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Auren Stormriver ([personal profile] stormriver) wrote2024-10-12 05:27 am

🎥 VIDEO REC: "The Narcissist Scare" by Sarah Z

This documentary-length YouTube video was recommended in a discord server I've started frequenting. I'd never heard of Sarah Z, so I withheld expectations just in case - but I was thrilled to discover that not only was the video well-structured, well-thought-out and full of great sources (with plenty of humor sprinkled in where appropriate), but it also managed to address all of the bullet-points about this topic that I myself had considered important to cover for a potential future piece, and then some.

In this video, Sarah breaks down the problematic elements of online "narcissist awareness" accounts and rhetoric, including its inherent biases, misuse of psychiatric language, culture of fear, social isolation, ties to Evangelical ideas of actual demonic possession, and so much more. I've instantly chosen to add it to my cache of content to link back to when speaking about these issues in future conversations.

If you've got an hour and you're interested in this type of thing, consider watching here!