Escaping the Real World - Kids and the Narcissistic Parent - The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Do you fantasize, daydream, play video games, or watch TV in hopes that you won't have to deal with reality? It's not all bad, but anything in moderation, right? I talk about the benefits of skipping reality for a little bit as long as you connect with yourself in other ways. For segment two, I go over what you might have to do with your kids when you have a narcissistic ex. During the close, I talk about child sexual abuse and the silent but damaging effects it has on the victim throughout their life and how this music video might be just the path to healing you need.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the overwhelmed brain where you'll learn to make decisions that are right for you so that you can create the life you want now.
0:08.0	Welcome to the overwhelmed brain. My name is Paul Kolyani. I'm here to help you increase your emotional intelligence,
0:14.5	strengthen your self-worth and self-esteem, and empower you so that you can make decisions
0:20.1	that are right for you. And just know that everything I talk about on this show is my personal opinion and is meant for informational and educational purposes only.
0:27.4	I'm going to go straight into an email that I received that talks a little bit about escapism and fantasy and some of the things
0:37.0	that I think we all do from time to time which is indulge in daydreaming and
0:42.3	thinking about doing other things to just, I don't know, we
0:47.0	pass the time indulging in some sort of fantasy or imagination. And I'm just going to read this email and you'll see what I mean.
0:56.3	This is from someone I'm going to call Bill.
0:59.7	Bill says first off I want to say thank you so much for this podcast and everything you do.
1:04.0	You're welcome, Bill. I've been listening to it for a little while now and it's been a huge help.
1:08.0	I feel like I'm finally getting some quality tools to help with things that I've been dealing with.
1:12.0	Really good to hear. I do have an issue that I've been dealing with.
1:12.7	Really good to hear.
1:13.7	I do have an issue that I want to ask you about.
1:15.7	I use fantasy as a crutch often, and lately I found out that it just hurts me more than it helps
1:20.8	me.
1:21.8	For about 20 years now, I've been abusing escapism to fill needs
1:26.0	that I'm not getting. I used to play video games for hours at a time or binge watch entire TV shows just to not feel whatever I was feeling at the time.
1:37.0	I've since weaned myself off of those for the most part, but daydreaming is still a big part of my life.
1:43.0	I often find myself imagining what life would be like with certain people or
1:48.0	considering certain aspects of being in a healthy relationship.
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