Dr Saad, a joy to see and hear you again. Agree, the many channels on narcissism keep one on a treadmill. There is clearly a need for a more spiritual approach. Looking forward to your wise words.
Thank you for your equanimity, judgment , insight and generous contribution. You are a true example to us all. The world would be a better place if more top experts like you were as humble as you. In full gratitude to you and your teachings.
I watched your initial series several years ago and it absolutely accelerated my healing. I’m so grateful you will be doing this as I feel too that it’s a good time to evolve our understanding further. I agree that the current definitions have stagnated on pigeon-holing and type-casting and could use a higher perspective. Thank You!
I have missed you! Welcome back. You look well. The world needs your soothing voice, intentional commentary, and groundbreaking ideas. What? Authenticity? Seeking truth? Searching for a better way? Radical! LOL My thoughts on the Narc content is that it has become an echo chamber and not providing a reflective path toward healing. All of us need to be challenged to become the best version of yourself, and in my tradition, humility and gratitude are foundational.
Yay! I am so glad you're back! I learnt so much about depression and being an empath from your channel, more than I learnt even from my therapist! Really sped my recovery!
I’ve only been listening to your lectures for a short while but I have come to have such appreciation for your content and delivery. I found your videos on shadow work and transformation to be incredibly helpful. Yes, we are hanging by our fingernails and perhaps not everyone will take the lifeline you are trying to throw out to us, but there are MANY that will. Considering how bad life can get for some of us you may truly be saving lives. Thank you!
It is so good to have you back Dr. Saad. Your perspective on things seems "clean" of agendas. And your honest way of putting things across as well as the obvious care you have for people is what is so needed. Thank you!
Thanks to you I've become a warrior empath taking care of my adult and loving my child empath. Not accepting more narcissists and my life has changed for good! Thanks so much Dr Saad!!! You've helped so much!!! 😀
Thanks you for bringing forth a newer spiritual perspective to the narcissist story. I have come to feel empathy towards theses people and I have learned how to not attract them in my life but there is a reason why this personality exists and I hope you cover that
I am so glad to see you back, Dr Saad! My heart did a little leap when I saw your post today. I am looking forward to your new insights from a spiritual perspective. I come to believe that all things to do with our growth and healing are closely tied to the spiritual. The world seems a precarious place today. Thank you so much for all you do and for allowing God to bless us through you.
It is so great to see you back Dr Saad! You're looking really well! I was only just thinking about you the other day (hope that doesn't sound creepy!) and was hoping to see more of you. Your new, upcoming content sounds really exciting, so looking forward to learning from you. Thank you and much respect Dr Saad.
Great to see you. Agree that we need a third way. Perhaps you could think about exploring healing borderline personality disorder. Great to see you again
Oh welcome back Dr Saad. Greetings from England. I 'm over joyed to see you today and it seems like an answer to prayer. I never cease to be amazed at the serendipity in my life. In the last few days I have been watching your Transformation videos. That led me on to Ennaegram Test. I'm a 6. My initial reaction was to realise how accurate this is but it did nothing for my self worth. Rather like when I had (bad) counselling it brought up negative feelings especially shame. The next question is "where do I go from here?" and there you are. I've suffered narcistic abuse and spent hours watching RU-vid. Yes for me I seem to be treading water. My faith and YT videos especially yours has brought me this far but I would so like your guidance. Typical 6 😄!!!
So good to see you back. Your previous videos helped me through the most difficult phase in my life. I’m now looking for ways to heal and move forward. Looking forward to your words of wisdom. I appreciate that your altruistic motivations for posting content is designed to help people move on. You’ve been missed. Glad you’re ok. Welcome back.
Brilliant! I'm ready for this. I stopped watching the narc videos a few months ago as I felt I had learned enough & it was time to move forward. I have a feeling this series has come at the right moment to complete the process. You are one of my favourites! 😃
You know the message we/people need. “Trust yourself” ☺️ (Since we’re being lighthearted...) Yessss! Can’t wait! Share it, we’re on the edge of our seats now...no pressure. Haha. You got this. Thank you for being you 🙏🏽
Yes, I definitely feel like I've been stuck on the treadmill and have been searching for more content to help me work through. I can't wait to hear your insights.
Great to see you back Abdul. Your content has been very helpful to me in understanding certain dynamics in my life regarding narcissist and empath. I have been grateful for all the content I’ve seen on this platform regarding this subject but especially for your input. I believe as you do that there is a space here for your approach to this subject. With gratitude i look, very much, forward to your next offering.
