4.3. Healing with “Adaptive Narcissism” and Uniqueness | Leveraging Stigma for Permissive self-Healing
This podcast episode explores the concept of “adaptive narcissism” and its potential benefits for trauma recovery and psychological resilience. It challenges common perceptions of narcissism, discussing how certain traits associated with grandiose narcissism, such as self-sufficiency and vanity, can be protective against PTSD symptoms. The episode emphasizes the importance of developing a healthy sense of uniqueness and authenticity while avoiding harmful aspects of narcissism like entitlement and exploitativeness.
Comment-Inspired Followup! “Adaptive Narcissism” doesn’t exist & visualizing the spectrum of narcpathology | Transcript
So oftentimes in this weird role I find myself in, I also find myself wondering “are my words working?” With such an internal-work-based-position, it can be really hard to know if I’m explaining how things from the outside are connecting with these – here comes...
Transcript+Video | Your Ailing ‘self’ and How to Fix It… with GranAdaptiveNarcissism
Friends, hello! Announcements in case you’ve missed some recordings or are generally new: Thanks for being here, a part of the recovery community. If you don’t know, I’m some working class motherfucker with a boatload of student loans ala trying to improve my life and...
Your Ailing self and How to Fix It… with GranAdaptiveNarcissism
What’s missing in our lives that keeps us from being our most resilient and authentic self? Time to rethink our self-editing lessons of the past. References: Di Pierro R, Fanti E. Self-Concept in Narcissism: Profile Comparisons of Narcissistic Manifestations on...
STIGMA vs. Adaptive Narcissism (pt III)
Audio version is here Transcript: Alright fuckers, lets rap. Am I putting out too much content? Perhaps. Truthbetold my brain is running several different programs right now that are starting to seem verrrrry difficult to manage all of them and I WILL be slowing down...
STIGMA vs. Adaptive Narcissism (pt III)
Why has this article been so revitalizing? Well, the research results are challenging a lifetime of stigma. Let’s talk about family, culture, and witch hunts while redefining some misused words that could boost our resiliency. THEN, some reflection questions for...
Transcript+Video | Discussion: Adaptive Narcissism vs. PTS Resilience
Hey Fuckers! Welcome. I’m back in the saddle – returned to my real microphone after an unexpectedly prolonged travel stint where my brain went “oh, shit, you know in the absence of the continual strain, it’s clear that our daily surroundings were really crushing...
Discussion: Adaptive Narcissism vs. PTS Resilience
Entitlement, exploitativeness, vanity, and resiliency… We learned a lot in our last paper rundown. Let’s circle back to pull out and expand upon the key points with additional research.
Adaptive Narc and Ambivalent Feels Community Catchup
Let’s hit the points that have been lingering since our double release last week and dive into community comments.