Stumbled upon an eye opening read this morning… Long-Term Narcissistic Abuse Can Cause Brain Damage by Kim Saaed . In this article, Kim discusses the actual impacts to the brain that are caused by a continued state of high cortisol and constantly living in the fear and anxiety caused by narcissistic abuse. While it still makes […]
I just read a really fascinating article about how scientists have discovered a link between trauma to a certain area of the brain and fundamental religious ideologies. The article and research seem to indicate that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may be crucial in helping people remain open minded about new ideas, especially those that challenge […]
For the past few months my therapist has been reminding me that we need to dig in and start using EMDR and Brainspotting to work on the trauma of the physical abuse from The Narcissist. I haven’t exactly been avoiding it per say, I have just had some really good and positive things going on in […]
It’s Veterans Day, and I can’t help but reflect back on my experiences with The Narcissist. Those of you who read this blog are likely already aware that the Narcissist is a Veteran. He was active duty for most of our marriage, he had multiple deployments throughout his 9 year career to the desert and other […]
I have been a bit MIA from my blog for the past week as life has gone kind of haywire for me. I’m dealing with some pretty stressful stuff related to The Vulture so I have been distracted. The only Narcissist story I have is that I reached out to him (via text only) for his […]
81% of veterans suffering from depression and PTSD engaged in at least one violent act against their partner in the past year. – Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Public Health & Environmental Hazards (Jan 2009) Male veterans with PTSD are 2 to 3 times more likely to engage in domestic violence compared to those […]
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