Fix CPTSD Podcast | Psychology and Philosophy in Narcissistic Times with Richard Grannon

Trauma healing and CPTSD Recovery. How trauma conditions you, and steps to resolve that. (00:00) Intro (03:21) The Resolution of Trauma (07:28) Nasty Inner Voice (11:19) Super Ego Q&A Section (19:12) "What do I need to work on to find the bad ones less attractive?" (29:19) "Can we compare religion vs. Your own moral philosophy to watching your channel and doing your courses and being part of a community which contributes to the understanding of difficult topics?" (34:22) "How do you forgive and release the anger?" (43:11) "I have nightmares too. How to stop them?" (47:58) "Are you choosing questions or is this like a lottery? (55:49) "Where do you start when you have mostly past bad experiences with friendships and relationships?" (1:12:24) "In therapy, when you get to the icky bits where you acted out of character during traumatic times how do you stop the fear of being a bad person pass?" (1:08:06) "My yang moments often are triggered from the CPTSR"

Understanding Unconscious Rules and Healing CPTSD, unconscious blockages, different approaches to healing and therapeutic process (00:05) Hello (03:01) Problems With the Way Mainstream Academic Psychology is Done (05:50) Is Taking an Academic Serious Approach Necessary? (07:44) Talking About the Importance of Words and the Way We Use Them (11:39) Unconscious Rules That We All Live by (14:59) An Example of an Unconscious Rule That Says “Don’t Heal” (16:33) Talking About Gregory Bateson’s Double Bind Theory (20:08) If You’re Running a Rule That Says “Don’t Heal”, Then It’s Not Happening (23:55) That “Evil Nurse” That’s Torturing You is Probably a Little Child Inside You (26:36) Should We Call Inner Critic Inner Abuser?`` (30:07) What is Inner Critic Really? (33:53) Answering Short Questions (35:36) How Do We Differentiate the Codependent From a Narcissist? (39:25) Answering Short Questions (41:34) Goodbye

Examing your relationship and when to leave it (00:08) Why So Late (1 a.m. now) (01:23) If You Feel Horrible: Leave (05:19) Why Do You Feel This (08:47) My Hopes Just Crashed Q&A section (14:31) "There’s a literal narcissistic program!" (16:02) "How many languages do you speak fluently?" (17:17) "I’m curious as to how many years you are now free of your own personal cluster b toxic poisonous horror nightmare manipulationship?" (18:39) "Are you related to Eddie Izzard?" (19:52) "Similarly to therapy, would you suggest that there is an expiration date or pause phase t o watching your videos for help?" (22:51) ​"I'm not sure if I am dating a covert narc or just an immature person who wouldn’t support me even with my best friend’s fatal disease, any ideas how I can find out?" (25:19) ​"How important have you found social connections and community to be in leaving the old crap behind and thriving?"

What Alchemy REALLY is and how it can help us transform our suffering into higher consciousness (00:00) Brief Excursion (04:53) Alchemy (What It is) (07:07) Eastern Concepts (Zen, Vedic) (09:22) The Gold is Not Gold, the Jewel is Not a Jewel (13:17) One Transmutation for Us All to Work on (24:32) CPTSD Healing (29:02) Life, a Boat, a Stream (35:11) Magnum Opus (Human Divinity/individuation) (44:06) Emotional Literacy & Alchemy Q&A Section (45:16) "Is CPTSD a new cornerstone in the mental health world?" (45:41) "How important is forgiveness?" (48:06) "How do I deal with CPTSD & BPD where I can't feel anything but numbness?" (48:40) "How do you heal deep abandonment issues?" (49:09) "Is feeling negative feelings from doing the emotional healing work going to make the pain less?" (50:19) "How to deal with silent treatment?" (51:08) "I would love to have nothing to do with my abuser, however she is in late stages of alzheimer's, and I must care for her... Right?" (51:23) "Do neural pathways heal when you learn how to feels safe, or visa versa?" (51:51) "Is it possible that suffering is actually a tunnel to higher consciousness" (52:44) "How do you respond to constant exasperation?" (53:14) "How do I get in contact with you for online therapy?" (54:38) "Can a narc have a love relationship with another narc?" (56:02) "Can you suggest someone if therapy with you is not possible?" (57:32) "How did Gandalf the Grey become a white wizard?" (57:59) "How do I stop raging at people I love and pushing them away when I need them?" (59:43) "Did you watch the Snowden interview on Rogan? What do you think?" (1:00:46) "What do you think of theramin trees analogy of Christian god as a narcissist?" (1:03:36) Goodbye

