EP 566: Love Bombing or a Real Connection? How to Spot a Narcissist

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In today’s episode I’m sharing one of the most painful chapters of my past; the year and a half I spent in a narcissistic relationship. I take you behind the scenes of what love bombing really looks like and how it almost cost me the healthy love I have today. If you’ve ever confused intensity for intimacy or ignored the red flags because the dopamine felt too good… this episode is for you.

Inside today’s episode:

I share how my unhealed trauma and disorganized attachment made me vulnerable to love bombing; and how I finally broke the cycle.
You’ll learn what love bombing looks like (and why it feels so good when you’re starved for emotional connection).
I walk you through what secure love actually feels like (so you can stop mistaking fantasy for real intimacy.)

I want to invite you to stop your patterns of unhealthy relationships and finally choose yourself. You deserve to do the inner work that will support you in becoming securely attached, so you can easily attract the relationships you deserve.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and Let's Get Vulnerable.
0:42.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.
0:44.9	I'm your host, Dr. Morgan, and today's episode is really, really important.
0:50.6	I think anyone who is dating or who is preparing to date, this is a highly,
0:58.2	highly necessary piece of knowledge. And we're going to be diving into how do you spot a narcissist,
1:06.2	how do you spot when someone is love bombing you versus they're falling in love with you?
1:13.8	And I'm going to get really detailed on, hey, these are the things that you need to look for
1:19.6	when you're trying to build a securely attached relationship.
1:23.4	This is how it's going to feel.
1:25.5	This is what you're going to look for in those early stages.
1:29.3	And then what are the exact things you need to look out for?
1:33.5	If you're experiencing these things, that is a sign of an unhealthy foundation.
1:39.5	So we're getting into all of it.
1:41.5	And this is coming to you at a time where, wow, I am less than a month away
1:46.1	from my wedding. And I am really, really fortunate that I have done the work on myself to be able to have a
1:56.9	healthy relationship and not only have a healthy relationship, but have dated in a way
2:02.6	where I am marrying my best friend. I am marrying the person that I feel so compatible with
2:09.0	that I feel like, yes, I can build the life that I want with this person by my side.
2:14.7	We can navigate anything that comes up. I don't have my ring on. If y'all
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