Overthinking About Narcissism

Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.3 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Is it just us, or does American culture have narcissism fever? Thanks to factors like the rise of therapyspeak, TikTok mental health diagnoses, and badly behaving reality stars-turned-world leaders, discourse about this buzzy, yet poorly understood phenomenon has exploded. Are we as a society becoming more narcissistic? Or are we now over-using and misusing this term to the point of meaninglessness? Wait, is obsessing about other people's narcissism its own kind of narcissism? In an effort to soothe these thought spirals, host Amanda (@amanda_montell) settled in for an illuminating chat with her debut guest, psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula (@doctorramani), author of the New York Times bestseller "It's Not You." Tune in for a relatable, brain-tingling discussion, complete with questions submitted by the "Magical Overthinkers Club" and bits of wisdom to help us overthinkers get out of our own heads. - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers. - To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack. - Pick up a hard copy of Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking, or listen to the audiobook. - Sources: What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon - https://bit.ly/3YEPhjt Time grows on trees: The effect of nature settings on time perception - https://bit.ly/4dD4vdf Therapist Aisha's Instagram To watch the podcast on YouTube: bit.ly/MagicalOverthinkersYouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, DM, email, or send this link to a friend: bit.ly/MagicalOverthinkers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for thought spiralers, exploring the
0:12.4	subjects we can't stop overthinking about, from imposter syndrome to celebrity worship.
0:18.5	If you can relate to the feeling that despite living in the
0:22.2	information age, the world only seems to be making less sense, if you can connect to the idea
0:29.0	that for some mysterious reason, it just feels especially hard to exist as a human in the world
0:35.5	right now, then you're in the right place. This podcast is here
0:40.1	to soften the clash between our innate human mysticisms and the overwhelm of this time.
0:46.9	I'm your host, Amanda Montpell. Today, we're overthinking about narcissism. But first, I want to introduce you to this new show.
0:57.2	Hi, I'm Amanda.
0:58.9	I'm a thought spiraler, an overthinker.
1:01.9	I'm also the author of The Age of Magical O overthinking, the book that this show was based on.
1:07.4	Both the book and the show were inspired by the observation that from extreme
1:12.4	celebrity worshippers to scammy TikTok therapists, there is just a lot of nonsense out there these
1:19.8	days. As I mentioned, we're living in the so-called information age, but why does more information
1:26.1	seem to cause the world to make less sense?
1:29.3	If you identify as an overthinker, but also maybe a little bit delulu sometimes,
1:35.3	or just someone who's always asking, what the hell is wrong with people's brains these days,
1:40.3	including and especially your own?
1:42.3	My hope is for the show to dial down the noise
1:45.6	in our brains a little bit, at least to a decibel level we can stand. Every other week on the
1:51.3	magical overthinkers podcast, I'll focus on some buzzy subject many of us can't stop overthinking
1:57.4	about, from narcissism to monogamy to nostalgia. Each episode will open
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