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Der US-amerikanische Psychologe und Autor des Buches Unmasking Narcissism – A guide to understanding the narcissist in your life, Dr. Mark Ettensohn, betreibt einen Youtube-Kanal mit hervorragenden Informationen zum Thema. Anders als nahezu alle, der inzwischen in großer Zahl verfügbaren Kanäle, welche regelmäßig eine dämonisierende Haltung einnehmen, ist Ettensohn bemüht, Narzissmus als die schwere psychische Störung darzustellen, die er ist und zu betonen, was zu oft überhaupt nicht gesagt wird: Auch Narzissten leiden! Sie wollen keine Narzissten sein und haben sich ihre kognitiv-emotionalen Einschränkungen und Barrieren nicht ausgesucht. Es wird empfohlen, mit den ersten, also frühesten Videos im Kanal zu beginnen und sich dann schrittweise neueren zu widmen.

This video continues the Heal NPD Seminar Series with Dr. Mark Ettensohn, joined by his associates Deanna Young, Psy.D., and Danté Spencer, M.A.

In this session, the group examines a recent empirical study titled Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Violence: Relationship with Personality Disorder Severity and Pathological Narcissism (2025). The discussion responds directly to common claims in online discourse that narcissism inherently causes abuse, and asks a more precise question: What does the data actually show about the relationship between narcissism, personality dysfunction, abuse, and coercive control?

The study reviewed draws on informant reports from long-term partners and family members of individuals perceived as highly narcissistic. Importantly, narcissism was rated by loved ones rather than self-reported, addressing a frequent critique of prior research. The findings showed no significant association between overall pathological narcissism and abuse, and only weak associations with coercive control.

In contrast, overall personality disorder severity showed stronger and more consistent relationships with both abuse and coercive control, but these associations were still mostly weak. The group explores what this means clinically, emphasizing the distinction between personality style (such as narcissistic features) and personality organization or severity. The discussion clarifies why certain narcissistic subcomponents, such as exploitative behavior, entitlement-related rage, and grandiose fantasy, show limited associations with specific forms of harm, while many other narcissistic features do not.

Key themes include:
- The difference between episodic abuse and chronic coercive control
- Why collapsing abuse into a single personality label is misleading
- The role of personality severity and impaired functioning across diagnoses
- The limits of trait-based and moralized explanations of harm
- Clinical implications for assessment, treatment, and stigma reduction

Throughout, the conversation situates abuse as a highly overdetermined phenomenon influenced by many overlapping factors, rather than the inevitable outcome of narcissism or any single diagnosis. The session concludes by emphasizing the importance of dimensional, developmentally informed models of personality over reductive and stigmatizing narratives.

This series is intended for clinicians, trainees, and viewers seeking a nuanced, non-moralizing understanding of narcissism, personality disorder severity, and relational harm.

To learn more about our work, visit:
www.HealNPD.org

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Article Cited and Discussed:
Day, N. J. S., Kealy, D., Biberdzic, M., Green, A., Denmeade, G., & Grenyer, B. F. S. (2025). Coercive control and intimate partner violence: Relationship with personality disorder severity and pathological narcissism. Personality and Mental Health, 19, e70038. 

Full text link:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/pmh.70038
2025 Study: Narcissism Does Not Predict Abuse
In this episode, Dr. Mark Ettensohn examines a common defense of online “narcissistic abuse” content: the claim that, even if imperfect or inaccurate, it ultimately helps people leave harmful relationships.

Rather than focusing on whether such content feels validating or empowering, Dr. Ettensohn explores the ethical and psychological implications of justifying misinformation, stigma, and moralized diagnostic narratives on the basis of perceived outcomes. He argues that this form of reasoning relies on a utilitarian logic that is fundamentally incompatible with responsible mental health communication.

The discussion addresses why narc abuse frameworks often feel compelling to people in distress, how diagnostic language becomes moralized and expanded beyond its clinical meaning, and how this process reshapes viewers’ understanding of themselves, others, and psychology itself. Dr. Ettensohn distinguishes between recognizing real harm and adopting explanatory models that flatten psychological complexity, foreclose on nuance, and encourage rigid, adversarial interpretations of relational experience.

The episode also clarifies common misunderstandings about pathological narcissism, emphasizing that narcissism is not synonymous with abusive behavior and that even when narcissistic pathology is present, it does not explain behavior in a deterministic or morally absolute way. Drawing on clinical ethics, developmental theory, and real-world examples, Dr. Ettensohn outlines why anger and moral clarity can be mobilizing without requiring diagnostic distortion or dehumanization.

This video concludes with a reflection on boundaries in public mental health discourse and the importance of maintaining accuracy, restraint, and humanization when discussing stigmatized conditions.

