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Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism Part III of III

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism Part III of III

by Maria Anna van Driel | Sep 15, 2022 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Personality Disorder

“You are a bad person if you respond poorly to me” When we search for a clinical explanation about the topic of narcissism we find very strong identifiers that we can zero in on. Identifiers like pathological self-absorption, an inflated ego, and a sense...
Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism Part II of III

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism Part II of III

by Maria Anna van Driel | Sep 2, 2022 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Personality Disorder

I want to start the second part of this trilogy by offering you a compliment and that I am convinced because you are here and reading this article because you are wanting to learn.  In other words, you are the kind of person that wants to receive input in a way that...
Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (Part 1)

Off Label Patterns That Reveal Narcissism (Part 1)

by Maria Anna van Driel | Aug 17, 2022 | Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Self Care

Gaslighting, what is it, and how it alters your reality Happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise, and anger are the six basic emotions psychologist Paul Eckman identified during the 1970s. Basic emotions that he suggested are universally experienced in all human...
Projecting the Shadow Self is Surreptitiously Seeing Our Darkness in Others

Projecting the Shadow Self is Surreptitiously Seeing Our Darkness in Others

by Maria Anna van Driel | Jul 12, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

The shady perfection of a phoenix-like transformation * This article contains behavioral descriptions that correspond, or are largely similar to, behaviors that have spawned from long-term exposure to mental and physical abuse. When you have experienced this kind of...
Modern Psychology Needs Flexibility and Techniques, Not Brutal Force

Modern Psychology Needs Flexibility and Techniques, Not Brutal Force

by Maria Anna van Driel | Jun 22, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor

Post-Traumatic Growth; Can We Embrace New Possibilities? By Maria Anna van Driel, www.nexttruth.com When somebody experiences a traumatic event, they are often supported by people in social, work, legal, and clinical contexts who ask them repeatedly to recount their...
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