A Psychiatrist’s Take On Narcissism, PTSD and Empathy ft. Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya Purposeful Empathy
Watch this episode to learn how empathy can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and narcissism.
Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating people with PTSD. He is the Founder of The Empathy Clinic and the author of CAKE: A Guide to Reciprocal Empathy for Couples. In this episode, he describes why empathy requires that we get out of our own heads to really hear what others are sharing or experiencing.
00:00 Introduction
00:28 About Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya
01:59 How does Ashok define empathy?
03:22 Why empathy is essential to psychiatry
08:49 How does Ashok help narcissists become empathic?
12:03 Unpacking what “narcissism” really means
17:10 Is Trump a narcissist?
18:25 What brought Ashok to empathy?
20:57 The importance of listening
22:31 What is colourpathy?
25:24 What does Ashok mean by “the biggest issue with empathy is self-definition”?
31:03 How should empathy be used in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions?
33:22 Why Ashok believes PTSD is an empathy disorder
35:03 What is an anti-psychiatry psychiatrist?
35:46 Ashok’s Purposeful Empathy Story
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