A study published in the The Turkish Journal on Addictions reveals a link between alcohol use disorder and pathological narcissism.
Toxic Shame
On shame-based behavior, its role in dysfunctional narcissism, and why it is importance of compassionate understanding.
Since founding Narcissistic Abuse Rehab in 2019, I have worked with hundreds of victim-survivors from across the world. They come from every background, culture, profession, gender, and age group. Their professions vary from physicians to engineers to full-time parents. But, what they share is a particular kind of wound. One that left no visible evidence that anything had happened at…
THE FALSE SELF IS A FAKE PERSONA dysfunctional people invent as a psychological defense mechanism against re-living adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as traumatic stress. A child’s construction of a false self is an adaptive process. Children may develop it to cope with unmet needs, especially the absence of support the child requires to differentiate themselves from their caregivers. When…