This is inspired by a question "How do I overcome a desire to be parented (protected, claimed and loved) in a relationship?"

Why relationships are not and don't have to be white clean, culturally appropriate, free from trauma? Aren't politically correct relationships a dead end?

This will make you confident in your ability to detect narcissists

(0:00) Exploitativeness And Entitlement As The More Dangerous Traits Of A Narcissist

(3:34) There Must Be An Invasion Of Your Boundary

(7:49) The Fastest No Test

(12:20) You Saying No Shouldn't Cause A Negative Emotional Reaction In Any Normal Person

(14:25) Narcissists Will Frequently Covertly Coerce You Into Giving Way More Of Your Time And Attention Than They Deserve

(18:44) Over Assumption Of Intimacy Is Also A Boundary Break

(21:18) Wrapping Up

How covert narcissistic abusers disguise their wrongdoing?

(00:35) The Problem That Covert Operations Create

(02:24) Brainwashing Creating Confusion

(04:52) Covert Narcissism is Corroding the Sanity

(08:50) How Can You Overcome That?

(00:30) The Ugly Truth

(01:14) Your Family Doesn't Want What's Best for You

(02:27) Most Families Are Sick and That's Normal

(03:20) Family as a System & Scapegoating

(04:46) Tribalism

(05:30) Can You Stop It?

(06:49) Your Problem is Normal & You Can Find Support

(07:15) Forgive Yourself and Others

(08:19) Expand Your Understanding

Some people don't like meditating and find it hard, stressful or frustrating.

This method works well and you dont need to be all serious and weird about it. 

Anyone can do it and you can get great results quickly too, your body and brain want to go into that quiet state for a bit, feels good.

(0:10) Preparation

(0:57) Guidance

(17:00) Coming back and a sum up

(00:24) Splitting Between the Golden Child and the Black Sheep

(03:17) Can Narcissism Be Helpful? Narcissistic Traits vs. The Narcissist

(07:25) Reframing Used by Narcissists

(11:37) Double-bind and Owning Your Perception

(14:38) Be Careful About Showing Weakness

(16:53) Withdraw From Relation

Yin and Yang of self-care, importance of consistent action over time, how self-discipline can be both compassionate and assertive.

(With background music)

Codependency is NOT what some people say it is

(0:11) #1 False Dichotomy

(1:44) #2 False Virtuousness

(4:09) #3 No Codependency Without CPTSD

(6:04) Recap

(8:33) Toxic Codependency Fake-gurus

(9:42) Codependent Manipulation

(14:09) Self-sacrifice as Manifestation of Trauma, Slave Mentality

Do you want to heal from CPTSD? Do you?

A wake up call in healing CPTSD, quick inspiration and a reminder of importance of the intention

(0:02) Don't Be Riddled With CPTSD

(0:25) People Like Us Can't Just Jellyfish Through Life

(2:30) Do You Need to Be Medical Professional to Cure People?

(3:20) Nobody Can Save You. But You Can!

(5:42) Do It or Don't Do It (There is No Try)

(7:25) From Codependency to Sovereignty

(8:50) You're Not Broken, Just Take Action

How to heal from pain and grief, embrace emotions, experience your feelings, therapeutic journaling, need for connection, self-compassion

(00:04) What is It About?

(04:44) Isolation

(09:05) Pain is Okay

(14:25) If You Keep Concentration on the Issue is It Danger to Reinforcing This?

(19:41) Drill Down the Emotions

(25:05) Why You Need to Improve Your Emotional Literacy?

(29:49) Why You Have No Memories From Your Childhood