I don’t know who needs to hear this but..‪.‬ Fix CPTSD Podcast | Psychology and Philosophy in Narcissistic Times with Richard Grannon

This is inspired by the "No Country for Old Men" film and novel, which I believe confronts the audience with their narcissism.

We will go through all the narcissism DSM traits, along with proposed antidotes to them.



(00:27) Books Recommendation

(02:39) Richard's Disclaimer About Him Going Political

(06:15) "No Country for Old Men" as a Story Deconstructing Our Narcissism

(12:43) Meta-narrative About Storytelling (Narcissism of the Audience)

(13:29) The Red Pill Philosophy for Narcissism

(15:59) Humility as a Skill of Self-examination

(18:45) Being Boundaried in Our Grandiosity (Your Story is Important to You)

(25:06) Prioritizing Truth and Reality Over Fantasy

(27:58) Neediness for Admiration

(32:22) Finding Value in Yourself as an Antidote

(34:38) Entitlement

(40:38) Nobody is Coming to Save You

(42:15) The Antidote - "I'm Not Owed Anything and Don't Really Need That Much"

(43:15) Exploitativeness (Others Also Have Fears, Needs and Lives)

(48:55) Zero Empathy and Empathy Exercises

(50:00) Envy and Gratitude

(50:52) Recap

(51:50) Bullying and Abusing

(53:24) In the History, the Snake Will Always Eats His Own Tail