Good afternoon, everyone. It's Dr. Niagara again. Our next episode of Psychology Unplugged. As always,

I'd like to start every episode with a heartfelt thank you and appreciation to all of our followers,

both here in the United States and abroad. And it really is a distinct privilege to continue to do

this program on a weekly basis and continue the the passion I have in terms of

demystifying and legitimizing mental health and yet instilling a realistic sense of hope

that does come with work but I've seen enough people to be a witness to their success in overcoming sometimes incredibly difficult situations.

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so I this episode is kind of one that is, based on an article that I read recently.

And it's also a comment that I've gotten a lot of times after I've done episodes on the personality disorder, specifically borderline

and narcissistic.

And I think it's the common question that's often posed is what are the lingering effects

of growing up with a parent with borderline personality,

a parent with narcissistic personality, or a parent with just a personality disorder

in general?

And I don't think that there is one universal answer to that but I can say that growing up with a parent

with a personality disorder is invariably going to adversely impact a young child's

developing sense of self and developing personality.

And how that manifests can take very different pathways where some people become, I don't

say victims, but some people get into the, you know, almost the kind of repetition

compulsion and embody that same parental style as they grew up, especially in situations where

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