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How Narcissist is Mortified (Empathy Aphantasia)

The video explored the immutable nature of pathological narcissism, emphasizing that while behaviors and attendant disorders can be treated, the core narcissistic self remains unchangeable. It introduced the concepts of mortification and modification, linking them to aphantasia and the misinformation effect, which disrupt the narcissist’s memory and self-perception, leading to catastrophic internal collapse. Additionally, the discussion highlighted the narcissist’s extreme suggestibility, reliance on external validation, and the complex interplay between false memories, grandiosity, and identity defense mechanisms. How Narcissist is Mortified (Empathy Aphantasia)

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10.11.2025

Narcissist? Trust Your Gut Feeling: 4 Rules to Avoid Bad Relationships (Intuition Explained)

In this video, the Speaker emphasized four essential rules for recognizing genuine relationships and warned against deception, particularly in dealings with narcissists and psychopaths, highlighting the importance of trusting and verifying intuition. They explored the philosophical and psychological foundations of intuition, distinguishing three types—identic, emergent, and ideal intuition—and their roles in personal growth, decision-making, and recognizing underlying truths beyond rational analysis. The discussion also focused on the limitations of rationality, the significance of empathy as a form of intuition, and the challenges posed by narcissistic personalities that lack genuine selfhood and authenticity. Narcissist? Trust Your Gut Feeling: 4 Rules to Avoid Bad Relationships (Intuition Explained)

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09.11.2025

Smear Campaign: Turn Narcissist’s Flying Monkeys Against Him/Her

The speaker introduced the concept of “flying monkeys” as individuals manipulated by narcissists to carry out vindictive agendas such as smear campaigns against victims. They recommended strategies to turn these flying monkeys into double agents by feigning compliance or fear, feeding them disinformation mixed with truth, spying on the narcissist, and collecting evidence for future legal action. The overall aim is to subvert the narcissist’s control, expose their conspiracy, and protect oneself from reputation damage. Smear Campaign: Turn Narcissist’s Flying Monkeys Against Him/Her

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07.11.2025

Narcissist’s Impostor Syndrome and Hypervigilance

The speaker discussed the narcissist’s tendency to misinterpret compliments as insults due to their underlying imposter syndrome, which causes chronic self-doubt and hypervigilance. The conversation distinguished between imposter syndrome, characterized by internalized feelings of fraudulence in narcissists, and imposter phenomenon, where competent individuals feel undeserving despite their achievements. The speaker emphasized that narcissists maintain a fragile, fabricated self-image masked by grandiosity, which ultimately conceals a profound inner void and lack of authentic identity. Narcissist’s Impostor Syndrome and Hypervigilance

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31.10.2025

Why Narcissist Couldn’t Care Less About YOU: Cancel Reflex, Romantic Distancing

In this video, the speaker explored the psychology of narcissists, describing their behavior as driven by a compulsive need for narcissistic supply, indifference, and contempt toward others, often manifesting in a “cancel reflex” that devalues and dismisses people as interchangeable objects. The discussion highlighted how narcissists lack emotional empathy, exhibit virulent envy, and engage in antagonistic relationships that often lead to emotional distancing, especially in intimate partnerships, where abandonment and infidelity may occur. Ultimately, the speaker emphasized that narcissists’ destructive patterns result in retribution and isolation, underscoring their immature mental state and the inevitable consequences of their behavior. Why Narcissist Couldn’t Care Less About YOU: Cancel Reflex, Romantic Distancing

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28.10.2025

Why Narcissist Devalues YOU (Hint: Wants YOU “Dead”) – Binary Narcissism

In this video, Sam Wagner explained that narcissists devalue intimate partners because they resist conforming to the narcissist’s rigid internalized “snapshot” and challenge their grandiosity, which threatens their sense of control and exacerbates their deep-seated existential emptiness. He detailed the complex internal dynamic of narcissists stuck between overt and covert states, where an internal “civil war” leads to simultaneous idealization and devaluation of others, with the overt part interacting with external sources for narcissistic supply while the covert part preemptively devalues those same sources to protect itself. This internal conflict results in confused and damaging relational patterns, uniquely constituting what Wagner terms “narcissistic abuse.”Why Narcissist Devalues YOU (Hint: Wants YOU “Dead”) – Binary Narcissism

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27.10.2025

Narcissist and Attention: It’s Complicated

In this video, the speaker explored the concept of attention, identifying three types: synoptic, targeted, and inclusive, with narcissists predominantly exhibiting a hyperfocused, targeted attention to secure narcissistic supply. The narcissist’s attention is narrowly constricted, disregarding any information irrelevant to maintaining their grandiose self-image, often resulting in an impaired ability to perceive broader consequences or social cues. Consequently, narcissists operate with a binary, one-track mindset, prioritizing attention solely for self-regulation and neglecting other meaningful stimuli or insights. Narcissist and Attention: It’s Complicated

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20.10.2025

Make Narcissist FEAR YOU: Abandonment Anxiety, Annihilation Dread (Twin Anxieties)

In this video, Sam Vaknin explains the narcissist’s fear of abandonment, highlighting the paradox where narcissists both dread abandonment by their idealized objects yet push others away during the devaluation phase due to their twin anxieties of abandonment and annihilation. He elaborates on how these anxieties influence narcissistic behavior and offers strategies to leverage the abandonment anxiety in the idealization phase through threats of leaving, while using implied power to deter abuse during the devaluation phase. Vaknin emphasizes that understanding these dynamics can help those involved with narcissists manage or mitigate abuse, although his primary recommendation remains to cut contact if possible.

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16.10.2025

Impotent Sexual Narcissist: Erectile Dysfunction, Premature Ejaculation

The video is focused on the complex relationship between narcissism, particularly covert narcissism, and sexual dysfunction, emphasizing psychological factors such as intimacy fears, autoerotism, and the challenge to the narcissist’s grandiose self-concept. Research findings were discussed highlighting that narcissistic traits and psychopathy correlate positively with erectile dysfunction, while Machiavellianism and high sexual self-efficacy may have protective effects. Additionally, the impact of personality disorders on sexual dysfunction in chronic pain patients was reviewed, underscoring the importance of addressing underlying psychological issues for effective treatment.

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13.10.2025

Narcissist’s Relationship Cycle Decoded and What To Do About It – Part 1 of 3

In this seminar, Sam Vaknin explored the complex psychology of pathological narcissism, explaining it as a result of childhood trauma and arrested development, characterized by repetition compulsion, emotional dysregulation, and a pervasive self-loathing. He detailed the cyclical nature of relationships with narcissists, including love bombing, idealization, devaluation, and discard, emphasizing the narcissist’s unconscious attempt to resolve early maternal conflicts through intimate partners. Vaknin highlighted that narcissists, lacking true self-love and stable identity, use their partners to fulfill unmet developmental needs, ultimately leading to a toxic dynamic where separation and individuation can only occur through devaluation and discard.

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13.10.2025

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