Macabre for Mortals

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Macabre for Mortals. I am going to be covering a much lighter topic this week after the last three heavy episodes about NPD. I am so pleased about the feedback that I have received for the series.

I am going to be covering some Greek myths today and the history behind them. In secondary school (or high school to my international listeners) I was fortunate enough to have classics and Latin as part of my curriculum. I loved anything to do with the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and how their languages have influenced all of our modern languages around the world today. So for this weeks episode I am fully geeking out to my past passion.

My sources this week where:

https://www.topuniversities.com/courses/classics-ancient-history/fascinating-classical-myths-which-are-still-relevant-today

https://greektraveltellers.com/blog/30-of-the-most-famous-tales-from-greek-mythology

I have only covered about half of the myths that I wanted to, but I also did want this episode to be lighter than the past three and the next three.

After the next three part series I will finish off the Greek myths.

Next week I will be starting the series on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I will be following the same formular as the NPD as I feel most people felt this flowed and gave the most information.

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. If you have any questions or anything you would like me to cover then please drop me an email at [email protected]or a DM through Instagram at Macabre for Mortals. If you have any information about PTSD that you feel I could add to the series then please feel free to message me.

I hope you have a great week, and please stay safe bye!

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. This is the last episode in the three-part series on Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I hope that you have been enjoying the series and have been getting a lot of information out of it. This is the part of the series were I will be focusing on the victims of NPD, these people can be so affected by the type of abuse this personality can inflict that it can take years, or sometimes, a life time to get over it. Hopefully I can equip you with the signs and information for you to see if someone you know or yourself is being subjected to someone with a NPD.

As always these are not the only signs of a disorder but the ones that are most prevalent and show up in the most documented research.

My sources this week where :

The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing the Patterns and Learning to Break Free by Julie L. Hall, from Hachette Books, Dec. 2019.

https://www.healthline.com/health/narcissistic-victim-syndrome

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. I am looking again to cover a lighter subject next week to have a little break from the past three weeks series. I am not sure what to cover yet, and I would love some suggestions from you! Please drop me and email at [email protected] or give me a DM on Instagram at Macabre for mortals. I am sorry I do not do Twitter, I just do not have the mental capacity for that too at the moment with every other aspect of life! I hope you all have a great week, and as always keep safe. Bye!

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Macabre for mortals. I hope that you all enjoyed the first episode with the introduction to Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I would usually have feedback on how the series is going but I am recording these episodes one after each other because I have the luxury of have the time today. In the last episode I will have more of a clear picture of what you all think of the information and if there are any questions I can answer.

This week’s Episode I will be discussing the ties between crime and NPD. Let’s dive in.

My sources this week were:

Psych Central - https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-ties-between-crime-and-malignant-narcissism#1

The Sydney Morning Herald - https://www.smh.com.au/national/extreme-narcissism-being-used-to-explain-crimes-20150905-gjftc5.html

Narcissism and Empathy in Young Offenders and Non-Offenders Hepper et al 2013 - http://www.sakkyndig.com/psykologi/artvit/hepper2013.pdf

Thank you for listening to this week’s episode of Macabre for mortals. I know this has been another heavy information episode, but hopefully this has shone some light on the link between criminal behavior and NPD.

Again, if you have any information you would like me to clarify or cover then please drop me an email at [email protected]. Or give me a follow-on Instagram and pop me a DM. I hope you all keep safe in the next week, bye!

Hello and welcome to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. As promised this week I am starting the series on Narcissistic Personality disorder. I know this is a very contentious topic, a lot like Dissociative Identity disorder, so I am hoping that this series can shed some light on the disorder and dispel some myths as well.

My sources this week where:

Adair V

https://adairv.com/2013/01/30/in-search-of-narcissism-in-literature/

Narcissist abuse support

https://narcissistabusesupport.com/movies-narcissism-narcissistic-personality-disorder/

Sane.org

https://www.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides/narcissistic-personality-disorder

Psychology today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/culture-shrink/201906/the-three-subtypes-narcissistic-personality-disorder

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. Again, if you have any information you would like me to clarify or cover then please drop me an email at [email protected]. Or give me a follow-on Instagram and pop me a DM. I hope you all keep safe in the next week, bye!

Hello and welcome to another episode of Macabre for mortals. This week I will be covering the slightly lighter topic of fairies. Going into the myths and legends of them and also covering a few cases where fairies have been blamed.

