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As the Narcissist grows old. Social IssuesCulture As the Narcissist grows old. There are 3 things that The Narcissist needs for their best possible survival. Narcissistic supply, ability to obtain that supply, and ability to maintain it too. Each of these requirements becomes more and more elusive, to the narcissist, as the years pass. Read Tim Baker - The Early Years. Social IssuesCulture Tim Baker - The Early Years. I was four years old. We were packing the car with stuff, more stuff than just the usual groceries or a trip to the dump. Mum was calm, dad seemed sombre... Read Don't Forget Your Roots, My Friend. The Lost Art of Rongoa For Healing Trauma. Social IssuesCulture Don't Forget Your Roots, My Friend. The Lost Art of Rongoa For Healing Trauma. We recently decided to investigate a little-known practice of healing known as Romiromi - a sacred massage performed by Maori healers specifically for releasing unresolved trauma in the body. Our thinking was that since this practice is unique to Maori culture, it may... Read Oh, Sweet Life! By Cate Eaton Social Issues Oh, Sweet Life! By Cate Eaton I was five years old when I found my father dead. That traumatic event set the scene for all the struggles in my life that followed me. Haunted me. My life was shaped by this experience. Read What makes someone a narcissist? Social Issues What makes someone a narcissist? The best way I can sum up what over 20 years of knowing a narc is, is this way... Read I was born in Christchurch New Zealand, into an upper class family Social Issues I was born in Christchurch New Zealand, into an upper class family I was born in Christchurch New Zealand, into an upper class family. I don't like spreading the family name around. So I'll just go by my alias, Andy. Read Rupert’s Black Dog Social IssuesCulture Rupert’s Black Dog My name is Arwen Valks and I am a wife, a mummy, a creator, a dreamer and a rainbow. The life that has lead to each of these titles has been an adventure, to say the least. Read Lockdown Life 4: Approval, Acceptance and Affirmations PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture Lockdown Life 4: Approval, Acceptance and Affirmations We ended the last article with a brief description of disputation, accompanied by three interlocked disputation questions that can all be employed in cooperation with one another to unveil an alternate explanation for a troublesome thought or belief. We will return to disputation in a future article, but it would be most beneficial for us to continue to widen our understanding before deepening its focus on such specific practices. Read Meet Lyndsey - Honest, hardworking but, through no fault of his own, homeless Social IssuesCulture Meet Lyndsey - Honest, hardworking but, through no fault of his own, homeless Meet Lyndsey - Honest, hardworking but, through no fault of his own, homeless. Lyndsey worked physical jobs all through his life. Over the years he’s turned his hand to labouring, shearing, landscaping and orchard work. Read Lockdown Life 3: Physiological Reactions and Cycles PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture Lockdown Life 3: Physiological Reactions and Cycles Having now familiarised ourselves with the ABC model, automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs, core beliefs, and thinking traps, we are now almost ready to start considering disputation; the process by which old, maladaptive thoughts and beliefs are transformed into new, functional ones. Read Lockdown Life 2: Thinking Traps PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture Lockdown Life 2: Thinking Traps There are various factors which are beyond our control during this COVID-19 pandemic and the appended lockdown, but what we do have a large degree of control over is how we think. This brings us quite naturally to the therapeutic modality with the greatest emphasis on understanding and changing our thought processes: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Read Lockdown Life 1: The ABCs of CBT PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture Lockdown Life 1: The ABCs of CBT There are various factors which are beyond our control during this COVID-19 pandemic and the appended lockdown, but what we do have a large degree of control over is how we think. This brings us quite naturally to the therapeutic modality with the greatest emphasis on understanding and changing our thought processes: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Read
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