Narcissism The Family And Madness

Author : Maria T. Miliora
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narcissism, the Family, and Madness written by Maria T. Miliora and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narcissism, the Family, and Madness applies the constructs of psychoanalytic self psychology - with a focus on narcissistic fantasies - to the life and works of Eugene O'Neill. The self psychological analysis of O'Neill's plays enables us to see how narcissism and violence are intertwined in dysfunctional families. In many of the plays, violence and madness erupt when characters lose the important emotional experience of having a sense of belonging to a home and family. Another theme explored in the book is how family dynamics of a destructive nature contribute to individuals becoming chemically addicted. In short, the book addresses the important contemporary issues of dysfunctional families, violence, madness, and addictions and shows how these themes derive from O'Neill's experiences growing up within an addicted family.

Author : Richard Skerritt
Publisher : Dalkeith PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9781933369143
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meaning from Madness written by Richard Skerritt and published by Dalkeith PressInc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A substantial fraction of the people around us suffer from personality disorders. To cope, they distort both their reality and ours. Their behavior can be baffling and puzzling, and worse, they often abuse those closest to them. The author presents a new and effective way for people to understand and recognize the three of these disorders that often lead to abusive behavior. Describing each using a single dynamic - an underlying motivation - rather than a list of behaviors is an easier way to grasp and deal with these disorders. He then describes the psychological defense mechanisms that stabilize the distorted world created by the disordered, and explains how substance abuse adds fuel to the fire of disordered behavior. he also offers the latest thinking on the prospects for improvement with treatment, and a realistic perspective on the likelihood that the disordered will choose this path.

Author : Sister Renee Pittelli
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 1478755520
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narcissistic Predicaments written by Sister Renee Pittelli and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLEASING GOD WHILE PROTECTING YOURSELF Adult Children of narcissistic families often find themselves in predicaments that people with normal families never have to face. They spend a lifetime being stuck in no-win situations, forced to make uncomfortable choices, and then being made to live through the consequences with no support and no appreciation. Offering encouragement, comfort and wisdom, and filled with helpful suggestions, step-by-step guides, and just-right scripture verses, Narcissistic Predicaments is exactly what you need to help you set boundaries and free yourself in accordance with biblical principles. Including The 21 Rules of No Contact and 102 Questions to Ask Yourself When Deciding Whether to End an Abusive Relationship, here are the answers you’ve been looking for. When you try to set boundaries, have you been accused of not being a “good Christian,” because: *You are not honoring your father and mother? *You have to “forgive and forget,” even though your relatives refuse to stop their abuse? *You must forgive unrepentant evildoers because Jesus said “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do?” *You are taking revenge by enforcing consequences? *You have to “love your enemies?” In Narcissistic Predicaments, the author will help you let go of the guilt, learn effective strategies for protecting yourself, and find out what the Bible really says about dilemmas such as: *Should you let your estranged relatives have contact with your children? *Dealing with the family meddler who tries to intervene between you and your abuser *Working in the family business *What to expect when you upset the apple cart by getting married *What to do about holidays, weddings, and family celebrations *Does your abuser’s apology automatically cover those who took her side against you? *What to expect from estranged relatives who want to drag you back in *Reconciling on your terms, not theirs *If you leave, who will take care of your abusive parents in their old age? *Visiting a dying abuser *When your abuser or estranged relative dies- funerals, condolences, obituaries Just as a single narcissistic abuser refuses to allow others their autonomy apart from him, the narcissistic family does not see and accept its members as separate individuals. The uniqueness of each person and their differences are not celebrated. Instead, individuality and free-thinking are perceived as threatening and not allowed. Anyone who breaks from the group mentality will be shut up or shunned. There is one way of thinking, one opinion for all. If you offend one of them, you offend them all. If you set a boundary and say something to one, it’s as if you said it to the whole clan. If one is mad at you, they’re all mad at you. If one isn’t speaking to you, they’re all not speaking to you. And if one suddenly decides that they are speaking to you again, then everybody is speaking to you again. The only wild card they never consider is whether you will want to speak to them again. They simply assume that you will passively go along with whatever the group decides, just like all of them do. In the Bible, God instructs his children on how he wants them to relate to and live in peace with each other. He is not instructing the children of God on how to be loving and forgiving toward, live in peace with, and maintain relationships with the children of Satan. As Christians, we are to take up the full armor of God and fight the dark forces of evil, not peacefully co-exist with them. A breath of fresh air for Adult Children of abusive families, this compelling book will help you find the peace our heavenly Father promised you, His beloved child.

