The speaker explains the narcissistic cycle of idealization, devaluation, and their added phase of discard, showing how a narcissist devalues external and internal objects to avoid cognitive dissonance. Discarding the
Narcissistic abuse is more than external mistreatment; it is deeply rooted in the narcissist’s internal psychological processes. The phases of idealization, separation individuation, and devaluation reflect the narcissist’s struggle with
The speaker explained that narcissists, when stressed, can shift into borderline and then psychopathic states due to low frustration tolerance, with aggression aimed at eliminating perceived internal sources of frustration.
The video explored the dynamics of the narcissist mind, focusing on the stages of shared fantasy, starting with co-idealization where the narcissist idealizes and internalizes an idealized image of their
Sam Vaknin explained that narcissists perceive others not as separate external entities but as internal objects or avatars within their own minds, using primitive defenses such as projection and splitting
The dynamics of abusive relationships, emphasizing how victims unconsciously bribe their abusers by conforming to a submissive and dependent role to maintain their presence. The abuser sustains a grandiose self-image
The next stage, having converted you into a maternal figure in his own mind, the narcissist tests you. And then he continues to do the same to you because he
when I pioneered the field of narcissistic abuse in the 1980s I also coined the phrase all I had at my disposal were studies by scholars with who preceded me
The speaker describes borderline personality disorder as alternating idealization and devaluation—approach-avoidance cycles fueled by early developmental dynamics that create abandonment anxiety and intermittent reinforcement. Five core processes—object (interject) inconstancy, failure