Referenced video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

Additional Resources
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Ethics of Narc Abuse Content: Why 'It Helps' Isn't Enough
Dipping into narc abuse content after a breakup is common. But some become consumed, losing touch with reality. Critical thought shuts down from emotional appeals. Full video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

#Narcissism #AbuseAwareness #MentalHealth #ToxicRelationships
Narc Abuse Narrative: From Breakup to Obsession #shorts
Narc abuse channels rarely say 'cut people off.' Instead, they frame concerned friends as 'in denial' and hesitant family as 'enabling abuse.' Full video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

 #NarcissisticAbuse #ToxicRelationships #EmotionalAbuse #Gaslighting #Manipulation
Narcissistic Abuse: Isolate Yourself for Safety? #shorts
A psychologist specializing in NPD spots misinformation and stigma on narc content channels, urging caution. Full video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

#Narcissism #NPD #MentalHealth #Psychology
Narcissist Channels: Identity Crisis or Real Support? #shorts
Are narc abuse channels unintentionally using tactics characteristic of thought-constraining environments? Learn to recognize high-demand systems that suppress doubt and foster an 'us vs them' mentality. Full video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

#NarcissisticAbuse #MindControl #PsychologicalTactics #HighDemand #CognitiveDissonance
Narc Abuse & Psychological Tactics: High Demand Systems Explained #shorts
Narc abuse channels: compelling, but how do they operate? Discover the tactics these channels use to isolate viewers, undermine their confidence, and shape their relationships. Full video: https://youtu.be/UW2XAqmLnrs

 #Narcissism #AbuseAwareness #MentalHealth #ToxicRelationships
Narc Abuse Channels: Why They're So Compelling #shorts
In this video, Dr. Ettensohn examines the online narc-abuse ecosystem and explores how content that initially feels validating and supportive can, over time, become thought-constraining and socially isolating for some viewers.

Drawing on clinical experience and established research on high-demand systems, Dr. Ettensohn analyzes the rhetorical patterns commonly used across narc-abuse channels: the elevation of the viewer as a lone truth-seer, the narrowing of acceptable interpretations, the use of loaded psychological language, and the gradual erosion of trust in ordinary relationships. He shows how these dynamics can reshape identity, undermine critical thinking, and foster increasing dependence on content creators rather than encouraging reflection, complexity, or professional consultation.

Throughout the video, Dr. Ettensohn carefully distinguishes between genuine abuse and the expanding, imprecise use of narc-abuse language online. He emphasizes that acknowledging harm and seeking clarity are legitimate and necessary, while also warning that one-size-fits-all narratives can distort meaning, escalate conflict, and contribute to unnecessary social rupture. The focus is not on dismissing people’s pain, but on examining how certain explanatory frameworks operate psychologically and what they may unintentionally cost the people who adopt them.

This video continues Dr. Ettensohn’s clinically grounded effort to bring nuance, rigor, and psychological depth to public conversations about narcissism, offering a perspective that prioritizes complexity, reality testing, and relational context over certainty, moralization, or ideological alignment.

Disclaimer
This video contains images of book covers, video thumbnails, and social media content used under the principles of Fair Use (Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act). These materials are presented solely for the purposes of commentary, education, and critique regarding broader cultural narratives.

Their inclusion does not imply endorsement, criticism, or analysis of any specific creator, author, or work. They are used illustratively to represent common themes and trends within public discourse.

All rights to the original content remain with their respective owners.

Additional Resources
Website: https://healnpd.org
Newsletter: https://healnpd.substack.com
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From Validation to Isolation: The Narc-Abuse Pipeline
This video continues the Heal NPD Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Mark Ettensohn with his associates, Deanna Young, Psy.D., and Danté Spencer, M.A.

In this session, the group discusses Empathy and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: From Clinical and Empirical Perspectives (2014), examining the long-standing assumption that narcissistic personality disorder is defined by a lack of empathy. Drawing on the article’s review of empirical findings and clinical case material, the conversation explores empathy as a multidimensional and context-dependent capacity rather than a fixed trait.

Key themes include the distinction between emotional and cognitive empathy, the variability of empathic functioning across grandiose and vulnerable narcissistic states, and the ways shame, threat, and affective overload can disrupt empathic engagement in intimate relationships. The discussion highlights how empathy may appear intact or even robust in some contexts, while collapsing in situations that feel most emotionally consequential.

The seminar also addresses common misunderstandings of neuroimaging findings related to empathy, emphasizing the limits of biological reductionism and the importance of viewing brain-based data as correlates of experience rather than determinants of destiny. Throughout, the group reflects on clinical implications for treatment, including the differentiation between motivation-based and deficit-based empathic disengagement, the role of affect tolerance and reflective capacity, and the relational conditions that support the gradual restoration of empathic availability.

This series is intended for clinicians, trainees, and others interested in a nuanced, non-moralizing understanding of narcissistic personality disorder, empathy, and psychological development.

To learn more about our work, visit www.HealNPD.org

Additional Resources:
Newsletter: https://healnpd.substack.com
Assessment and therapy inquiries: https://healnpd.org/contact

Purchase Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life:
https://amzn.to/3nG9FgH

SUBSCRIBE: https://rb.gy/kbhusf
LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://rb.gy/cklpum
LISTEN ON GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://rb.gy/fotpca
LISTEN ON AMAZON MUSIC: https://rb.gy/g4yzh8

Citation for the article discussed:
Baskin-Sommers A, Krusemark E, Ronningstam E. Empathy in narcissistic personality disorder: from clinical and empirical perspectives. Personal Disord. 2014 Jul;5(3):323-33. doi: 10.1037/per0000061. Epub 2014 Feb 10. PMID: 24512457; PMCID: PMC4415495.

Full text link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4415495/
Understanding Empathy in Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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