It is really good to see you back and you're looking well. I look forward to the new content. The series on how empaths are developed changed my own opinion on my people-pleasing tedencies and choices on relationships. I am definitely a work in progress but your series and therapy are doing me so much good in terms of healing from trauma. God bless!
Welcome back Abdul, we've missed your wonderful videos. They are an inspiration to myself and many others. Learning to live and understand the world of narcissism is a challenge, you have made this a simpler task. Thank you.
I am glad Vital Mind Psychology is back! Your content is one of the very best. This channel has helped me figuring out my empathic nature correctly and guided me through the journey of discovering narcissism actually exists and it is a pretty much serious matter!!
Welcome back and thank you so much for taking the time out of your life to do this! You have changed mine and countless others I've shared this content with I'm SO grateful for you
So happy you are back. 🙌 My experience with a narcissist came to a head after the death of my lifelong friend. She was the funeral director, and then the grief counsellor who decided she wanted me as a friend instead. My life fell apart after the discard… I had no idea what to call the experience I went through. Dark night of the soul… worst pain I went through in my life… which lead to guilt as it felt worse than loosing my best friend. Ultimately though, it lead me back to my authentic self, down a healing path. I now understand where it all began, in childhood, what trauma is, trauma bonding, parasympathetic nervous system, etc… what a journey. I love your work. Thank you 🙏 ⭐️If I can request one thing…. that awareness be made that narcissistic abuse happens not only in romantic relationships… part of my struggle initially was that most information is related to couples. This friendship broken my soul, and it was platonic… only knew her for a couple of months too. I have since spiritually awakened, but while in my suffering stage, I thought I’d die from the pain.
Appreciate hearing from you again. I’m very excited about this spiritual approach to this subject. This is the Angel I’m always wrestling with regarding my relationship with specific narcissists and with them in general. Bless you for this 🙏🏼🥰🙏🏼 I can’t wait for to find it!
I agree with you on the spiritual aspect of "psychology" most of mental illness is the ramification of a lack of virtue. I'm looking forward to hearing your insight on this.
I am so happy to see you back and well, Dr. Saad! Thank you for this announcement, and I am looking forward to your new video series. For me, it is not so much that "the narcissism sphere" on RU-vid has gotten stale, as that I have become aware that I am now ready for new challenges, perspectives and understandings. I am very grateful for the channels that taught me earlier about such basics as the definition and aetiology of NPD, common tactics of the narcissist, and how to protect myself in conversations or even in legal matters. A particularly hard lesson early on was "you *really* can't achieve anything via a good-faith conversation with them"! I was grateful when the first basic lesson I learned from you was that I needed to calm/repair my own nervous system and take care of myself physically in general, regardless of the rest of the aftermath of my recent events. In my opinion, these "nuts-and-bolts" topics are still vital for those just now waking up and escaping the living nightmares they are in, as I was from around 2014-2019. But, I am glad you will be offering something new, which sounds like it may dovetail with my own next steps, in being somewhat spiritual. I appreciate the expertise and effort you bring to every video you produce, and I agree with your ethic of not just producing in order to produce, to get views, keep yourself popular, or whatever the goals are of those who are publishing more frequently, without necessarily bringing anything new to the table. God's blessings and my thanks to you, Dr. Saad.
Yesss! I can’t wait for this! Thank you! I’ve been taking a break too from many things and starting to doubt the break but now I see your comeback I feel more positive I’m regenerating also. Looking forward to witnessing what’s been incubating in you Abdul 🙏🏼
Thank you so much you have helped me in some of the darkest moments of my life. I'm glad to see you back after your break man!!!! Thanks for this content
So glad you’re back! Thank you for your content and commitment to this topic. It has helped me tremendously! I’ve spent the last year reviewing your videos and trying to cultivate within myself some of your key concepts like identifying what Liminal Space is. That topic really spoke to me and helped me identify that perhaps I was NOT sinking into depression but that I was in an uncomfortable LIMINAL Space. That was truly liberating! So, now I’m trying to cultivate a new routine to break out of procrastination and live a healthier life. It’s not easy but it is fun as I challenge myself to learn new things. Developing consistency is my new goal and challenge. I would really like to know if I could be coached by you. I’m ready to grow more and don’t want to share too personally in a public arena.
