Debrief | Feeling Chosen, Future Faking, and the Wounded Child in Athena’s Story

Debrief | Feeling Chosen, Future Faking, and the Wounded Child in Athena’s Story

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the key takeaways from Athena’s survivor story, including how an abuser can recognize someone’s vulnerabilities and position themselves as the answer to everything they are missing. The debrief explores the feeling of being chosen, especially by someone with status and admirers, and how that feeling can deepen a trauma bond. Brandon also discusses how empathy for an abuser’s trauma can shift attention away from the abuse itself, how hot-and-cold behavior creates instability and control, and how future faking acts like a constantly changing dangling carrot that keeps hope alive.

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Debrief | Manufactured Responsibility in Doris’s Story

Debrief | Manufactured Responsibility in Doris’s Story

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Doris’s story through the lens of manufactured responsibility. Her abuser presented his violence as something Doris could prevent by managing...

1 Okt 15min

Rerelease | Doris & The Intimidating Coercive Narcissist | Domestic Violence

Rerelease | Doris & The Intimidating Coercive Narcissist | Domestic Violence

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Doris shares how a relationship that began with trust became a life organized around her abuser's anger issues. The relationship was ruled by his je...

30 Sep 1h 17min

Why Narcissistic Abuse Can Feel Addictive

Why Narcissistic Abuse Can Feel Addictive

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon speaks with Lori Ann Roland (LPC) about how narcissistic abuse, trauma, and addiction can intersect. They discuss the pull of trauma bonds and the wa...

29 Sep 25min

Debrief | Gaslighting, Obligation, and Empathy in Sunshine’s Story

Debrief | Gaslighting, Obligation, and Empathy in Sunshine’s Story

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon returns to Sunshine's story to trace the patterns that kept her bound to a partner who gaslit her, physically abused her, and then used the le...

28 Sep 16min

Sunshine & The Violent Gaslighting Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse

Sunshine & The Violent Gaslighting Narcissist | Domestic Violence & Narcissistic Abuse

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Sunshine shares how her ex-partner made her feel chosen, then made her question what she had seen with her own eyes. He lied about another woman, blamed Sunsh...

27 Sep 53min

Rerelease | The Return of Mercedes & The Post Separation Abuse

Rerelease | The Return of Mercedes & The Post Separation Abuse

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Mercedes returns to continue the story she shared in Mercedes & The Controlling Vindictive Narcissist. She once hoped the abuse would ease with time...

24 Sep 43min

Rerelease | Mercedes & The Controlling Vindictive Narcissist

Rerelease | Mercedes & The Controlling Vindictive Narcissist

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Mercedes shares how a whirlwind romance with a seemingly devoted man became a marriage where her money, privacy, body, and identity were placed unde...

23 Sep 1h 45min

Rerelease | The 5 People-Pleasing Types & Fawning in Narcissistic Abuse

Rerelease | The 5 People-Pleasing Types & Fawning in Narcissistic Abuse

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon explores five people-pleasing types: the rescuer, martyr, caretaker, peacemaker, and cheerleader. He explains how the strengths behind each ...

22 Sep 27min

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