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Avoid Toxic Love of Toxic People

In this video, Sam Vaknin explored the concept of toxic and conditional love, emphasizing how unhealthy early experiences with love lead individuals to misinterpret and rely on corrupted forms of affection characterized by performance, coercion, and manipulation. He explained the detrimental effects such as codependency, borderline behaviors, triangulation, and infidelity, highlighting how these dynamics create unstable and damaging relationships. Ultimately, true love is described as unconditional, embracing individuality and autonomy, whereas toxic love demands change and control, inevitably resulting in relationship breakdowns. Avoid Toxic Love of Toxic People

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09.11.2025

Bipolar Disorders Not Borderline Personality Disorder!

The discussion centered on distinguishing between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder (BPD), emphasizing that bipolar mood cycles are long and predictable, while BPD mood shifts are rapid and unpredictable. The impact of a borderline mother on a child was highlighted, particularly the child’s internalization of blame and the inability to form a secure mental model of the mother’s behavior, leading to lasting emotional challenges. Personal reflections on the speaker’s own borderline mother illustrated how early trauma and lack of support contributed to her condition and the family’s coping dynamics.

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12.09.2025

It’s Okay To Say: Mother Is The Problem (The Nerve with Maureen Callahan)

Sam and Maureen Callahan discussed the challenges faced by individuals with borderline or dysfunctional mothers, highlighting two main issues: negative messaging that instills feelings of unworthiness and the mother’s tendency to set the child up for failure. Children dealing with such mothers often internalize the blame, believing they are the problem to avoid the terrifying truth that their mother is dysfunctional, which could threaten their survival. This deep-seated belief makes it difficult for individuals to achieve self-awareness and accept that the dysfunction lies with the mother, not themselves, as the inner child remains fearful of this reality.

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08.09.2025

Narcissist: How I Experience My Narcissism (Aware, Never Healed)

The speaker deeply explores the complexities of living with narcissistic personality disorder, describing it as a painful and isolating existence marked by a false self that masks an absent true self. He emphasizes the challenges of achieving genuine self-awareness or healing, noting that narcissism is an entrenched personality structure resistant to change despite intellectual understanding. The talk also highlights the emotional detachment, internal battles, and recurring cycles of despair and grandiosity that define the narcissist’s inner experience.

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26.02.2021

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