S10E7 - Surviving Narcissistism Moms & Complex PTSD Ft. Sarah

Send us Fan MailPlease welcome our special guest, Sarah. Sarah is a speech-language pathologist at a greater Birmingham, AL high school. In our episode, Sarah discusses her mental health and therapy journey, growing up in a house with a narcissistic mother, and Complex PTSD. Complex PTSD is defined as a more severe type of Post-traumatic stress disorder characterized by “emotional flashbacks, toxic shame, self-abandonment, a vicious inner critic, and social anxiety”, as described by Pete Walker in his book “COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving” (2018, p. 3). Common Complex PTSD symptoms include “emotional flashbacks, a tyrannical inner/outer critic, toxic shame, self-abandonment, social anxiety, abject feelings of loneliness or abandonment, fragile self-esteem, attachment disorder, developmental arrests, relationship difficulties, radical mood vacillations, disassociation via distracting activities or mental processes, hair-triggered fight/flight response, oversensitivity to stressful situations, and suicidal ideation” (Walker, 2018, p. 7). Maternal narcissism describes a mother with narcissistic personality disorder or narcissistic tendencies. There are six main types or faces of maternal narcissism, as described by Dr. Karyl McBride in her book “Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers” (2008, pp. 46-57). These six faces include the flamboyant-extrovert, the accomplished-oriented, the psychosomatic, the addicted, the secretly mean, and the emotionally needy. Resources: -COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker oWalker, P. (2018). COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. -Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, Ph.D. oMcBride, K. (2008). Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers. Atria Paperback. -What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence edited by Michele Filgate oFilgate, M. (Ed.). (2019). What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. -Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt by Peg Streep oStreep, P. (2009). Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt. HarperCollins Books. -Swift, T., Dessner, A. (2020). Tolerate It (Song). On Evermore (Album).  Republic Records. Support the showThe 988 Lifeline988 is now active across the United States. This new, shorter phone number will make it easier for people to remember and access mental health crisis services. (Please note, the previous 1-800-273-TALK (8255) number will continue to function indefinitely.) https://988lifeline.org/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4lnQce2gqnZIjxzlvl5oSv?si=gdOehC20R-SPoUU4lafyRQ&utm_source=copy-linkFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086740326701&mibextid=ZbWKwYoutube - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqEcbkA7c93lGKDaBBymG64tIWczQCLNJInsta - https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=k6aivqg2vlea&utm_content=pegvqopTwitter - https://twitter.com/1TheGoldenSpoon?t=iEZUUNh2TjeQzjuS6af-Hg&s=09Dicord - https://discord.gg/Te8Q6XYc