Covert Narcissist - The Most Dangerous Type

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

When we talk about narcissism, we talk about the two main categories of narcissists - overt and covert narcissists. You know that person who walks into the room, has a sense of grandiosity and commands the attention? That’s an overt narcissist. But today I want to focus on the other type, the covert narcissist, and why I believe it’s the most dangerous type of narcissists.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

Why covert narcissists are difficult to recognise
How to spot passive aggressive behaviour
Self-criticism or shyness as possible traits of a covert narcissist
The false sense of self and the childhood wounds of narcissists
Why narcissists never seek a therapist
Envy, jealousy and false empathy
How covert narcissists present themselves as victims
Focusing on yourself as the first step in healing from narcissistic abuse

So let me know - do you have a covert narcissist in your life? Can you relate to anything that I've covered in this episode?

Resources:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse

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.
0:30.5	So when we talk about narcissism, I tend to talk to people about really two categories of narcissism. There are lots more than that,
0:40.2	but really to help people understand, I like to keep it really, really simple because otherwise
0:44.5	everyone feels like they want to get a PhD in narcissistic abuse. I know that's certainly what I feel
0:49.4	like I have, but I'm probably way down the track of where you are right now. And I'm able to read about it. It's not
0:55.3	triggering. And in fact, I'm one of those geeky people that loves to learn even more about that.
1:00.8	But it doesn't trigger me. And this is why it's really, really important for you in your journey
1:04.9	of healing after the trauma of narcissistic abuse, that you seek out people that you can relate to, that you can understand,
1:12.3	that have been where you are so that you can just literally focus on that person.
1:17.2	And of course, I would love to be that person for you because I've been where you are.
1:21.3	I like to think I'm educated enough to help you on all of this on not just a real empathic
1:26.7	personal level, but on a deeply
1:28.5	neuroscience-based level, really understanding the trauma, really understanding what is
1:33.5	happening in our body as well. So today I want to talk to you about really the two main
1:38.5	types of narcissistic, but really focus on one of those. Now, narcissism, like I say, can be categorized predominantly into two
1:47.2	things. We have overt narcissists and covert narcissist. Now, the overt narcissist is probably the one
1:55.9	most people would associate with being a narcissist. You know, that person who might walk into the room would have that
2:02.4	sense of grandiosity, almost commanding that attention, almost looking like, oh, gosh, don't they
2:08.5	love themselves? And sadly, in some respects, that's where it's quite damaging, because that's
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