Falling in love with a narcissist

Date Yourself Instead

Lyss Boss

Society & Culture, Relationships

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

If you’re dating a person based on a conceptualized version of them vs. the person they are consistently showing you that they are, I’ve been there. Today I am sharing my challenging experience with a narcissist and what I learned from it. Once you understand narcissistic personalities then start to turn inward to examine your worth, your transformation can begin!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Day Yourself Instead.
0:02.4	Day Yourself Instead.
0:03.4	What does it mean to Day Yourself Instead?
0:05.2	I'm just gonna learn how to love myself and that's it.
0:11.1	I think the reason I fell in love with a narcissist
0:14.0	was because I saw it was a challenge.
0:16.9	I thought if I won this person over,
0:19.0	it would be the biggest achievement and validation
0:21.3	to who I am because in my head I was special,
0:25.2	I was unique, I was different
0:27.0	and I brought something different
0:28.2	than other women to the table.
0:30.3	I thought I was better than all the other women he had dated,
0:33.8	which is also a very interesting way to look at things
0:37.0	because who am I to say that I'm better than anyone else?
0:41.1	At the time I just had this idea in my head
0:44.2	that because I was so unique and different
0:46.4	I would be the woman to change him.
0:48.6	I think a lot of women go through this
0:50.2	and it's nothing against any women
0:52.5	that this person had dated before.
0:54.6	Like I'm sure they're all amazing
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