27. Parent

What predators do, is a focus of this series. Teachers, help. One is Rebecca Zung, attorney. I share some of her skilled truth, here. Also, Gaslight the movie, offers insight. Lastly, I tearfully share the real reason why, my family had to move, to the House on Valencia Street.

Anchor is my podcast home, and your support really makes a difference. https://anchor.fm/mohmah
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REFERENCES:

Rebecca Zung, licensed attorney, expert on empathy disordered behavior:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnhT4fBE1OWOn7c0Quxdf4w

https://www.rebeccazung.com/

CORRECTION: I stated her Youtube numbers incorrectly: Today, her channel has 182K followers, 8/7/21.
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Postpartum depression. Example possibly: Britney Spears shaves head publicly, after recently bearing a child.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/postpartum-depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20376617
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Predator / Empathy disorder traits.

Example: Gifts. They may view the relationship transactionally. Look for gifting patterns.

Overall Behaviors:

- Love bombing;
- devaluing;
- discarding;
- hoovering
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Empathy disorder definition: "Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person. "

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings/202001/do-narcissists-actually-lack-empathy
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Gaslight movie. 1940

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1940_film)
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Doctor Ramani, licensed clinical psychologist, her Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorRamanDurvasula

Zung and Ramani collaborate together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2iMpIVE6LM
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Self Parenting example. ~23 min. "Baby Me" This technique is learned in a few disciplines of thought. One reference:

https://adultchildren.org/newcomer/becoming-your-own-loving-parent/
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Tara Brach, Buddhist teacher, author:

https://www.tarabrach.com/about/
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POD DESCRIPTION:

This is the House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me.

I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention.

Language is explicit, Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, recovery, codependency, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.