102. The 7 Steps of Narcissistic Abuse Recovery | Richard Grannon

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Richard Grannon discusses Narcissistic Abuse Recovery00:00 - Vulnerability to gossip00:15 - Introduction: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Toolkit02:15 - STEP 1: What is Narcissistic Abuse?02:36 - What does a victim experience?04:41 - Do victims become narcissistic?06:04 - How can survivors tell other people?10:14 - STEP 2: Cult psychology and reality testing12:37 - What is a Reality Test?15:28 - Victim's Reality Test17:41 - Strategies of isolation18:04 - Trauma Bonding Process18:51 - Poison in your ear20:13 - STEP 3: Addiction to fantasy23:00 - The fantasy is unfair. Exploitative.23:48 - Pathological Narcissism is insatiable24:15 - Breaking your spirit is the goal24:40 - Breaking the shared fantasy26:25 - Narcissists are cheap con artists31:27 - STEP 4: Why Narcissists launch smear campaigns32:25 - Murder and Narcissists (Ted Bundy)33:11 - How does a smear campaign work?34:38 - Defense against smear campaign35:45 - Dumb people believe smear campaigns36:26 - STEP 5: The Introject (voice in your head)37:50 - Narcissists take authority in your life39:23 - Childhood abuse changes your introject40:14 - Recognize, Resist, Integrate the introject40:54 - Habits are introjects42:35 - STEP 6: Revenge and letting to46:18 - Guilt of bringing others to the Narcissist52:25 - Find Richard online52:54 - STEP 7: Look forward to life after abuse54:44 - Raise awareness about narcissistic abuseDISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice from a qualified healthcare provider.----------------------------RELATED LINKS:Richard Grannon's book: https://amzn.to/4hQHMMYSam Vaknin on Narcissistic Abuse: https://youtu.be/MVulOdCa1YUNarcissistic Relationships Episode: https://youtu.be/dl52f2vy7FQ🔔 SUBSCRIBE to help get more guests on the show: https://goo.gl/uEAeNp✉️ Get Immediately Actionable Tactics to Be More Strategic: http://eepurl.com/dELB39--------------------------#narcissisticabuseThe 7 Steps of Narcissistic Abuse Recovery | Richard Grannon