double binds | narcissistic ‘no-win’ mind games [cc]

Some thoughts on narcissists’ ‘no-win’ double bind abuse — including examples, reflections on the pathological thinking behind them and approaches to dealing with them. You can support the channel at: -- opening quote: Before the law sits a gatekeeper. To this gatekeeper comes a man who asks to gain entry to the law. But the gatekeeper says he cannot grant him entry at the moment. The man asks if he will be allowed to come in later. ‘It is possible,’ says the gatekeeper, ‘but not now.’ The gatekeeper gives him a stool and allows him to sit down at the side of the gate. There he sits for days and years. —Before the Law, Franz Kafka -- 0:00 the narcissist’s chaotic world 2:42 double bind vs simple ’no win’ 4:58 straw poll about double bind experiences 6:24 examples in literature, history and my life 17:13 different ways of tackling the trap -- subtitles Bulgarian: Djeitko My thanks to the kind person who contribut