Narcissists Are Defined By Psychological Laziness
Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter
Dr. Les Carter
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🗓️ 9 May 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
A hallmark of the mature personality is the willingness to take responsibility for who you are. Mature people understand that every stage of life presents challenges, and they welcome the process of introspection as they determine how to wisely respond. Narcissists, however, refuse to do the hard work of finding insight and making adjustments. Instead, their psychological laziness prompts them to look outwardly toward you, requiring you to adjust so they can feel satisfied. Dr. Les Carter contrasts healthy introspection to a narcissist's shallowness, and encourages you to take the more fulfilling path.
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| 1:02.2 | thank you for joining us for another episode of the Surviving Narcissism podcast with your host, Dr. Les Carter. |
| 1:16.8 | I'm Michaela, the program director, and in today's episode, Dr. Carter will discuss how narcissists are defined by psychological laziness. |
| 1:31.8 | Thank you. find by psychological laziness. Hey there, team healthy. |
| 1:33.6 | Boy, have I got a good topic for us to discuss today because I'm hoping this is going to be one of those insights or awarenesses that help you understand much more fully about what you're dealing with when you are |
| 1:46.1 | interacting with that strongly narcissistic person. Now, for those of you who are new to the |
| 1:51.0 | podcast, let's have a little reminder of what we're talking about when we refer to narcissism. |
| 1:56.7 | The narcissist is somebody that's very self-absorbed, self-enamored. |
| 2:01.0 | They have an attitude of entitlement. |
| 2:02.9 | They want to be in control. |
| 2:04.4 | They have low levels of empathy because you see it's all about me. |
| 2:07.6 | They want to be in the superior position. |
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