Narcissists , sociopaths, and psychopaths often have co-morbidities such as addiction, and one of the most common is drug addiction. They love to push boundaries, break rules, and make their own code to live by. Hallucinogens are a popular accompaniment to anti-social personality disorder. If that weren't enough, they also live in a delusional world of illusion, projection, and deflecting that cause them to lose touch with reality and indulge in a false self that is only real to them.

The first few 7-8 minutes offer an explanation on the benefits of meditation following emotional trauma and abuse, and the last 20 minutes offers a guided meditation to phelp you on your recovery journey. If you'd like more healing resources, visit my website www.narctroopers.com

Understanding the brain is key to recovery following emotional and psychological trauma following a relationship with a narcissist, sociopath, or psychopath. In fact, they can murder your brain. Healing the brain and learning to manage it is super important.

June 18th is the 1-year anniversary of the "discard'" when my ex-husband with narcissistic personality disorder kicked me to the curb. I have suffered the worst year of my life and am actually a bit surprised that I survived at all. He recently denied that he has NPD even though he admitted it the day he discarded me suddenly and ruthlessly. My long term therapist who also saw him confirmed the diagnosis years ago, but I did not listen. Now, I pay for that every day. A recovery from narcissistic abuse looks nothing like a regular divorce or disengagement. The trauma is consuming and life-threatening. The advice of the day: "When you know, you go."

ST Rappaport is Relationship Photographer, Creative Journal Expressive Arts Coach, founder of Genius Relationships and host of the LifePix Relationships Podcast. After observing, listening, and connecting with so many couples, ST is on a mission to find out what makes relationships work and how they can become extraordinary and is here to help as many couples as possible. 

We discuss CJEA is a technique that uses creative endeavors and non-dominate hand exercises to guide clients toward resolving the issues that the inner child holds in the body.

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The world is a dangerous place. In the summer of 2020, there are several things that could actually kill you. The global pandemic is worsening in many places and is far from over as people rush out to enjoy the reopening of everything after months of quarantine fatigue.  Then there are riots and civil unrest following centuries of systemic racism and inequality that make it unsafe and even lethal to go to the grocery if you are brown or black. Let's also throw in climate change and a killer hurricane season with what looks to be an economy teetering on the brink of collapse. One helluva time to be alive, right? But wait, there's one more thing. Yep, you guessed it...oh you know me so well. The narcissist with a personality disorder who is the ultimate predator, beautiful but a deadly predator nonetheless. Sometimes, they actually kill their victims, but as we all know, there are many ways to die and many ways to murder someone. They are experts at destroying you so completely that there is nothing left but ashes and a few bone fragments. Not for the faint-hearted, Cluster B personality disordered predators are masters of annihilation and then blame you for forcing them to destroy you then erase all memory that you ever existed at all.

Interview with guest Shane from the land down under with the ocean at his doorstep and the infamous annual penguin parade. His experience in a long marriage with a partner suffering from NPD illustrates how narcissism is a global epidemic with deadly fallout. Shane discusses the dynamics of life with a narcissist and the road to healing after an unexpected and brutal discard.

People with narcissistic personality disorder create a false self and live in an illusion, an imaginary world filled with magical thinking. They are incapable of authenticity, intimacy, and real human emotions. They are often quite skilled at creating a false self, but sooner or later the mask slips off and the true composition of the narcissist is revealed. It is a devastating moment that will be imprinted on you forever, but we must accept reality and be careful to stay firmly grounded in it.

Trauma is not just a mental or emotional phenomenon. It can be stored in the body over years, even decades. Understand how it works and how to release it so you can have freedom from repetitive destructive patterns. It gives a whole new meaning to baggage, and it must be unpacked and put away once and for all.