Interview With Professor Sam Vaknin - Author of Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited - Part 1

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is the first part of an enlightening interview with Sam Vaknin, Professor of Psychology & Finances at the Southern University of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, PhD in Philosophy and Physics, and author of the book "Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited." </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this first of a three-episode series, we talked about why the narcissistic abuse experience is different from other abusive relationships, and why each narcissistic abuse story is unique. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How it was connecting with narcissistic abuse victims before the internet era</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The uniqueness of the narcissistic abuse experience</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- How narcissists live inside their mind</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why making demands or having expectations threatens a narcissist’s equilibrium </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) vs. the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Professor Vaknin started working with narcissistic abuse trauma back in 1995, there was no terminology, no words to describe it. One of his first jobs was to coin terms like narcissistic supply, somatic narcissist, cerebral narcissist, and narcissistic abuse itself. He has been studying the subject passionately for over 26 years, helping thousands of people to recover from their trauma. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <p>- <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Malignant-Self-Love-Narcissism-Sam-Vaknin/dp/8023833847/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Sam Vaknin</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Connect with Professor Sam Vaknin on</span> <a href= "https://