Why You Need To Understand Narcissistic Injury
Surviving Narcissism with Dr. Les Carter
Dr. Les Carter
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🗓️ 19 July 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
How often has a seemingly simple disagreement with a narcissist turned into a big production? Narcissists are known for out-of-proportion anger in response to circumstances that could otherwise be managed cleanly. Dr. Les Carter describes the phenomenon called "narcissistic injury." Narcissists carry a great deal of emotional pain inside, but because they are committed to maintaining a False Self, they are unable to discuss problems logically. When they are triggered by you, that pain rises to the surface, prompting the narcissist to attack in the same way a wounded animal does. Your task is to understand what is in play so you don't become engaged in their unresolved inner tensions.
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| 1:05.4 | Welcome to this week's episode of the Surviving Narcissism Podcast. |
| 1:10.2 | This is Michelle, the program director, and I would like to |
| 1:13.0 | start this episode with a short introduction. For those of you new to surviving narcissism, |
| 1:18.6 | it is the product of many years of work done by Dr. Les Carter. Dr. Carter is a best-selling author |
| 1:24.6 | and therapist with more than 40 years of experience, |
| 1:32.1 | specializing in narcissistic personality disorder and anger management. |
| 1:38.6 | This week, Dr. C's topic will be why you need to understand narcissistic injury. I want to talk with you today about a phenomenon that we refer to as the narcissistic injury. |
| 1:50.4 | And this is going to be so important for you to understand what it is because narcissists are very fragile individuals. |
| 1:58.2 | And when you wind up differing from them, they can't really come to |
| 2:02.4 | terms with what's going on inside of themselves. And so they're constantly trying to push their |
| 2:08.5 | junk onto you and making you out to be the problem. And so much of what you're going to have |
| 2:14.6 | and when you have those experiences is going to be a result of their |
| 2:17.6 | on narcissistic injury. Now, here's how it works. Let's suppose that you say or do something |
| 2:24.2 | that inadvertently sets off the narcissist. For example, let's suppose that you are talking about |
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