# narcissistic (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover narcissistic. Page: Feed: --- ## [5 Everyday Things Socially Anxious People Struggle With](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/5-everyday-things-socially-anxious) _2026-08-19 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ The ordinary social situations that can feel surprisingly threatening when you have social anxiety ## [PUBLISHED! Borderline Personalities](https://vrfoundation.net/published-borderline-personalities/) _2026-08-17 · Sam Vaknin · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ An overview of recent advances in the study of Borderline Personality Organization and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). FREE DOWNLOAD of the BOOK https://www.academia.edu/171926684/Borderline\_Personalities https://www.researchgate.net/publication/412313392\_Borderline\_Personalities https://archive.org/details/borderlinepersonalities ## [Anger After Narcissistic Abuse](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/anger-after-narcissistic-abuse) _2026-08-16 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why reclaiming your anger can be an important part of healing from narcissistic abuse ## [The Fawn Response: How Narcissistic Abuse Makes You Disappear](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-fawn-response-how-narcissistic) _2026-08-09 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ How trauma bonding and CPTSD teach you to fawn, and the way back to yourself. ## [5 Beliefs People with a Difficult Childhood Have about Themselves](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/5-beliefs-people-with-a-difficult) _2026-08-08 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ The beliefs we internalize when our childhood teaches us that something is wrong with us ## [Beginning To Thaw](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/beginning-to-thaw) _2026-08-02 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ A starter guide for coming out of the freeze response ## [4 Unhelpful Pieces of Advice People Give to Those Who Struggle](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/4-unhelpful-pieces-of-advice-people) _2026-07-28 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ Why simple answers rarely solve complex problems ## [What If He's Right?](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/what-if-hes-right) _2026-07-27 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ For years the only voice in my head was his. I doubted my memory, my feelings, my sanity. Then I kept going back to the very person who broke my reality, asking him to give it back. ## [Your Sensitivity Is A Gift For You, Not Them](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/your-sensitivity-is-a-gift-for-you) _2026-07-26 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ How sensitive people are targeted — and how to use that same gift to set yourself free. ## [Trauma Responses People Mistake for Personality Traits](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/trauma-responses-people-mistake-for) _2026-07-23 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ Understanding the trauma adaptations hidden behind everyday traits ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kg0oGBjFmugH) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [FREE Seminar in OHRID November 12-15, 2026](https://vrfoundation.net/free-seminar-in-ohrid-november-12-15-2026/) _2026-07-22 · Sam Vaknin · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ SEMINAR TOPIC The Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation and the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies CIAPS (Cambridge, UK) are organizing this free seminar: The topic: ““Borderline Personalities”. Bonus Lecture: “Sexuality in Cluster B Personality Disorders” Seminar Agenda: https://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/borderlinepersonalities.pdf FREE DOWNLOAD of the BOOK… ## [Free Lectures Sponsored by The Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation](https://vrfoundation.net/free-lectures-sponsored-by-the-vaknin-rangelovska-foundation/) _2026-07-22 · Sam Vaknin · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ AUGUST 2026 50 Shades of Narcissism Conference (Russia) SEPTEMBER 2026 Narcissist in Daily Life Zoom Lecture (together with the Africa Insight Foundation) OCTOBER 2026 26th EUROTAS International Transpersonal Conference, Greece ## [The Functional Freeze](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-functional-freeze) _2026-07-19 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why you can look like you are managing everything and still be frozen inside. ## [Why Trauma Survivors Constantly Apologize](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/why-trauma-survivors-constantly-apologize) _2026-07-18 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ Why chronic apologizing is often a learned survival strategy rather than a personality trait ## [She Was Like a Mother to Me](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/she-was-like-a-mother-to-me) _2026-07-16 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ She lived in our home for nine years. She was like a mother to me. She was also a covert narcissist. Here is how I finally asked her to leave, and how I turned that pain into purpose. ## [2 Things You Have to Protect (When Living With or Leaving a Narcissist)](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/2-things-you-have-to-protect-when) _2026-07-14 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ I told him everything. My fears, my dreams, my childhood trauma. I thought I was building intimacy. I was handing him a road map. ## [How Narcissists Rewrite Reality to Avoid Accountability](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/how-narcissists-rewrite-reality-to) _2026-07-14 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ When memories become battlegrounds and accountability disappears ## [Befriending the Tiger](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/befriending-the-tiger) _2026-07-12 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ What we usually get wrong about the fawn response. ## [At Least He's Not Like My Ex](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/at-least-hes-not-like-my-ex) _2026-07-12 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ You can't spot a narcissist on the first date. So stop hunting for red flags, and start doing this instead. ## [When a Child Learns They Must Perform to Be Loved](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/when-a-child-learns-they-must-perform) _2026-07-09 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ How conditional love teaches children self-erasure in order to belong ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0OpAeJlN1WRH) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Living With the Tiger](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/living-with-the-tiger) _2026-07-05 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ What CPTSD is, how trauma reshapes the brain, and the story it leaves behind about you. ## [The Narcissist's Favorite Role: The Victim](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/the-narcissists-favorite-role-the) _2026-07-05 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ Understanding the difference between genuine suffering and the use of victimhood as a defense against shame, criticism, and accountability ## [Your Empathy Is a Diamond. Stop Handing It Out Like Pennies.](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/your-empathy-is-a-diamond-stop-handing) _2026-07-03 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ There is one thing the narcissist does better than we ever have. They know the exact value of what they are holding. We give ours away for free. ## [The Quiet Trauma of Being Unseen in Childhood](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/the-quiet-trauma-of-being-unseen) _2026-07-01 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ How being emotionally unseen in childhood can leave lasting wounds — and why healing begins with finally recognizing your own worth ## [One Day It Will All Make Sense](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/one-day-it-will-all-make-sense) _2026-06-29 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ The day the struggle finally made sense. And why I would not change one minute of it. ## [Your Attachment Isn't a Style. It's a Strategy.](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/your-attachment-isnt-a-style-its) _2026-06-28 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why your attachment style was never a flaw, and why you’re not stuck with it. ## [A Mother's Love Is Not Enough](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/a-mothers-love-is-not-enough) _2026-06-27 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ I thought my love could protect my children from their narcissistic father. I thought staying was how I shielded them. I was wrong. And it took my own grown children to finally show me why. ## [How Modern Culture Rewards Narcissistic Traits](https://selfarcheology.substack.com/p/how-modern-culture-rewards-narcissistic) _2026-06-27 · Darius - Self-Archeology · Self-Archeology_ When a society rewards image over authenticity, false confidence over humility, and attention over meaning, what happens to the way we see ourselves? ## [Would You Prefer We Were Still Together, or Do You Enjoy Your Peace?](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/would-you-prefer-we-were-still-together) _2026-06-25 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ Six years after I finally got free, my ex narcissist sent me that text. He thought he was just asking a simple question. He had no idea he was answering it. ## [Thank You for NOT Answering My Prayers](https://passagetopeace.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-not-answering-my-prayers) _2026-06-23 · Marcia Williams, LPC · Passage to Peace_ For years I begged God to save my marriage. He stayed silent. I thought He had abandoned me. Instead, He was building something I did not yet have the words to pray for. ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xBMqosoXSQBy) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Yes, Prime Minister Was Brilliant](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/yes-prime-minister-was-brilliant) _2026-06-23 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ But did it go far enough? ## [It’s Not Just You](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/its-not-just-you) _2026-06-21 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ As narcissism rises, so do their victims ## [The Lie of Happily Ever After](https://erinnicolemcginnislmft.substack.com/p/the-lie-of-happily-ever-after) _2026-06-14 · Erin Nicole McGinnis, LMFT · Letters of Unlearning_ Why the love we were taught to chase was never love at all ## [What You Have in Common with Anne of Cleves](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/what-you-have-in-common-with-anne) _2026-06-10 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ The line between “winner” and “loser” can be very thin ## [Get Off The State’s Roller Coaster](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/get-off-the-states-roller-coaster) _2026-06-05 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Victory Is the Same Outcome As Thomas Massie’s Loss ## [The Slot Machine in Kentucky](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/the-slot-machine-in-kentucky) _2026-05-21 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Why Massie’s Loss Is the Good Outcome ## [VR Foundation Sam Vaknin Legacy Project](https://vrfoundation.net/vr-foundation-sam-vaknin-legacy-project/) _2026-05-11 · zvermar · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ We are delighted to announce the new institutional repository of the legacy of Sam Vaknin. The Sam Vaknin Legacy Project is hosted on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/@vr\_foundation\_sam\_vaknin\_legacy\_project Over the next 2 years we will be uploading to this archive thousands of videos, dozens of books, and thousands of articles and essays, all written by Sam Vaknin. Topics covered… ## [PUBLISHED! Life Cycle of the Narcissist: Parents, Partners, Children (From Self to Objects)](https://vrfoundation.net/published-life-cycle-of-the-narcissist-parents-partners-children-from-self-to-objects/) _2026-04-17 · zvermar · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ Pathological narcissism is a lifespan disorder and structures the life cycle of the narcissist from early childhood to adulthood and senescence. The book describes the intricate dynamics between the narcissist (a person diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD) and his parents, intimate partners, and own offspring. FREE DOWNLOAD of the BOOK… ## [Most People Stand Where They Sit](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/most-people-stand-where-they-sit) _2026-04-02 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Is It Time To Sit When They Stand? ## [The Narcissist State Goes to War: Iran](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/the-narcissist-state-goes-to-war) _2026-03-02 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Translated Through The Myth Of Authority ## [The Crown Feeds Andrew to the Mob](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/the-crown-feeds-andrew-to-the-mob) _2026-02-23 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ If It Feels Good, Perhaps It Shouldn’t ## [Ted Bundy’s Car](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/ted-bundys-car) _2026-02-20 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Or Is It A Bus? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187480535/008ed21e962a411de749148e923bca74.mp3) ## [When Love Hurts: Healing Attachment Wounds, Burnout, and Trauma This Valentine’s Day](https://www.firestormcounseling.com/blog/when-love-hurt) _2026-02-12 · Kallie Weaver · Blog - Firestorm Counseling_ Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about connection. For many people, it’s a mirror. Every February, we’re flooded with messages about romance, devotion, and “happily ever after.” Flowers, heart-shaped boxes, curated intimacy. But if you grew up in an environment where love was conditional, monitored, or earned through obedience, Valentine’s Day can quietly activate grief, resentment, anxiety, or… ## [FREE Seminar in OHRID, May 21-24, 2026](https://vrfoundation.net/free-seminar-in-ohrid-may-21-24-2026/) _2026-02-12 · zvermar · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ Ohrid Seminar Overview and Photo Gallery SEMINAR TOPIC The Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation and the Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies CIAPS (Cambridge, UK) are organizing this free seminar: The topic: ““The Life Cycle of the Narcissist: Relationships with Parents, Intimate Partners, His/her Children: Progression from Self to Objects”. VENUE Hotel Unique Resort and Spa, Ohrid… ## [The House You Live In](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/the-house-you-live-in) _2026-02-09 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Why Understanding the State Requires Both Architecture and Atmosphere [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187050641/bf74d829e8f6218e5f6114703cf289d6.mp3) ## [Methodological Appendix](https://pbodeswell.substack.com/p/methodological-appendix) _2026-02-05 · Philip Bodeswell · The Narcissist State_ Praxeology, Structure, and Pattern Recognition ## [“You’re so beautiful - I could never throw a bottle of milk at you across the kitchen”](https://simonrogoff.substack.com/p/youre-so-beautiful-i-could-never) _2026-02-02 · Dr Simon Rogoff · Narcissism, Trauma, Fame and Power_ Everyday narcissism in dating ## [Mental Health Goals for 2026: When Insight Isn’t Enough](https://www.firestormcounseling.com/blog/mental-health-goals-for-2026) _2026-01-29 · Kallie Weaver · Blog - Firestorm Counseling_ Every January, people recommit to mental health goals with genuine intention. They want to feel calmer, less overwhelmed, less reactive, and more present in their lives. And yet, by February, many feel discouraged. Not because the goals were unrealistic, but because nothing actually shifted . In 2026, most people do not lack awareness. They understand their patterns. They know their triggers. Many… ## [PUBLISHED! The Organising Gate: The ASR Complex and the Reconstruction of Reality After Narcissistic Abuse Mirrored Psychic Inversion Theory (MPIT)](https://vrfoundation.net/published-the-organising-gate-the-asr-complex-and-the-reconstruction-of-reality-after-narcissistic-abuse-mirrored-psychic-inversion-theory-mpit/) _2026-01-21 · zvermar · Vaknin-Rangelovska Foundation_ You didn’t just lose a relationship — you lost reality. After narcissistic abuse, the mind doesn’t “move on.” It replays, audits, obsesses, and tries to rebuild coherence from fragments. Memory becomes evidence. Identity becomes negotiable. And the harder you search for answers, the more the ground shifts. The Organising Gate introduces the ASR Complex — a precise map of how perception, threat,… ## [Judgment in the birth and death of narcissism](https://simonrogoff.substack.com/p/judgment-in-the-birth-and-death-of) _2026-01-19 · Dr Simon Rogoff · Narcissism, Trauma, Fame and Power_ The role of judgment in narcissism starts as early as language permits. Implicated in its development is a family culture of judgment. There are harsh words. There is denigration. Shaming. This judgment is aimed at the child and their mind in an unmeasured way. This is the opposite of curiosity, interest and empathy.