#69: Why Do People Become Narcissists?

The Inner Child Podcast

Gloria Zhang, MA

Ptsd, Attachment Styles, Commitment, Self-improvement, Childhood Trauma, Health & Fitness, Therapist, Inner Child Healing, Education, C-ptsd, Codependency, Alternative Health, Self Love, Dating, Asian Canadian, Relationships, Codependent Relationships, Mental Health

4.8 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The word “narcissist” has been easily tossed around to call out people who have big egos, are callous, rude or unempathetic. But is it really that simple? And do you ever wonder what made them this way? In this episode, I share a different perspective as to why people become narcissists. Whether it’s severe trauma, genetics or environmental factors, today we’ll delve deeper into understanding what narcissism really is and why seeing it so black and white doesn’t really capture the full comple...

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0:00.0	You're listening to The Inner Child Podcast.
0:12.0	Hi, I'm Gloria Zhang, and after 10 years of struggling in toxic relationships,
0:17.5	I attracted the love of my life by healing my inner child. This podcast is your
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0:29.8	Learn tips to overcome low self-worth, emotional baggage, and childhood trauma so that you
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0:43.4	Hello, my loves. Welcome back to the Inner Child podcast.
0:47.4	It's me, Gloria, with a bit of a heavy conversation, I think we're about to dig into today, because we're going to do a
0:56.4	unique dive into narcissism and why people become narcissists. You know, especially for some
1:05.0	of us who tend to lean towards the people-pleasy type of defense mechanism and those of us who are empaths and
1:14.0	just feel so much. You know, I was definitely in that camp. Feeling so much and taking on other
1:22.3	people's emotions so much, it can be so hard to wrap our heads around why there are some people that will
1:29.7	deliberately hurt others and just trying to understand how that could even happen. And I hope
1:35.8	that today's episode will help shed some light on maybe a different perspective that we can
1:42.4	take around narcissism. Now, this is the official
1:46.9	definition of a narcissistic personality disorder. It's an inflated ego, an inflated self,
1:54.2	an inflated sense of importance, an excessive deep need for admiration and attention from
2:00.2	others, having troubled, difficult relationships,
2:04.4	use of manipulative tactics, and the lack of empathy for others.
2:08.8	And behind this tough exterior is actually a very fragile, very brittle self-esteem that feels like could completely shatter at the sign of even
2:21.5	the slightest criticism. That's the official definition. Now, you guys know that I don't like to use
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