Am I Turning Into A Narcissist? - Mirror Neurons Explained
Trauma & Narcissism Redefined
Caroline Strawson
4.8 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we will dive deeper into a question that I get asked a lot - am I turning into a narcissist? We will talk about why we start to notice some narcissistic behaviours in ourselves after going through an abusive relationship with a narcissist.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- Why those victimised by a narcissist start exhibiting narcissistic behaviour
- What the mirror neurons are, and their role in our behaviour
- Why narcissists won't start mirroring codependency
- How looking from a trauma-informed lens can help us understand our own narcissistic traits
No narcissist will ever question their narcissistic behaviour, they will blame others for their actions. The best thing we can do when we detect narcissistic behaviour in ourselves is to step back, and look at it from a place of curiosity, compassion, courage, and clarity. If we are genuinely asking ourselves - am I a narcissist? - we most certainly are not.
Resources:
- Join my Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse
- Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the narcissistic abuse recovery podcast. I'm Caroline Stawson and I'll be sharing with you |
| 0:09.2 | awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse to help you thrive. |
| 0:16.8 | I want you to know that I've been exactly where you are now and I believe you. |
| 0:21.4 | And this show is all about taking you from trauma to transformation. |
| 0:30.4 | One of the big questions I get asked a lot is, am I the narcissist? |
| 0:36.3 | And I've done other podcasts on this before, but I want to dive into this a |
| 0:40.7 | little bit deeper, because you can sometimes see, and I see it in my groups, in my community |
| 0:46.7 | online, where those that have been victimized by a narcissist are also exhibiting narcissistic behavior. And then if this also gets |
| 0:58.4 | pointed out by someone else or even the narcissist by nature of, hey, this is you being the |
| 1:05.9 | narcissist, not me, then that can leave those that are victimized by the narcissist feeling scared, isolated, |
| 1:14.4 | a bit crazy, wondering, am I the narcissist? |
| 1:17.7 | And I'm really interested to know that those of you who have been in relationships with a |
| 1:22.9 | narcissist, whether that be a parent, whether it be a partner, whomever that narcissist is in your life, |
| 1:28.6 | because there is no bounds with this. It can be male, female, it can be parent, partner, friend, |
| 1:35.2 | co-worker, whomever the narcissist in your life is. Have you ever found yourself in that relationship |
| 1:42.7 | dynamic questioning, is it me? Am I at fault here? Is there |
| 1:49.1 | something wrong with me? Should I be doing something differently? Maybe if I did this, |
| 1:55.5 | that wouldn't happen. And I see this a lot. And that leaves people wondering, am I the actual narcissist in all of this? |
| 2:05.3 | Now, anybody who says to themselves, hmm, am I a narcissist? Let me tell you, no, you're not. |
| 2:13.3 | Because no narcissist ever really says, hmm, I wonder if I'm a narcissist. You know, I certainly can't |
| 2:20.7 | imagine my ex ever emailing me because we're on extreme modified contact and saying to me, |
| 2:27.7 | hey, Caroline, do you actually think I'm the narcissist? Do you think it is actually me? But actually coming from a place if he |
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