1006: Dr. Ramani | Surviving and Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2024
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
It’s Not You author Dr. Ramani Durvasula is here to help us identify narcissists, overcome the abuse we suffer in relationships with them, and heal.
What We Discuss with Dr. Ramani Durvasula:- Narcissists can often be recognized by common traits like being know-it-alls, interrupting frequently, driving dangerously, throwing tantrums when frustrated, and displaying a strong sense of entitlement. But what kind of narcissists are you dealing with in your everyday life?
- Strategies for coping with narcissistic relationships when leaving is not an option.
- The role of cognitive dissonance in keeping people trapped in narcissistic relationships and how creating a written record of abusive behaviors can help overcome this psychological barrier.
- Growing up with a narcissistic parent can lead to difficulty forming one's own identity and a tendency to accommodate others' needs while suppressing one's own. This pattern can make a person more vulnerable to entering narcissistic relationships in adulthood.
- While it may seem daunting, healing from a narcissistic relationship is possible. By developing self-compassion, understanding that the abuse was not your fault, and gradually reclaiming aspects of your life that you enjoy (like hobbies, favorite foods, or social activities), you can begin to rebuild your sense of self and create a fulfilling life, even if the process takes time.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger show. |
| 0:03.0 | In a way when you're in a narcissistic relationship, |
| 0:05.0 | it's like there's these incendiary devices always going off in your life, |
| 0:09.0 | and that creates this hyper-vigilance. |
| 0:11.0 | And over time, that hyper-vigilance causes a lot of wear and tear on our bodies |
| 0:16.2 | because physically it really wears this out it makes us more vulnerable to getting sick we get headaches |
| 0:21.4 | we experience other downstream effects of tension, and one of the only |
| 0:25.7 | ways to break the tension is to recognize this is who this person is. |
| 0:29.7 | The thing that makes the tension worse is a lot of us believe is there something we can do to make this better. |
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| 1:26.7 | All right so a few months ago we did an episode on Narcissism and the victims |
| 1:30.4 | of Narcissism with Dr Ram Romani Dervasula. |
| 1:32.8 | She's amazing. |
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