Richard Grannon talking all about CODEPENDENCY and getting rid of it + Q&A session (00:00) Intro to Codependency (03:15) Dealing With Emotional Flashbacks With the Help of the Free Course (05:33) Why Codependency Goes Beyond the 4-f Response (06:46) Why It’s Very Hard to Get Rid of Codependency (09:05) Why Stronger Boundaries Around Belief System is Necessary (12:04) One More Reason Why Codependency is Difficult to Overcome (15:54) How to Help Yourself (19:06) Another Problem With Codependency (21:27) How to Ask for What You Want (24:00) The Confusion That Follows When You Start Doing What You Want (26:03) The Role of the Super-ego (30:11) Why Dealing With Codependency is Important (32:20) Experiencing Guilt as an Emotional Flashback (34:19) Doing Thing That Are Not Good for You Over and Over Again (35:24) Talking About Zizek vs, Peterson Debate, Part 1 (37:05) Talking About Zizek vs, Peterson Debate, Part 2 (41:14) Answering Short Questions (44:19) Trying Collectively Figure Out What Psychosomatics is (48:03) Thoughts on Psychotropics (49:56) How to Start Identifying Emotions (51:39) Talking About Defiance (53:26) What’s the Difference Between Fawning and Humility (55:22) Richard Talks About His Own Experience of Dealing With Emotional Flashbacks Part 1 (59:46) Richard Talks About His Own Experience of Dealing With Emotional Flashbacks Part 2 (01:04:36) Richard Talks About His Own Experience of Dealing With Emotional Flashbacks Part 3 (01:06:51) Richard Talks About Where He’s at Now (01:11:44) Wrapping Up

Why do we need to be more present? How is that going to help you heal? Why is it important that we have boundried, conscious interactions? (00:00) Stating Today’s Topic (03:39) How Presence Affects Consciousness (06:51) Why We All Need To Slow Down (09:54) The World Lacks Humble People (13:15) We Can’t Just Abrogate Responsibility (17:17) Answering Questions Q&A Section  (19:19) How To Recognize An Emotional Flashback (22:31) Did Society Create All These Disorders? (26:12) Conspiracy Behind People Getting Obese, Mentally Ill And Addicted (30:41) Tricky Population Governance Questions (34:53) The Problem Is Not Capitalism Itself, It’s Just We Have A Very Predatory Form (37:33) The Aspiration Is Too High, But Sometimes The System Really Lets People Down (40:55) Goodbye

A spontaneous Q&A session dives into the complexities of relationships with narcissists and the challenges of counter-dependence. The host explores the nuances between CPTSD and BPD, alongside the intricacies of grieving and emotional growth. Insights into the transformative power of Reiki and martial arts are shared as healing practices. The discussion touches on the relationship between mental illnesses and evolution, concluded with a light-hearted note on trauma and its implications in relationships.

If you're living with narcissistic, abusive parents there are a few things you can keep in mind that will help you thrive in that situation. There are strategies and things you can start thinking about to prepare yourself for healthy, responsible adult life. Go check out Fortress Mental Health Protection: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKZtdT7GPsE (0:30) Review the Situation You're in (1:00) The Power Dynamic (2:10) Forced Fawning Response (3:20) Be Insincere but Consciously (5:40) Any Communication is Potential for Abuse (7:15) Be Careful in Your Intimate Relationships (9:48) Pleading (11:08) It Will Pass

Is there a war on love? Has our capacity to be intimate been sabotaged? Why are people anxious about their sexuality? A talk about reality of love, intimacy and vulnerability in our emotionally violent culture, including the Q&A. (00:00) Hello (01:27) Paranoid Conspiracy Theory Time (06:06) We Live In Times When Love Itself Has Been Controversialised (10:35) If You’re Alone, It’s Not Necessarily Your Fault Q&A Section (12:24) “How do I get out of this mindset?” (13:38) “Our relationship with some parts of ourselves is becoming schizophrenic, What does it mean?” (16:33) “Is there a connection between an increase in sexual hostility and violence from men and feminism demonizing men?” (21:18) Controversialisation Of Love And Intimacy Is Taken Further To Controversialisation Of Men (25:49) Splitting And Black & White Thinking Are The Classic Responses To Traumatizing (29:23) Answering Short Questions (30:37) “So those of us who meet someone and truly fall in love is by chance?” (33:41) “How do we train our subconscious to feel worthy of love and connection?” (34:52) “How do we reconcile profound loneliness with profound fear of intimacy/abandonment?” (36:31) “How to deal with the feeling of being love leading to believe it’s toxic?” (39:57) “How can I find a good psychotherapist that actually understands narcissistic dynamics?” (40:21) “If Czechs can’t lead in dance due to past communist regime, why can Ukrainians and Russians still do it?” (41:54) Advice On The Correlation Between Today’s Subject And Long-Distance Relationship (44:18) “Were you able to find love and relationship after what you’ve been through?” (47:32) Is It Possible To Make Love Just Happen? (52:55) Responding To Short Comments (56:01) Goodbye

How healing is similar to strength training and why consistent daily action will make you stronger. Doing necessary things daily is a key. (00:22) Hello (05:32) Pain (09:38) You Can Affect And You Should (16:02) Why Insist On Always Being Operating at Maximum Efficiency? (20:57) Seek To Connect With How You Feel Q&A Section (21:48)  "​How do I deal with a covert sociopath at work who has everyone else fooled and has already got 2 of my workmates fired?" (23:27)  "What's the key difference between the repattern the inner parent course and the heal the superego course, please?" (30:42)  "How do you discern between healthy helpful creative mythological thinking, in terms of dreams and analysis and backward thinking?" (35:02)  "How do I emotionally deal with people that lay next to you at the beach being it basically empty?"