narcissistic rage

Surviving A Parent’s Narcissistic Rage: The Value of the Freeze & Submit Responses

This post considers the take-no-prisoners quality of narcissistic rage. A narcissist’s rage can feel – and sometimes be – life-threatening to its recipient. First, narcissistic rage will be described and a case example provided. Next, I discuss the role of rage in the narcissist’s psychology. Particular attention gets paid to how rage ensures others comply with the narcissist’s inflated sense …

Interrupt your anxiety with this breathing exercise

Anxiety is the body and mind’s threat-detection system going off.  It deserves credit for helping the human species survive.  Here’s one way anxiety has been helpful:  alerting us when the connection to a parent is in jeopardy.  Early baby humans who experienced and listened to this anxiety when their play carried them too far away from a parent, likely scampered …