I just want to apologise that this episode is a little late. Here in Brisbane, we went into a snap lockdown and the last week of school for my son got cut short and having him and at a week earlier than expected and also having to study took up all of my time.

Do you believe in fairies?

My sources this week where:

Five Minute history - www.fiveminutehistory.com

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy

A study of fairy tales by Laura Kready

Eason, Cassandra (2008). "Fabulous creatures, mythical monsters and animal power symbols". Fabulous creatures, mythical monsters, and animal power symbols: a handbook. pp. 147, 148. ISBN 9780275994259. Retrieved 11 May 2013.

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. As I mentioned last week I will be doing a series of Narcissistic personality disorder for the next few weeks and will be looking to do a deep dive into this subject. If you have any questions or any feedback please give me an email of [email protected]. Or give the Instagram page a follow.

As always please try and keep safe in these ever-changing time and have a great week. Bye!

Welcome to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. I hope you all found the last episode informative. This episode is part two of a two-part series on Dissociative Identity Disorder, so if you have no listened to part one then please pause and give it a listen as it gives the back ground of the disorder as well as how the media accurately or rather inaccurately portrays it. This week I will be discussing the role of Dissociative Identity Disorder in criminal cases. I will be showing both sides of the cases.

My sources this week where:

BBC new Sydney - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49589160

Mental Floss - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/91244/5-criminals-who-claimed-have-multiple-personalities

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. I know it was a big heavy episode this week. If you have anything that you would like to discuss with me before next week’s episode then just drop me an email at [email protected] . I hope you all have a fabulous week, bye!

Hello and Welcome to this weeks episode of Macabre for Mortals. Thank you for your great response to the Parole series, it was great to get some good feedback on this series.

As discussed last week I am going to be discussing Multiple personality disorders or how it is medically known as Dissociative identity disorder. I will be addressing what this is medically and how it is diagnosed, even though it is still a grey area. I will be covering how the media presents Dissociative identity disorder, and when this has been present in criminal or other types of case studies.

My sources this week where:

American Psychiatric Association - https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/dissociative-disorders/patient-story

Psychology today - https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/talking-about-trauma/201301/the-media-and-dissociative-identity-disorder

Teach Trauma - http://teachtrauma.com/controversial-topics-trauma/myths-media-portrayals-dissociative-identity-disorder/

Web Md - https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. I know it was a big heavy episode this week. If you have anything that you would like to discuss with me before next week’s episode then just drop me an email at [email protected] . I hope you all have a fabulous week, bye!

Hello and Welcome to this weeks episode of Macabre for mortals. I just wanted to first put out a big apology for not releasing an episode last week. Life unfortunately got the better of me an I seemed to run out of time for even just the smallest of tasks.3

This week I will be covering the most common myths around mirrors and where they possibly steamed from. I will also cover Bela Lugosi and his haunted mirror.

My Sources this week were Bustle, Wikipedia and the television program Ghost Adventures.

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for Mortals. If you have any questions or any content that you would like me to cover then please email them to [email protected]. Please follow our Instagram page at Macabre for Mortals. Thank you for taking time to listen, next week I will be covering the topic of Multiple personality disorderes and the role that they play in crimes. Have a great week.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Macabre for Mortals. This is going to be the last instalment into the series on Parole. I am going to be touching on in this episode on possibly a few other cases where parole might or might not have worked. But I am doing this in order to make or not make the case for parole.

I do believe that parole for certain crimes and if there has been adequate rehabilitation in Prison does work. However, for some criminals and some crimes I think that Parole is not something that should be offered.

My sources this week are:

There is a case for Parole - Peter Norton The Sydney Morning Herald 04/08/2013

Alternatives to parole and probation supervision. Improve safety and reduce costs. Justice Strategies by Judith Greene 27/04/2009

Suicide after release from prison - a population based cohort- study from Sweden. Haglund et al 2014 J. Clinical Psychiatry 2014 Oct 75(10) 1047-1053

Thank you for listening to another episode of Macabre for mortals. Next week I am going to be looking at a slightly lighter subject, and I will be discussing the myths and legends that surround mirrors.

If you have any questions or want to discuss parole any further then please drop me an email and [email protected]. Or give me a follow on Instagram at Macabre for mortals. I hope you have a fantastic week and I look forward to speaking to you in March.

This week I am following up with success stories from people who have been paroled after crimes, and the lives that they have lead. I did want to give the two sides of the parole argument as I do believe that it is essential when making a case for it

My only source this week is :

https://pap.georgia.gov/office-communications-news-publications-and-events/success-stories

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