Tag: Psychological Mechanisms

Deja-vu: Fight Gaslighter’s Secret Techniques, Messing with YOUR Mind

This video provided an in-depth analysis of gaslighting, describing it as a manipulative psychological tactic used primarily by psychopaths to destabilize victims’ sense of reality through techniques like déjà vu, semantic satiation, and induced dissociation. It highlighted the emotional abuse involved, including invalidation, twisting of reality, and coercion, while emphasizing the importance of recognizing gaslighting signs, documenting experiences, asserting one’s reality, and seeking external support or professional help. The discussion also referenced academic perspectives, including Michelle Foucault’s interpretation of madness, and concluded with practical advice for victims to regain self-trust and mental health. Deja-vu: Fight Gaslighter’s Secret Techniques, Messing with YOUR Mind

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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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3 Ways to Manipulate Codependent People-pleasers (Clip: Vaknin Narcissism Summaries YouTube Channel)

The video discusses three manipulative steps to control people pleasers: clearly communicate expectations, show measured pleasure when expectations are met, and express profound disappointment when they fail. It then delves into the psychological dynamics of people pleasers, highlighting their core automatic thoughts such as believing their happiness comes at others’ expense, needing to earn happiness through hard work, having to bribe others for acceptance, and feeling compelled to compromise their own boundaries. These insights explain the internal struggles of people pleasers and those parentified in childhood, linking their behaviors to deep-seated beliefs and introjects from critical or absent parental figures. Vaknin Narcissism Summaries

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Anticipate and Preempt? Not Always Healthy!

Sam Vaknin, explores the role of contempt in narcissism as a preemptive defense mechanism that protects narcissists from emotional injury by devaluing others, thus ensuring their emotional invulnerability. He also discusses how anticipatory behaviors, such as preemptive abandonment and reaction formation, stem from anxiety and fear of negative outcomes, often leading to self-fulfilling prophecies that bring about the very disasters individuals seek to avoid. Lastly, he highlights how anticipation and catastrophizing can constrict and limit life, causing psychological harm by fostering behaviors that inadvertently realize feared outcomes.

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Covert Narcissist’s Sadistic Envy Fantasy (conference presentation)

The intricate relationship between covert narcissism, malicious envy, and sadistic behavior, emphasizing how covert narcissists harbor a deep wish to destroy those they envy due to feelings of inferiority and rivalry. It highlighted findings from a recent Italian study linking grandiose narcissism, narcissistic rivalry, and malicious envy with sadism, illustrating how these traits drive the desire to inflict pain and regain control. The conversation underscored that sadism in narcissism is fundamentally about power and control, often masked by fantasies and pseudo-morality, with covert narcissists exhibiting particularly pronounced passive-aggressive sadistic tendencies.

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