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

There is so much posturing in some of the "spiritual" circles. It goes even into the Buddhist and academic circles. Why all that? There's no need to overcomplicate things which were meant to be simple. (00:25) Kallisti and the Golden Apple (02:35) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy & Training Objective Constancy With Zen Meditation (06:31) The Concept of Radical Acceptance (09:37) When Physical Conflict is Less Painful Than One's Suffering (12:22) Spiritual Competition & "The Kallisti Effect" (19:37) Don't Put on a Front (Why Am I Swearing?) (22:01) The Dangerous Cycle of Idealization, Devaluation, Discarding (24:38) No Need to Obsess Over Supernatural Aspects of Buddhism or Taking the Stories Too Literally

Can you heal yourself with visualisation? Maybe that'd be too much to promise. But isn't the fact that the imagined experience and a real experience is seen as the same by the brain, mind-boggling? NLP has been used in the context of healing and emotional recovery for some time now. How and why does it work? Let's dive in into that right now! (00:01) Hello (00:48) Your Body and Brain Don't Really Know the Difference Between the Real Experience and the Experience That's Vividly Imagined (06:16) NLP for Healing (10:34) Why Does NLP Work? (15:10) The Heavier Your Story is, the Less Options You Have //Q&A Section// (18:07) "Before having a healthy relationship does one needs to be healed?" (19:03) "Maybe you should come up with a blue belt/black belt system, some of your videos are for people further down the healing path and can come off overwhelming or offensive to newbies" (20:26) "How do you get sociable in today's climate?" (21:18) "I seem to attract narcissistic people, my mother seems to be one too. Am I doomed?" (22:07) "I've got mad and turned the TV off but only because Richard said the truth and I did not want to hear it" (25:10) "Do you believe that a person can heal and still have multiple narcissists around them?" (26:21) "How do narcissists handle the conflict of gaining supply from their child success and sabotaging, so they will never leave?" (28:37) "How did you follow bachata instructions in Prague language wise?" (30:09) "How do you deal with the loneliness after cutting out a toxic person who was a large part of your happiness before?" (32:39) "Is being alone bad? I'm not really enjoying people's company, is that bad?" (33:30) "What if you have no recollection or knowledge of trauma in childhood but you've had some toxic narcissistic relationships and resemble a victim?" (34:32) "How do you deal with stress when you only know self-harming ways being satisfying?" (37:47) Talking About the Dark Triad Part 1 (43:25) Talking About the Dark Triad Part 2 (44:45) "Could all the negative emotions be distilled to fear?" (47:14) "How do I rebuild my credibility after an online slander defamation campaign?" (49:11) "How can I rebuild my relationship with my mother after going no contact?" (50:25) "Any tips for co-parenting when you are both likely dealing with c-ptsd?" (52:43) "Do we all have trauma because the village is gone?" part 1 (56:40) "Do we all have trauma because the village is gone?" part 2 (58:31) "How to build a fresh perception of people after losing the naivety?" (1:03:43) "Can a black sheep ever really trust and build a relationship with a golden child in the narcissistic family unit?" (1:08:39) "How's the knee?" (1:09:44) "Golden child is usually narcissistic? I was temporarily the golden child" (1:10:59) Goodbye

Meditation is not the only way to achieve mindfulness and mental calm! Sometimes your brain might need to take a slow walk in nature. And sometimes just sit on a bench and observe. If you want to invite more mindfulness into your life then listen right now!

When you pull out of the virtual, created world, you wake up to the now. The present moment. The present is simply what is. How precious is that? (00:20) The Dangers of Getting Lost in the Story (04:58) Performing for Others in the Social Media World (07:53) It's Not a Point-scoring Game & Why Reality is Far Better (11:03) On Meditation

The world is crumbling all around you? Everything seems to be falling apart? Can we achieve meditative states in all of that? And, without meditation frustrations? (00:15) Don't Fetishize Meditation (02:01) How a Moral Philosophy Will Improve Your Life and Meditation (05:28) What to Do if You Find Meditation Distressing? (08:49) Visualization vs Meditation & How Social Media Relay on Content (13:19) Association vs. Dissociation (15:00) How We Are Reliant on 'The Voice-over' (20:34) What You Want is to Come Back to Reality (23:34) The Media Spiking Your Adrenaline and Traumatizing You (27:47) Take Action in This Reality (30:27) We're Worshiping the Idols Themselves (35:23) The Normalized Narcissism and Dissociative Identity in Our Culture (38:26) People Trapped in Materialism (40:28) Recommending the Cure for All of That (45:17) When You Want to Be Kinder to Others //Q&A Section// (47:35) "Reducing the suffering in the world as much as you can" (49:17) "Why do I feel like I'm wasting time if I'm doing nothing?" (50:33) "Can you speak more to your definition of entitlement?" (55:03) "Sometimes being seen is the least/most anyone ever wanted" (57:51) "Is everything in society made to reduce us to our base instincts, so we become more compliant?" (1:01:28) We Haven't Lost Religion, We Reverted to Fetishism (1:04:20) We Just Need to Come Back to Ourselves

Don't let meditation make you go bonkers. This episode will demystify it for you and make you feel calm and confident about it (00:33) Guiding Awareness vs. Receiving (02:38) There's Nothing Better Than Now (03:56) Why is Not Being in the Now a Problem? (06:32) Bringing Yourself to the Present Moment (08:00) What's the Difference Between This, and Disassociation?

Narcissists operate in the same ways, whether it's in the microcosmos or macrocosmos. They will do everything to turn the truth upside down and gain as much control over you as they can. Your power is in your agency and will. Being aware of these tactics will make you stronger more resilient. (00:13) #1 Key Principle - Isolation & Perception Control (01:05) Altering the Emotional State (02:10) #2 Invert Communication (05:05) Controlling the Narrative (05:49) Characterization (07:28) #3 Punish the Truth (09:25) There's an Opportunity in Crisis (10:30) Major Changes You Need to Make if You Want to Live as Sovereign Adult (16:10) Goodbye

Many believe in monogamy, others vote for polygamy, but what is it really all about? Our thinking about sexuality can be a lot better than it is now. If you're reading this you probably wish to have a healthy, harmonic and fulfilling sex and intimate life. If so, you've come to the right place - listen now! (00:01) Introduction (01:03) The Argument That Monogamy is Not Natural  (04:13) That Polyamory is Better (06:45) Why is Monogamy Not Working Right Now? (15:51) What Does It Take for Monogamy to Work? (20:56) Moral Philosophy and Internal Boundaries (37:43) Treating Others Sexuality Like an Adult and Mapping Your Own Sexuality (41:46) Sexual Compatibility (48:26) Compassion and Humanness as Fundaments for Relationships

Why being MAD will make you successful? How being a taboo breaker is good for your growth? If you've been perpetually finding yourself spinning your wheels, what I am explaining here might be the reason why. Listen in and discover the new territory. (00:00) Starting With a Piece of Advice (00:47) Why This is a Topic That Needs to Be Explored (03:34) The Correct Approach to Business (07:20) The Kind of Self-concept You Need (09:18) The Beginning of the New Video (10:08) The Comfort Zone of Repetition (13:02) What Happens if You Take a New Action (15:58) Your Brain is Not Goal-oriented, It Likes to Map Things (18:44) The Reason Why Your Brain Likes the Comfort Zone (22:22) What is “Madness”?  (26:48) Why is It So Hard to Be “Mad”? (28:15) The One Key Element to Success

A joint custody with a narcissist is a horrible place to be in. It can be a messy situation, but hopefully with this one tip I can give you as a psychologist, you will come out of it safe.