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Introduction Trauma is often described through symptoms such as anxiety, emotional reactivity, trauma bonding, dissociation, or hypervigilance. While these experiences are real and important, they are only part of a much larger story. Trauma reshapes how safety is...
Introduction: What is emotional trauma? Many people living with the effects of trauma describe feeling persistently on edge, emotionally overwhelmed, or unexpectedly shut down. These experiences often persist even when life appears stable and safe. Rather than...
How Complex Trauma Affects Relationships Introduction: What is C-PTSD or Complex Trauma? Many people struggle in relationships without fully understanding why. They may notice recurring patterns of conflict, emotional distance, intense attachment, or sudden withdrawal...
Covert Narcissism and Overt Narcissism are the two sides of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Overt Narcissism is traditionally associated with striking behaviors around admiration seeking, limelight hogging and grandiose aims, backed by open manipulation and...
Malignant Narcissism: The hard edge of NPD Malignant narcissism represents the hard end of the NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) spectrum. As a spectrum, NPD includes on its soft end individuals showing narcissistic traits without combining to coherent,...
Trauma bonding is a psychological concept that grew in popularity of late, though it is still often misunderstood. It functions using complex, often paradoxical mechanics making it particularly damaging to the victim, who experiences profound confusion and loss of...
Narcissist meaning and every day symptoms Narcissistic traits can be hard to spot, if at least because real narcissist (NPD) are gifted at projecting a perfect image. They are also fairly fluent in manipulation, controlling the narrative, rewriting history, and...
MBTI test and other classification can appear confusing at first, but provide a helpful shorthand for psychological exploration. As for many things in psychology, the birth of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) came from simple real life. Katharine Cook Briggs was an...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a subject that often provokes curiosity and concern. Narcissists are relatively common in the population but the term also acts as an occasional insult making any discussions around the topic sensitive. Let us examine in more...
Introduction: On words, psychology and emotions Egocentrism, selfishness and narcissism are not just words, they are psychological concepts and cognitive-emotional "bricks" that help us assess fairness, bonding and shared meaning in a relation. Confusing selfishness,...
Let's be honest, most of us spend an ungodly amount of our life at work. Workplace communication styles are a multifaceted aspect of professional life that significantly influences collaboration, productivity, and job satisfaction. It is as much "town hall" meetings...
ASPD - Anti Social Personality Disorder is the modern appellation for what used to be referred to as sociopathy and psychopathy. ASPD is not just another tag but another way to structure and conceptualise both disorders in a coherent protocol. There is ongoing debate...
