The DARK TRIAD: tracking wolves in our midst

Erotic dreams are extremely common. We may experience them as pleasurable, exciting and moving, or as disturbing and upsetting. It can be hard to talk about erotic dreams, even in therapy, as they insist on attending to secret satisfactions and shames.There is relatively little w ...  Show more

In his new book, The End of the World, author and psychoanalyst JON MILLS considers the question of why humanity seems bent on self-destruction.We face famine, climate change, obscene wealth disparities, and threats of global war and nuclear annihilation. Yet the majority of us s ...  Show more

This episode discusses questions like What is a malignant narcissist? And How does malignant narcissism manifest in work settings? Malignant narcissism in general refers to an individual has a combination of characteristics related to narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial ...  Show more

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Ask David: Featuring Matt May, MD</h2> <h4>329: How can you deal with a "narcissist?"</h4> <h4>In today's Ask David, we respond to a listener who requested a podcast on the topic of narcissism, including how to deal with them, so w ...  Show more

Cluster B This show aims to educate the audience from a scientifically informed perspective about the major cluster B personality disorders: narcissism, histrionic, borderline, and antisocial. References:  Kealy, D., & Rasmussen, B. (2012). Veiled and Vulnerable: The Other Side ...  Show more

Celebrities, politicians, and bosses are constantly being referred to as narcissists. But what does that really mean? Is there an official medical definition of a “narcissist” or is it just a random insult hurled at people we dislike? Today’s guest has spent decades working with ...  Show more