Tessa Interview: The Core of NPD // Extended Split-Screen
All the Tessa (dx'd w/ NPD) // Combo Pack
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58m
0:00 Not Wanting to Suffer Anymore / Being Self-Aware Hurts
3:10 Motivations for Coming Here / Perfectionism / Being Admirable / Trauma Getting in the Way of Connection / Facing Reality / Boredom
11:12 Being Open to Engaging Now vs. in the Past / Anger / Relationships
15:34 Trauma & PTSD / Humiliation / the Spotlight
18:39 The Core of NPD: Replacing the Worthless Past Self w/ a New Perfect One
20:19 Fragmentation / No Coherent Sense of Self / The Ego
23:40 Obsession w/ a Celebrity & Modeling Herself After Her
28:45 What Happens to the Past Self? Emptiness & a PD
34:30 “NPD sucks the life out of you”: Lost Passion and Regret / Cannabis Psychosis / Dissociation & Leaning Into Emotions / Ego Death
42:37 Being Terrified of Real Connection / Shutting Off to People & Emotions / Admiration in Relationships
50:09 Care and Love w/ Ex-Boyfriend
52:13 NPD Defenses Are There for a Reason / Anger / Healing
54:54 What's Your Hope for the Trip? / Outro
Up Next in All the Tessa (dx'd w/ NPD) // Combo Pack
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Tessa's NPD Therapy Consult w/ Dr. Ka...
0:00 Intro / Healing from Trauma
2:59 Shutting Down / Struggling to Label Feelings / Avoiding her Diagnosis
6:32 Trauma with Women / Competition / Fear of Judgment
15:16 Struggling to Want Connection / Fear of Being a Fraud / Using People for Selfies
17:48 Safety Strategies / Waiting Until People... -
Debrief w/ Tessa After Her Consult w/...
0:00 Intro / "It Was Everything I didn't Expect" / Expectations of Control / EMDR
6:12 Feeling "Looked Down On" / Getting Defensive
10:24 Getting Triggered & Showing Emotions / Jacob Comparisons
21:54 What She Got Out of the Session w/ Karen / Outro -
Tessa's NPD Therapy Consult w/ Dr. Ig...
0:00 Wanting to Know Why She's Miserable Even Though Self-Aware
0:39 Feeling "Hollow" No Matter What She Does / Trying EMDR, CBT
3:53 Needing to Be Understood & Doubting Anyone Can
7:18 Fearing Being Understood / Not Being "Fascinating" Anymore
9:18 "Groundhog Day" of Disappointing, Empty, Boring...