@@burdineblue This is slightly unrelated, but your comment reminded me of a quote I try to keep on my radar to help me make tough decisions. Can't recall who the author was but the quote is something like "No matter how far you've gone down the wrong path, turn back." Your comment about someone staying on the road of pride make me think of that. It's never too late to turn around and try to find a better path.
The universe is unfolding as it should. I recommended your videos in a public chat today, and will be reviewing them again in the coming weeks. Last year, I left my narcissistic husband, and from you learned I was an empath. In all the forums, your clear, professionally-based, drama free presentations brought me sanity, understanding, and validation of my newly discovered concerns. I experience you as a higher faith follower, humble servant who is generous and talented in what you do. You have made a huge difference in my life and helped me through a difficult time. I'm continuing my healing journey, and look forward to more of your videos. Thank you so much.
So happy to have you back! I am looking forward to learning more about your new channel of the spiritual dimensions of narcissism. I am familiar with this concept and always believed a.narcissist masks themselves with “a spiritual mask “ to manipulate others. I know that you can provide more in depth analysis and content that will be relevant for us viewers to understand it better. Can’t wait to continue to support your channel.
Yes! Thank you and welcome back.🙏 I agree the narcissism space on youtube is polarised and polarising. There is some very informative content which has helped me a lot, but i have been finding the culture around it has become very "Them and Us" which is troubling. It encourages staying stuck in blaming and victimhood, and complaining rather than resolving or evolving... For me, i need, and want, to move beyond blaming (a parent) and find a way to have compassion - whilst maintaining effective boundaries to keep myself safe (emotionally, mentally, spiritually). It feels unhealthy to be holding so much animosity toward someone, yet it doesn't seem safe to forgive them either. There must be a middle - or third - way. (Ojala!). Something i have noticed missing from the existing yt content is the concept of narcissism as a spectrum. I had read about this but it seems to be overlooked on youtube, which only reinforces the polarising Them/Us, Victim/Perpetrator dynamics. A humanistic & spiritual approach would be a blessing, and very timely! Thank you for your work Dr Saad, i look forward to future videos 😊
Welcome back Dr. Saad! Just a few weeks ago I checked your channel to see if you had any new content because I always appreciate your well-rounded viewpoints, and was hoping there might be new videos on the horizon. Your series on empaths was the catalyst to help me switch from being focused on the narcissist to being focused on myself, so that I could stop spinning on a wheel of resentment and start implementing healthier habits in my life to heal and grow. You'll be proud to know that I eat a high protein breakfast in the morning, take a magnesium supplement, prioritize my sleep and continue to work on cultivating healthy boundaries with people in my life. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and being a resource for so many the world-over.
Fantastic news! It's wonderful to see/hear you! I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts. I hear you on the polarizing in some of channels on narcissism. I'm at over two years of healing and would enjoy more content on life after the life...once identifying the narcissistic abuse/CPTSD and working through the ensuing grief stages, I'm eager for content that leads forward. The spiritual aspect of narcissism sounds very interesting. Thank you for sharing you 🙏
I found your channel during early stages of exploring mental health topics, so you have a tremendous influence on my learning and healing process and are truly one of my favourite experts. Seeing your return made me so excited that I had to remind myself how to breath. I can't wait to see what you're bringing us!
So happy and relieved to see you back and looking well and minus your cough. I began to find the narcissist videos quite wearying; very insightful and revealing but i easily overload. So I'm really looking forward to where you are taking us and this wonderful movement!
Woohoo! Welcome back! Your honest and direct presentations have helped me understand the abusive relationship I endured for many years. Especially, your conclusion on empathic pride helped me understand my part in the ordeal much better.
It is so good to see you and see you doing well. Your videos were so helpful and grounding last summer while undergoing a transition from one season to another. I was concerned you were okay, and you were prayed for. Looking forward to your upcoming video series and very interested in the topic. I also love your compassionate heart and humble spirit for those in bondage. God's blessings on you!
