis? (with Anwesh Satpathy)

In this discussion, Professor Sam Banknt elaborated on narcissism, differentiating between healthy primary narcissism and pathological secondary narcissism, emphasizing the fluidity and overlap between narcissistic and other personality disorders. He critiqued the current psychiatric diagnostic system as outdated and pseudoscientific, advocating for a unified approach to personality disorders while highlighting societal issues like the rise of narcissistic traits amplified by technology and social media. The conversation also addressed the challenges of regulation, societal impacts of arranged marriages, and the interplay between narcissism, religion, and culture in modern times. Narcissism – Quo Vadis? (with Anwesh Satpathy)

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31.10.2025

Horrible Families Raise Horrible Adults (with Familias Horribles)

In this insightful podcast discussion, Professor Sam Vaknin delves into the complexities of narcissism, distinguishing between healthy narcissism and pathological narcissism, which arises from early childhood abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics, primarily influenced by the mother. He explains the roles of siblings in narcissistic families, different narcissist types, and the intricate psychological mechanisms like projective splitting and fantasy bonding that sustain narcissistic abuse. Vaknin also clarifies common misconceptions about narcissists versus psychopaths, the challenges of healing, and emphasizes the rarity of true narcissistic personality disorder amidst widespread misinformation. Horrible Families Raise Horrible Adults (with Familias Horribles)

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23.10.2025

Fix your Narrative, Heal Yourself: Narcissism Narrative Therapy

The video is focused on the concept of narrative therapy as a means to address failures in self-narratives commonly seen in disorders such as narcissism and borderline personality disorder, emphasizing the reconstruction of personal stories to enhance self-efficacy and identity cohesion. Techniques discussed included externalizing conversations, re-authoring one’s identity with therapist collaboration, and involving outsider witnesses to provide supportive perspectives. The therapeutic goal is to empower individuals to rewrite their self-narratives creatively, fostering personal growth and problem-solving through a collaborative and values-driven process. Fix your Narrative, Heal Yourself: Narcissism Narrative Therapy

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22.10.2025

Borderline: Narcissist’s Mirror (and Avoidant Personality Disorder)

In this video, the speaker explored the psychodynamic relationship between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), proposing that BPD is a mirror image of narcissism, with distinct but parallel mechanisms of control and anxiety relating to presence and absence in relationships. The discussion included differences in how both disorders manage intimacy, separation, and devaluation, as well as their avoidant and schizoid phases, contrasted with avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), which shares some symptoms but differs fundamentally in causes and behavioral responses. The speaker also illustrated avoidant personality disorder with a clinical example, emphasizing its common misdiagnosis due to overlapping traits with BPD and NPD despite distinct psychodynamic foundations.

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21.10.2025

Autists Lack Empathy, “Empaths” Deceive, Manipulate

In this video, the speaker presented evidence from recent studies showing that children with autism spectrum disorder exhibit deficits in empathy and self-conscious emotions such as guilt and shame, likening these traits to those found in narcissists and psychopaths. The discussion also highlighted that so-called empaths are often narcissists or psychopaths who manipulate others through deceptive signaling of high sensitivity as a strategy to gain sympathy or control. Overall, the speaker emphasized the complex interplay between neurodevelopmental and personality disorders, challenging common perceptions about empathy and victimhood. Autists Lack Empathy, “Empaths” Deceive, Manipulate

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20.10.2025

Overt+Covert Narcissist in One Person: Self-supply (44:17), Binary Narcissism

The speaker discusses the concept of a system of residuals in narcissism, where two distinct narcissistic self-states—overt and covert—can coexist simultaneously within one individual, leading to internal conflict and dissonance. This binary system arises when neither state is effective alone, resulting in self-supply dynamics through mutual hostility and fantasy defenses. The speaker suggests that this state, while challenging, presents a unique therapeutic opportunity to induce vulnerability and promote healing through educational and empathetic interventions. Overt+Covert Narcissist in One Person: Self-supply (44:17), Binary Narcissism

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17.10.2025

(GERMAN) Do Social Media Trigger Narcissism? (Südwestrundfunk SWR.de)

In der Besprechung wurde das Thema der narzisstischen Auswirkungen sozialer Medien auf Jugendliche diskutiert, insbesondere wie Plattformen wie Instagram und TikTok Selbstbezogenheit und Isolation fördern. Psychologen betonten, dass die ständige Suche nach Aufmerksamkeit und Likes ein fragiles Selbstbild kaschiert und dass soziale Medien menschliche Nähe und reale Beziehungen gefährden. Es wurde empfohlen, sich bewusst mit den eigenen Werten und Zielen auseinanderzusetzen, um der Oberflächlichkeit und Suchtpotenzial entgegenzuwirken. (GERMAN) Do Social Media Trigger Narcissism? (Südwestrundfunk SWR.de)

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17.10.2025

Serial idealizers, Anxious People-pleasers, Addicts: NOT Narcissists

In this lecture, the speaker, Sam Dagny, explores misunderstood behaviors often mistaken for pathological narcissism, focusing on serial idealizers, anxious people pleasers, addicts, and individuals with borderline personality disorder. He differentiates these groups by highlighting their unique psychodynamic processes, such as the serial idealizers’ rapid fantasy creation, people pleasers’ anxiety-driven boundarylessness, addicts’ denial of control, and borderlines’ fear of abandonment and engulfment. The talk emphasizes that grandiosity, while common in narcissism, also appears in various other mental health disorders, cautioning against conflating grandiosity with narcissism itself.

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16.10.2025

Querying the Enemy: Hurt People Question Narcissism’s Aftermath (Q&A Skopje Seminar, 2025)

In the seminar, Professor Sam Vaknin discussed the dynamics of narcissistic families, explaining concepts like projective splitting, the roles of scapegoat and golden child, and the conditional nature of love in narcissistic relationships. He emphasized the difficulty in recognizing narcissists due to cognitive dissonance, the contagious nature of narcissism, and distinctions between narcissistic traits and clinical narcissism. The session also touched on complex issues such as shared fantasies in relationships, the rare clinical diagnosis of narcissism compared to narcissistic traits, and the unique sexual dynamics in narcissists. Querying the Enemy: Hurt People Question Narcissism’s Aftermath (Q&A Skopje Seminar, 2025)

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15.10.2025

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