How Narcissists Are Held Back by Simplistic Thinking
Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter
Dr. Les Carter
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🗓️ 23 August 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Wouldn't it be nice if life could be reduced to a fixed formula that offers simple, ready solutions to any situation? That's the kind of thinking narcissists bring to their relationships. Being naturally self-absorbed, entitled, controlling, and exploitive, they want you to know how things ought to be according to their agenda, and there will be a price to pay if you do not conform. Dr. Les Carter breaks down this pattern so you can understand their strategies and motives. Then he challenges you to focus on a fuller mindset that leads allows you to manage diversity and nuances successfully.
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| 1:02.0 | welcome to this week's episode of the Surviving Narcissism Podcast. |
| 1:12.4 | I'm Michelle, the program director, and I would like to start this episode with a quick introduction. |
| 1:17.5 | For those of you not familiar with surviving narcissism, it is the product of many years of work done by Dr. Les Carter. |
| 1:24.3 | Dr. Carter is the best-selling author and therapist with more than 40 years of experience |
| 1:28.5 | specializing in anger management and narcissistic personality disorder. This week, Dr. C's topic is |
| 1:35.7 | how narcissists are held back by simplistic thinking. Hello once again, Team Healthy. |
| 1:46.8 | Dr. C here, and I'm so glad to be talking with you once again. |
| 1:50.9 | We're going to be talking today about a pattern of engagement with that narcissistic individual |
| 1:57.7 | that I know, I know for sure that you've encountered. And that is, |
| 2:02.7 | a narcissist will bring a real simplistic pattern of thinking toward you. Now, how many times |
| 2:10.0 | have you thought to yourself, I need to talk things through with this person. We need to get to get to |
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