Appreciate you, and I support taking care of yourself and using RU-vid in a mindful way that's harmonious to you. My opinion of the information on narcissism that circulates YT is that there's actually a variety available. Many of the most articulate voices on the subject have some differing views, which I actually appreciate because it gives me different perspectives to consider. Yet I feel there is some element missing, which I can't quite put my finger on. Which I suppose is why I value the different perspectives so much, so that I can try to locate the missing element myself. I can understand how a narcissist operates generally, how to spot them and how to protect myself, but I'm still curious to know the deeper levels of functioning in a narcissist. There seems to be differing motives and levels of awareness of their own malevolence for different types of narcissists, and I would like to see this explained. All the experts seem to say there is only one motive and one level of awareness. Also, one thing I know is missing is the way that narcissist organize with each other to prey on people. It's why we have the global control that we do....it doesn't just operate at high levels of authority. It's in everyone's neighborhood. On my linked channel under my actual name, I provide my own contribution to the subject of narcissism in that it is a mirroring of the Satanic control. In other words, it is Satanism embodied. Our planet is run by a (narcissistic) Satanic cult which has been brainwashing us. Ergo, we are all in a Satanic cult and we are tasked in this life with awakening to and extricating ourselves from it. I speak from the experience of being born to an Illuminati family and undergoing MK Ultra abuse. I've seen the depths of how this controlling structure operates in all areas of the globe, in everyone's lives, under the cover that narcissism provides. Where you have a narcissist, you have a cult. Where you have a cult, you have darkness...evil....Satanism. I do agree a spiritual perspective is needed, balanced within analytical and practical thinking. I'm looking forward to watching your next video now.
Your content is unique from what I've seen, & I love your authenticity. Never change; better not to create than perform suboptimally--I agree with that philosophy, too. Or rather--in my case, I'm always "creating," but keep 99% of it to myself, & delete half of it over time. But quality & leverage are key.
Welcome Dr Abdul Saad, so good to see you back here on YT . I do look forward to the series about integration, after understanding how narcissists and empaths "work" in unhealthy relationships. Thank you for all the good work you are doing.
It introspective to consider the spiritual aspect of the person. It's poorly recognized as vital and so often times NEVER treated. To be in total health the spirit must be able to thrive within the person. So many feel "locked in" to a situation until the spirit within them is identified and treated equally within each person as bio, psycho, social beings. This is BREAK THROUGH DOC to me. Thank you for coming back :)
Welcome back I have missed your content! I know of one other RU-vid Channel that provides tactics to overcome narcissistic abuse and advice for dealing with extremely difficult people. However, that channel has low viewership. I look forward to your new series as your content has always been helpful! Thank you so much for the understanding and help your channel has given me.
Welcome Abdul I had wondered what had happened to you. I'm a psychotherapist and appreciate your understanding. I'm pleased to hear about the subject. I agree with you. Narcissistic personality have deep wounds and also need understanding and compassion. Not used as scapegoats. Look forward to hearing you.
Abdul Would you please talk about these terms people use: Stonewalling Gray Rock How to create ways to convey to narcissistic people when they become disparaging and negative transference. If you point it out to them even kindly they often will curse or retaliation in words and deeds.
Hi Helen, I've started calling my mother out now when she gives me the silent treatment or cold shoulder. She's habitually negative. And still persists in devaluation. When I challenge her over her behaviour she will invariably claim that I have misinterpreted her. Sometimes leaves me wondering if I got it wrong or that shift of blame to me is just part of her skillset. I try to be reasonable and make an effort to get my point across without being hurtful. Seems like she will always have a low opinion of me
He is so right! there are so many narcissist gurus on youtube that are just sensationalizing titles to get views to monetize their channel and they're promoting playing games Power games with a narcissist instead of get out and stay out. Titles like "How to torture the narcisist"....."How to make the narcisist's mind blow up"... Sadistic titles. And I think some of these gurus are narcissists themselves. And there's one girl who thinks she's a narcissist and is teaching us about narcissism and she is not a narcissist at all!!!
Welcome back! I always enjoy listening to your lessons as I'm an empath, born in a narcissist family...and am drawn to narcissist men. I do need direction. Thank you!!
Welcome back 🙏 Been thinking about you all this time, grateful that you are well!! Looking forward to whatever you have planned for us!! Thank you!! Kind regards from Greece 🇬🇷
Your videos helped me a lot. I cannot believe you actually are going to tackle the spiritual dimension of narcissism and I hope other personality disorders. This actually has been a major question on my mind and I am actually actively seeking spiritual guidance and directorship. I am very very excited about this announcement. Please also consider expending for bpd, empaths. Thank you so much.
Dr Saad, Been following all your past vdos and loved it. Cannot say enough how much it helped. THANK YOU! Though I am late to know you are back online.. so glad to see you BACK! Yes, we did miss you!
