Techniques for healing and recovery from narcissistic abuse.
Curated by: Prof. Sam Vaknin (105 videos)
I am the last person to invalidate the harrowing experience of victimhood. I was the first to describe in great detail narcissistic abuse in 1995 and I coined the phrases “narcissistic abuse” and “victims of narcissistic abuse”. But when victimhood becomes an ideology, a career, a profession, or an identity (like identity politics), it is manipulative and pernicious. Such victims turn into abusers, obsessed with power, celebrity, and money. The only way out of victimhood is to assume full personal responsibility – to own – one’s life, choices, and the consequences of such choices. Find and Buy MOST of my BOOKS and eBOOKS in my Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/60F8EC8A-5812-4007-9F2C-DFA02EA713B3 0:00 The ideology of victimhood 2:22 Martyr complex and pathology 5:53 DARVO and manipulation 8:17 Defining the victim 11:34 Victim facilitation theories 14:24 Tendency for victimhood 17:44 Revenge and entitlement 21:32 Victim blaming vs contribution 23:39 The ideal victim concept 26:56 Psychology of abuse dynamics 31:23 Victim mentality as a trait 33:54 Identity and responsibility 37:56 Social messaging of victimhood 42:50 Psychological profile of victims 47:42 Traits of victim mentality 52:36 Moral elitism and selfishness 56:30 Rumination and self-doubt 1:00:13 Trauma and recovery