April 22, 2024
The Entitlement Spectrum: The Importance of Knowing Where You Fall
A schema-informed article on entitlement, self-sacrifice, accountability, and relationship patterns that can leave people feeling overextended or unseen.
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Articles on schemas, narcissism, boundaries, and recovery.
Explore EpiJennetics articles on self-sacrifice schema, narcissistic abuse recovery, healing from narcissism-related relationship wounds, anxiety, depression, and the patterns that shape self-expression and connectedness.
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Clinical note: Online education cannot diagnose a person or relationship. These articles support reflection and informed help-seeking, not labels or promises of a specific result.
March 21, 2022
Trauma and Parts of Self: Understanding Narcissistic and Self-Sacrificing Managers in Ourselves
An educational article exploring internal parts, trauma responses, narcissistic patterns, and self-sacrificing relationship roles through a reflective therapy lens.
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Guilt and Projective Identification: Bait for Narcissists
A discussion of self-sacrifice schema, guilt, boundaries, and why unaddressed needs can make manipulative relationship dynamics harder to interrupt.
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Narcissism, Caregiving, and Trauma: Facing Uncomfortable Feelings Results in Healing
A reflective article on trauma, vulnerability, caregiving, narcissism-related patterns, and how facing uncomfortable emotions can support healing.
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Running From Guilt and Shame Means Running Towards Narcissism and Caregiving
A therapy education post on guilt, shame, avoidance, caregiving, and how old protective patterns can shape relationships over time.
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Narcissism and Caregiving: Dancing around the Truth
An article examining how caregiving, boundaries, empathy, and self-absorbed dynamics can interact in close relationships.
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