EP 38: "They are Gonna Wake Up and See My Worth" - How Hope Keeps us in Narcissistic Relationships with Dr. Ingrid Clayton

Incessantly Seeking · 2023-07-11

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Today I wecome back clinical psychologist, author and survivor Dr.Ingrid Clayton.

In Part 2 of our chat Dr. Clayton explains what Trauma Reenactment means and how that can keeps us in an endless loop of abusive relationships. We also talk about those "butterflies" and of we do in fact just "like who we like" without being able to control those feelings and why.

We discuss intermittent reinforcement in narcissistic relationships, how that strategy keeps us coming back, how hope can be damaging in an abusive setting as well as trauma responses.

There is so much to unpack here let's do quit recap on what we are discussing in this episode:

Trauma Reenactment Why we "like who we like" Narcissistic relationships Hope can be damaging Trauma responses

You can find Dr. Clayton's amazing book Believing Me here.

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