Survivors of narcissistic abuse often suffer from Complex PTSD, commonly termed C-PTSD and defined by prolonged, sustained traumatic grief. Symptoms include the manifestations of traditional PTSD at an amplified level, coupled with a subconscious guilt-ridden refusal to reclaim one’s sense of self and inability to enter into healthy, meaningful relationships with others – intimate or otherwise. […]
Be the Change You Wish to See: Start Right NOW!
Sometimes, when we’re finally alone with our thoughts at the end of an exhausting day, they start to wander to things that are important but have been perhaps brushed aside for more immediate daily concerns. We lose the ability to visit these thoughts in the chaos of our busy schedules, and we stir up deeper […]
Managing Depression: Healing from the Inside Out
Clinical depression is all-consuming. It affects us physically, mentally, and emotionally, causing body aches and pains, racing thoughts, feelings of being extremely overwhelmed and makes us want to lash out in anger or respond with tears. Depression can cause us to become completely disinterested in the things we once loved to do. We can disassociate […]
The Narcissist’s Pursuit of (False) Happiness
Pathological narcissism is derived from deep-seated shame. While there are hereditary factors, much of the sociopath behavior displayed by this behavioral disorder is propelled to the surface due to negative circumstances, particularly trauma. Once the chaos has subsided, the emotions felt are vanished into the recesses of the narcissist’s mind with the hope that they […]