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Traumas as Social Interactions We react to serious mishaps, life altering setbacks, disasters, abuse, and death by going through the phases of grieving. Traumas are the complex outcomes of psychodynamic and biochemical processes. But the particulars of traumas depend heavily on the interaction between the victim and his social milieu. The Depressive Patient - A Case Study How does he react to good news? - I ask him - What if I had just informed him that he has won a million bucks in a game of chance? He contemplates this improbable good fortune and then shrugs: "It wouldn't make much of a difference, Doc." The Depressive Narcissist Many scholars consider pathological narcissism to be a form of depressive illness. Misdiagnosing Narcissism - The Bipolar I Disorder The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). How Victims are Affected by Abuse Repeated abuse has long lasting pernicious and traumatic effects such as panic attacks, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, flashbacks (intrusive memories), suicidal ideation, and psychosomatic symptoms. The victims experience shame, depression, anxiety, embarrassment, guilt, humiliation, abandonment, and an enhanced sense of vulnerability.

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