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Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

The Word Narcissist Versus The Diagnosis Of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

We hear the word ‘narcissist’ thrown around so much these days, so much so that it feels like everyone is branded with the word. In this episode, I’m going to discuss how the word is used and the differences between the word being used casually and the actual diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

What you will learn in this episode:

  • What the word ‘narcissist’ actually represents.

  • Is the word ‘narcissist’ overused?

  • How a person becomes a narcissist and why we can’t rely on a medical diagnosis. 

You shouldn’t feel shame in using the word ‘narcissist,’ after all, it isn’t a swear word… I also want to emphasise the point of how the medical diagnosis of narcissism is failing so many of us who suffer from narcissistic abuse. So, in this episode, I’ll show you how the casual use of the term is dangerous, but also how we can spot a narcissist, even without the person being medically diagnosed. 

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0:00.0

Welcome to the narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast.

0:05.0

I'm Caroline Strawson and I'll be sharing with you awareness, understanding and education about the devastating effects of narcissistic abuse.

0:16.0

I've been exactly where you are right now and this podcast is a beacon of hope for you to know that you

0:22.8

are believed, you are seen, you are heard and you are not alone. And my hope for listening to

0:29.6

the podcast is it will help you move from post-traumatic stress to post-traumatic growth

0:35.6

after the trauma of narcissistic abuse because it is

0:39.3

possible. You are enough and you deserve to thrive. Hi everybody and a massive welcome to the

0:48.7

narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery podcast. As always, it's my pleasure to have you here.

0:56.1

And this podcast is really dedicated to you, wherever you are on your journey, whether that be right at the start,

1:01.7

right in the middle, let's just say, it's never ending because healing is a never ending journey.

1:08.2

And I think so many of us put so much pressure on ourselves all of the time

1:11.2

that we need to be feeling this or we need to be at this stage, where actually it's always

1:15.7

ongoing and we're always just going to a deeper level at any stage too. Now, I know I've

1:20.9

mentioned in previous podcast episodes about a rebrand coming and I'm really excited because

1:25.9

we're nearly there. So make sure over the next

1:29.3

couple of weeks when you're looking for this podcast, there will be a little bit of a rebrand

1:33.7

into trauma and narcissism redefined because one of the questions that I get asked a lot

1:40.4

is about narcissistic personality disorder, the word narcissist being overused, you can't use

1:46.7

that, they don't have a diagnosis and many, many more comments that I might get along the way.

1:52.9

So in this episode, I really want to talk to you a little bit about that.

1:56.2

In more detail, because I had a really interesting conversation with somebody the other day on social media

2:03.1

about what the word narcissist represents. And I think this is something I'd like to talk to you

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