Sometimes we are clueless regarding the subtle ways we are trying to control, while being very aware of a partner’s controlling behavior. Tara asked me the following question: “Dear Dr. Paul, How do you reach your spouse if they are narcissistic and shut down emotionally? He does not say anything when I explain inner bonding,...
Tag Archives: narcissismDo you have mostly one-way or two-way conversations? What kind of conversationalist are you? What happens in your conversations with people? The kind of conversation you have with someone says a lot about both you and them. There are mainly two kinds of conversations: one-way conversations and two-way conversations. One-Way Conversations My client, Henry, complained... Discover that ‘healthy narcissism’ is an oxymoron! All of us have an ego wounded self who is narcissistic to one degree or another. For the purpose of this article, I am defining narcissism as abandoning responsibility for ourselves and expecting someone else to attend to us and define our self-worth, or expecting something external to... Caretaking is NOT the opposite of narcissism! I used to think that caretaking was the opposite of narcissism. I thought that narcissists were people who demanded that others give themselves up to care-take the narcissist. I thought that caretakers were people who were programmed to take care of others instead of themselves. I thought that... All of us have some characteristics and behaviors that fall into the category of narcissism. Narcissism is on a continuum from mild, occasional, and subtle to the more ubiquitous, obvious or extreme behaviors of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Since narcissism is likely a part of everyone’s ego wounded self, it is helpful to your personal... |
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