Author : Julie L. Hall
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0738285781
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Narcissist in Your Life written by Julie L. Hall and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly illuminating examination of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and its insidiously traumatic impact on family members and partners. Packed with insight, compassion, and practical strategies for recovery, this is a must-read for survivors and clinicians alike. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has a profoundly dehumanizing effect on those subject to its distortions, manipulations, and rage. The Narcissist in Your Life illuminates the emotionally annihilating experience of narcissistic abuse in families and relationships, acknowledges the complex emotional and physical trauma that results, and assists survivors with compassionate, practical advice on the path of recovery. Whether you are just learning about NPD, managing a narcissistic parent or other family member, leaving a narcissistic relationship, or struggling with complex PTSD, you will find life-changing answers to these common questions: What are the different forms of NPD? Is my partner a narcissist? Why do I keep attracting narcissistic personalities? How can I help my kids? What happens in a narcissistic family? Why did my other parent go along with the abuse? Why am I alienated from my siblings? Why is it so hard to believe in myself and my future? What is complex PTSD and do I have it? What are the health problems associated with narcissistic abuse? Journalist, survivor, and NPD trauma coach Julie L. Hall provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, affirming, and accessible guide that will not only help you understand narcissistic abuse trauma, but will help you overcome trauma cycles and move forward with healing.

Author : Jen Grice
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545495179
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Can Survive Divorce written by Jen Grice and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can survive divorce and even thrive! Do you feel like you are emotionally bleeding but no hospital can make it stop? Like you are a dead woman walking? Like you'll never be able to climb your way out of this heavy, suffocating place? Know this: With Jesus, you'll make it out, and you'll be okay. Jen Grice had to stop fighting for a marriage that had been dead for years and then had to work through the trauma of divorce proceedings and life thereafter. It wasn't easy, just as your own struggle isn't. But now Jen is healing and whole, as you can be. In this book, Jen holds your hand as you walk through the pain. - See a way out of the darkness of divorce-into the light. - Discover a hope-filled, fully redeemed future ahead. - Find hope in a devastating time. There is no roadmap through this foreign territory we call divorce, but here are those who have gone before us to light the way. As Jen shares her personal healing story, she points out God's promises and His healing and protection that will help you not only survive this difficult time but eventually thrive.

Author : AMANDA HOPE
Publisher : AMANDA HOPE
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book NARCISSISTIC PARENTS written by AMANDA HOPE and published by AMANDA HOPE. This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to learn how to survive the hell of a narcissistic family, overcome toxic parents' hurtful legacy, and reclaim your emotional autonomy? If yes, then keep reading! Narcissistic Personality Disorder is not a mental illness or disease. It is a personality disorder characterized by self-centeredness, lack of empathy for others, and an exaggerated sense of one's own importance. People with NPD tend to be extremely competitive, are exploitative of others in their personal lives and the workplace, and maybe envious of others or believe that others are envious of them. Children of narcissistic parents often grow up depressed, with low self-esteem, and feel unworthy and unloved. Narcissistic parents brainwash their children with love and attention, but they constantly put their children down, belittle them and oppress them. The reality is that narcissists effectively deny a child's entitlement to a mother's affections, her approval, her appreciation of her child as well as her love. This guide will show you a set of clinical tools and psychological techniques that will empower you to take back control of your life. It will help you understand narcissistic parents better, how to stand up to them, and set some boundaries in your relationship with them. You will be able to learn how to resist the manipulation tactics of a narcissistic parent and be more assertive. Also, it will help you cope with feelings of worthlessness that come from being raised by a narcissist who is always putting you down. ★★★This book covers the following topics:★★★ Psychological Abuse Becoming Aware How to Fortify Your "Self”? Growth Strategies - Empathy Simple Tips and Tricks Narcissist and Adult Children Narcissistic Passive-Aggressiveness Move Out from A Toxic Environment ...And much more! Ready to get started? Click the BUY NOW button!

