by Bonni Benton | Oct 9, 2024 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy
Continued from: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/09/25/the-weaponization-of-ambiguity-a-call-to-rename-npd-to-support-victims-of-sociopathic-violence-in-a-world-of-rising-narcissism-part-3/ I want to preface the following with a distinction between “a narc” and...
by Bonni Benton | Sep 25, 2024 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy
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...
by Bonni Benton | Sep 19, 2024 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy
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”...
by Bonni Benton | Sep 11, 2024 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2024 | Attachment Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Awareness, Money & Healthcare
Mental health services in the UK have always been hard to access. In the past 5 years, they can no longer meet the increasing number of suffering individuals’ needs. The recurring question is, “Why are more people diagnosed with depression/ADHD/...
by Deborah E. Padilla | Jun 4, 2024 | Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Awareness, Nature
Therapists acquire knowledge to help the suffering. A cognitive-behavioral theorist focuses on reframing negative thoughts, and a Freudian helps comprehend the unconscious mind. Often, a client’s treatment plan reflects a particular approach. The session is...