65. Narcissists & Highly Sensitive People

The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast

Kelly

Sensitive, Highlysensitiveperson, Mental Health, Aron, Introversion, Social Sciences, Personality, Mentalhealth, Introvert, Sensitivity, Shyness, Science, Health & Fitness, Hsp, Anxiety, Wellness

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that highly sensitive people and narcissists tend to be attracted to each other?

I've welcomed Nikki Eisenhauer onto the show today to discuss what a narcissist is and why HSPs can be drawn to people with narcissistic personality disorder.

I think it's important for HSPs to be aware of this topic so they can identify and deal with harmful relationships.

Nikki is an engaging guest and does a great job of explaining this topic in a digestible way. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), chemical dependency counselor (LCDC), yoga and meditation teacher, and possible budding comedian. In this episode, we talk about:

What is a narcissist vs. sociopath personality, The difference between anxiety and intuition, What it's like to be an HSP and a therapist, What most therapists don't know about HSPs, Why improv might be good for HSPs, and more!

Nikki specializes in trauma, grief and loss, addiction, and has come to understand what wounds, drives, and heals Highly Sensitive People. Her most recent passion project is Wise Owl Within, where she offers Sensitive and Healers support, evolution, and the life they desire. Get in touch with her on Facebook and Twitter!

Want to support the podcast? If you enjoy my podcast and blog, if you find it helpful, uplifting, or entertaining, that's awesome! Would you consider giving just $1 per episode? Check out my Patreon page to see how it works. http://www.patreon.com/hsp

Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

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0:00.0	Welcome to the highly sensitive person podcast, a twice monthly podcast for people who experience the world intensely.
0:11.3	Join me on a journey of acceptance of our highly sensitive person traits.
0:17.6	Welcome to episode 65 of the highly sensitive person podcast. I'm your host, Kelly.
0:25.0	This is a show for highly sensitive people or people who think they might be highly sensitive
0:29.6	or those who have an HSP in their life and just want to learn more about the trait.
0:35.8	Or the show is for just curious people too, right? There's nothing wrong with being curious and just want to learn more about the trait. Or the show is for just curious people, too, right?
0:39.3	There's nothing wrong with being curious and just wanting to learn more about new things.
0:44.8	And, well, in this episode, I learned something totally new by chatting with Nikki Eisenhower.
0:52.3	Nikki is a licensed professional counselor, a chemical dependency counselor, yoga and meditation
0:58.1	teacher, writer, and budding comedian.
1:01.8	Today we're going to discuss a few things, but mainly narcissists and why HSPs attract
1:09.3	narcissists.
1:10.7	And we're also going to talk about why high sensitivity is often pathologized.
1:16.3	Before we get started, let me tell you a little bit more about Nikki.
1:20.7	In her work and experience, she specializes in trauma, grief and loss, addiction,
1:26.2	and has come to understand highly sensitive people,
1:30.0	what wounds them, what drives them, and how they heal.
1:34.4	Her most recent project is called Wise Owl Within, where she offers sensitives in healers'
1:40.7	support, evolution, and the life that they desire. You can find more about it at
1:46.2	wise owl within.com. So let's get started. Nikki, thank you so much for being here today.
1:53.2	Wow, thank you for having me. I would like to know, are you a highly sensitive person?
1:57.7	And how did you first learn about high sensitivity? I am indefinitely a highly sensitive person and how did you first learn about high sensitivity? I am indefinitely a highly
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