Author : Karyl McBride
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416551328
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Will I Ever be Good Enough? written by Karyl McBride and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource for daughters of mothers with narcissistic personality disorder explains how to manage feelings of inadequacy and abandonment in the face of inappropriate maternal expectations and conditional love, in a step-by-step guide that shares recommendations for creating a personalized program for self-protection and recovery. 50,000 first printing.

Author : Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 : 9780029254349
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Narcissistic Family written by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman and published by Free Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Hope for Treating Adults Who Have Grown Up in Emotionally Abusive Families In this compelling book, the authors present an innovative therapeutic model for understanding and treating adults from emotionally abusive or neglectful families families the authors call narcissistic. Narcissistic families have a parental system that is, for whatever reason (job stress, alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, lack of parenting skills, self-centered immaturity), primarily involved in getting its own needs met. The children in such narcissistic family systems try to earn love, attention and approval by satisfying their parents needs, thus never developing the ability to recognize their own needs or create strategies for getting them met. By outlining the theoretical framework of their model and using dozens of illustrative clinical examples, the authors clearly illuminate specific practice guidelines for treating these individuals.

Author : Danu Morrigan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913657116
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You're Not Crazy - It's Your Mother written by Danu Morrigan and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensively revised and expanded new edition of Danu Morrigan's #1 bestselling book, which has helped tens of thousands of daughters of narcissistic mothers around the world.Do you find yourself emotionally bruised, upset and confused after being in touch with your mother? Do you somehow feel like you're not a real person in her company? If so, you are far from alone. Millions of daughters experience the samehall-of-mirrors dizziness. Many of them have come to the conclusion that their mother has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and that explains all that they have suffered. This book explores this - maybe it will resonate for you the same way and make you feel understood and validated as never before.This new edition includes a wealth of new insight and understanding learned by Danu over the last ten years, including: Clarity about escaping the toxic dynamic, through The Four Steps to Freedom; managing our fear of regretting our decisions; how Stories steer us without us realising; the NM's performative kindness and performative love; overcoming the trap of The Silent Treatment; distinguishing narcissistic 'niceness' from genuine decency; how to recognise, get, and contribute to healthy relationships.

Author : Charles Zeiders
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000024806
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Malignant Narcissism and Power written by Charles Zeiders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using psychodynamic theory and riveting case material, this book dissects the figure of the malignant narcissist leader (MNL). Across the world today, individuals and societies are impacted by unprecedented disruptive influences, from globalization and climate change to economic uncertainty and mass migration. The rise of populists and would-be saviors has promised certainty for anxious populations, but how far are such leaders suffering from the MNL pathology? Through the psychoanalytic lens of Otto Kernberg, the authors explain the etiology of the charismatic MNL’s clinical features: charisma, grandiosity, criminality, sadism, and paranoia. The book outlines the limitations and complexity of diagnosis, contextualizing the MNL within the transcendental and millenarian movements, and discusses the patho-dynamics of high-pressure groups and totalitarian regimes, including types of groups, methods of mind control, categories of constituents, the corporate totalitarian state, and the authoritarian demagogue. The book looks at a wide range of leaders including Donald Trump, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Roger Ailes, Keith Raniere, Jan of Leiden, and Credonia Mwerinde. Distinguishing the disordered personality of the MNL from other personality disorders, and presenting a new model of overlapping descriptors to categorize high-pressure group types and identifying types of followers as well, this book represents essential reading for psychodynamically minded psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, sociologists, political scientists, and those working in organizational development.