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PsychMechanics
5d ago
Narcissism is of two types- overt and covert.1 Overt narcissists are your usual, extroverted narcissists who openly display their sense of superiority and lack of empathy. They tend to have a high self-esteem. Covert or vulnerable narcissists, on the other hand, have the same superiority goals, but they manage to keep it under the radar. ...
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PsychMechanics
1w ago
If looking at the above image made you feel uncomfortable at worst or nothing at best, there’s a good chance you were raised by a narcissistic father. Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by a lack of empathy, an inflated self-image, and an excessive need for admiration. While all humans tend to have some degree ...
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PsychMechanics
1w ago
Anhedonia is a reduced ability or inability to derive pleasure from activities from which you previously derived pleasure. It has two main types: 1. Physical anhedonia It’s the inability to derive pleasure from stimulating one or more of the five senses. For example, you may no longer find foods pleasurable that you previously found pleasurable. ...
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PsychMechanics
2w ago
The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’ – Sigmund Freud Relationships are based on the mutual fulfillment of needs. When the needs of both partners are more or ...
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PsychMechanics
1M ago
Power dynamics are a natural part of every relationship, especially romantic relationships. For a relationship to work, both parties should be able to share power equally. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. When one person steps on the rights and needs of the other in an attempt to meet their own needs, the relationship becomes ...
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PsychMechanics
2M ago
When you experience a traumatic event, your mind perceives great danger and goes into survival mode. When your mind is in survival mode, your senses sharpen, and you enter into this super-learner mode, trying to understand your current situation as much as possible. The mind tries to learn as much as possible about a traumatic ...
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PsychMechanics
2M ago
A close bond between a parent and child is normal and healthy. But there is such a thing as too much closeness, even in the context of a parent-child relationship. Enmeshed or overly close relationships are common in families and lead to a blurring of boundaries between the family members. A child who is enmeshed ...
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PsychMechanics
2M ago
Social anhedonia is a reduced ability or an inability to derive pleasure, happiness, and joy from social interactions. It’s a type of anhedonia, a broader term that implies a failure to derive pleasure from something that is usually pleasurable and enjoyable. Being a social species, humans naturally experience a sense of pleasure and joy when ...
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PsychMechanics
2M ago
Just as we feel physical pain when there’s something wrong with our bodies, we feel emotional pain when there’s something wrong with the non-physical parts of our lives. Pain is a feedback signal telling you that you must pay attention to and solve a problem. Emotional problems, real or perceived, cause emotional pain. Bigger emotional ...
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PsychMechanics
2M ago
In healthy romantic relationships, there’s a balance of closeness and distance. Each partner retains their own identity while also identifying with the relationship to some degree. This interdependence helps partners meet some of their needs themselves, and some are met by their partners. When there’s too much closeness in the relationship, the dynamic becomes unhealthy. ...
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