Tag Archives: Addiction and Recovery

Hitting Bottom Can Help a Narcissist

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Hitting bottom is utter defeat combined with the inability to deny the true cause of that defeat. When the lofty fall and can blame no one but themselves, opportunity opens for constructive self-reflection and character growth.

Narcissists Can’t Recognize a Higher Power

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No one makes a major life course-correction without submitting to a higher power or operating principle. But narcissists have a big problem with that.

Toxic Relationship Recovery – Revisited

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Survivors of toxic relationships know how difficult it can be to restore one’s emotional sanity, pick up the pieces, and move on. They need answers that empower and help protect them against future harm.

Disturbed Characters and Substance Abuse – Wrap Up

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A person’s use pattern and prospects for “recovery” are always heavily influenced by their personality dynamics, which is why it’s so essential for character issues to be taken into account in treatment.