The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 3)

The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 3)

Continued from Part 2: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/09/19/the-weaponization-of-ambiguity-a-call-to-rename-npd-to-support-victims-of-sociopathic-violence-in-a-world-of-rising-narcissism-part-2/ In an oversaturated language, I ran out of words to describe the extent...
The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 2)

The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 2)

Continued from: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/09/11/the-weaponization-of-ambiguity-a-call-to-rename-npd-to-support-victims-of-sociopathic-violence-in-a-world-of-rising-narcissism-part-1/  The natural world is rife with much richer analogies than our “higher”...
The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 1)

The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 1)

Part 1 of 4 In 1980, the DSM-III first added narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) to its diagnostic manual. It incorporated the trait of passive aggression, which applies primarily to covert/vulnerable NPD. We don’t diagnose passive aggression anymore because most...

Five Ways to Heal Your Self-Esteem After Leaving an Abusive Relationship

The aftermath of an abusive relationship can be a challenging time. You may feel like you’re not good enough, that you deserve the abuse, or that you’ll never be able to find someone else. It’s important to remember that none of these things are...
Narcissistic Abuse & Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Narcissistic Abuse & Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Although not formally recognised by the DSM, the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) describes C-PTSD as a disorder that can develop after witnessing an event, or series of events of an extremely threatening nature. These events may have...