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Narcissism
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Codependency
Experts
Together
in London
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Surviving
the Narcissist: Defending Against
Mayhem
Sam
Vaknin,
PhD.
 Relationships
with narcissists are fraught with trauma,
difficulties, and even dangers. Sam Vaknin, a
pioneer in the work on narcissistic abuse (a term
he coined) will guide you through the delicate art
of surviving such a dysfunctional environment.
Whether you choose to remain in a relationship
with the narcissist – or to call it a day, there
are a few things you should be aware of and do,
says Sam.
First,
you need to learn how to get rid of malignant
optimism and self-delusions: rescue fantasies, the
erroneous belief that love cures all, that
narcissists can be healed. You also need to learn
how to abandon the doomed relationship with
minimal damage to yourself and your loved ones;
how to not get drawn back into the addictive web
of deceit and fantasy, the
shared psychosis
that is the dance macabre of a relationship with
the narcissist. How not to re-enter la-la
land.
Leaving
the narcissist behind you is only half the story –
and it is the easiest half by far. How to cope
with the whirlwind of resulting emotions: loss,
rage, grief, hate, vindictiveness, missing him,
and the lack of closure? Moving on is a process.
It requires learning, grieving, forgetting,
forgiving (especially yourself). Sam will get you
acquainted with all these phases of mourning and
re-emerging into life.
Many
survivors ask whether they can remain friends with
the narcissist. “Can I obtain closure in the wake
of my dysfunctional relationship with him?” – they
want to know – “Should I forgive him?” Sam’s
answers to these questions are based on 20 years
of work with tens of thousands of victims and
survivors throughout the
world.
Sometimes,
the narcissist is an integral part of your life,
an unavoidable fact. How to manage situations when
you cannot avoid the narcissist (cannot maintain
“no contact”)? When you are colleagues at work,
parents to common children, members of the same
family? The training finishes with practical tips
and advice related to these
issues.
Sam
says: “The Familiar is tempting – but, it is a
trap. The Unknown is terrifying – but, it holds a
promise. Your only chance at happiness, even
survival, is to move
on.” |
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Codependency
Addiction:
The
Compulsive Attraction to
Narcissists
Ross
Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC,
CSAT
 Ross
Rosenberg, a codependency and addictions expert,
will introduce his codependency addiction model
and outline treatment objectives and protocols.
His “codependency addiction” concept picks up
where his breakthrough book, The Human Magnet
Syndrome, left off. Not only are codependents
reflexively and irresistibly attracted to
pathological narcissists, but they are also driven
and controlled by a powerful and insidious
addiction.
Codependency
addiction manifests as a repetitive and compulsive
pattern of relationships with pathologically
narcissistic lovers. Short or long-term
relationships with narcissists, their drug of
choice, create temporary or fleeting moments of
euphoria and feelings of relational perfection.
Like a drug addiction, codependents seek to
replicate the initial blissful experience of
connection and emotional fulfillment. Sadly, like
any drug or process addiction, the codependent
cannot control the “drug” or narcissist who, by
their very nature, cannot be controlled. Despite
chronic disappointments, broken promises to self
and others, and a cascade of negative
consequences, codependents continue their cycle of
personal and relational
self-destruction.
The
number one and most excruciatingly painful
withdrawal symptom is pathological loneliness.
This form of loneliness is reported to be as
agonizing as any other chemical addiction
withdrawal symptom. Codependency addiction and its
unique withdrawal symptoms can also be explained
by basic neurophysiology and
bio-chemistry. |
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TRAINING
STAFF
Ross
Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC,
CSAT has
been a therapist since 1988. He is considered
a national expert in the areas of codependency,
narcissism, trauma and sex, love and Internet
addictions, for which he provides comprehensive
psychotherapy, training and consultation services.
He is the owner of Clinical Care Consultants, a
Northern Illinois counseling center, and Advanced
Clinical Trainers. He is an accomplished
professional trainer.
He
is an award winning author of the best-selling
book, "The Human
Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt
Us.”
Ross’s YouTube
channel, which highlights his clinical
and training work, has garnered over 2 million
views and 18,000 subscribers. Ross's work has
been highlighted on various TV programs
including, ABC Late
Night, Fox News,
and WGN News.
He
has appeared in the Chicago
Tribune & Publisher
Weekly and is a regular
contributor for The Huffington
Post, PsychCentral.com and TheGoodMenProject.com |
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Sam
Vaknin, PhD. is
the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism
Revisited, the pioneering work about narcissistic
abuse, now in its 10th , DSM-V compatible
revision. His work is quoted in well over 1000
scholarly publications and in over 5000 books. The
Web site “Malignant Self-love: Narcissism
Revisited” had been, for many years, an Open
Directory Cool Site and is a Psych-UK recommended
Site.
Sam
served as the editor of Mental Health Disorders
categories in the Open Directory Project and on
Mentalhelp.net. He maintains his own Website about
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and about
relationships with abusive narcissists and
psychopaths on HealthyPlace.com.
Sam
also authored the Personality Disorders topic,
Narcissistic Personality Disorder topic, the
Verbal and Emotional Abuse topic, and the Spousal
Abuse and Domestic Violence topic, all four on
Suite101. He is the moderator of the Narcissistic
Abuse Study List , the Toxic Relationships Study
List, and other mailing lists with a total of c.
20,000 members. His YouTube channels garnered more
than 15,000,000 views and 35,000
subscribers.
To
purchase Dr. Vaknin’s books: http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/thebook.html |
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Schedule:
8:00am:
Registration
8:30am:
Sam Vaknin: Surviving the Narcissist: Defending
Against Mayhem
11:00am:
Break
11:15
am: Panel Discussion about Narcissism (Questions
for Sam and Ross)
12:00pm:
Lunch
1:00pm
(13:00) Ross Rosenberg: Codependency Addiction:
The Compulsive Attraction to
Narcissists
03:30pm
(15:30) Break
03:45pm
(15:45) Panel
Discussion about Codependency (Questions
for Ross and Sam)
04:30pm
(16:30) Training ends |
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