So, Exactly What Is Narcissism?
Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter
Dr. Les Carter
4.8 • 606 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Narcissism is definitely a hot topic in the world of psychotherapy, and as such, the word "narcissist" is prone to being misused or misunderstood. Dr. Les Carter gives you a solid working definition of narcissism so you can know what you're dealing with as you encounter individuals on the spectrum. The more clearly you understand this pattern of life, the more successfully you can plan to overcome the difficulties it presents.
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| 0:56.8 | And thanks again to BetterHelp for sponsoring this podcast. |
| 1:05.6 | Welcome to this week's episode of the Surviving Narcissism Podcast. |
| 1:10.1 | I am Michelle, the program director, and I would |
| 1:12.5 | like to start this episode with a quick introduction. For those of you not familiar with surviving |
| 1:17.5 | narcissism, it is a product of many years of work done by Dr. Les Carter. Dr. Carter is a best-selling |
| 1:23.5 | author and therapist with more than 40 years of experience specializing in anger management |
| 1:28.4 | and narcissistic personality disorder. This week, Dr. C's topic will be, so exactly what is |
| 1:36.4 | narcissism? Well, first I want to say thank you for joining me on this inaugural podcast here under our |
| 1:48.5 | surviving narcissism channel. And I hope that this is a place where you can come over and over |
| 1:53.6 | and learn about this phenomenon that's so on the minds of so many people right now. |
| 2:00.1 | And as the weeks go by, we're going to be building a library here. |
| 2:03.3 | And so I hope that you'll be able to avail yourself to the resources that we put out here to you. |
| 2:09.2 | You know, narcissism is a white hot topic right now. |
| 2:12.4 | And it has been for several years. |
| 2:14.5 | And as is the potential there, it can become a word that people use maybe in the |
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