Heartbreak, childhood trauma and developing the skill of moving on (Q&A)

How to become an adult, attention addiction, inner child and more, covered in this Q&A session.

(00:00) Getting Started

(00:29) Richard Summing Up and Revising His Work So Far, Part 1

(05:37) Richard Summing Up and Revising His Work So Far, Part 2

//Q&A Section//

(11:14) "What have you noticed over the years about any correlations between intelligence, trauma, the self-actualization process, CPTSD recovery, etc?"

(13:42) "For people with childhood trauma, is it more an issue of learning how to grow up and becoming an adult?"

(15:07) "How do you feel about adult children of alcoholic meetings?"

(15:24) "How can you tell the difference when you're in a healthy state vs. using avoidance techniques?"

(16:54) "Is heartbroken the same as being addicted to the attention a narcissist gives you? Because it seemed more like withdrawals."

(20:29) "Is emotional literacy exercises another way to connect to the inner child?"

(21:38) "What's up with anyone who consciously chooses to 'never grow up'?"

(22:24) "Does an apparent hurt inner child need to be integrated or let go of?"

(24:31) "How come you've become so wise?"

(26:07) "Does marriage go against our primal instincts?"

(28:14) "Being oversensitive vs. being emotionally abused?"

(28:57) "Any advice on protecting your mental health when working with BPD clients?"

(29:36) "If you're able to really love somebody, you don't live only with your primal instincts"

(30:34) "You're so patient with people. How do you re-charge so you don't get cranky?"

(32:29) "How to get NPD girlfriend out of my house without letting her tears stopping me?"

(36:02) "Why are we hypernormalizing emotionless sex and how to survive in this world of that kind of dating?"

(40:08) You're Not Qualified to Live in a Narcissistic Way