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Narcissism

From a trait to a personality disorder, and whether the people at the far end of it can be treated at all.

What people on korrents have said about Narcissism, newest first — 3 positions from 1 person.

  1. WB

    Wendy Behary quoted

    Our readingNarcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff.

    Their wordsIn 30+ years of working with narcissistic men mostly - yes, it is possible for people to change. And even narcissists can change. Now, I don't really believe anyone changes completely, but it is possible to get meaningful change.

    ↗ERP 226: How To Understand And Deal With a Narcissist, an Interview With Wendy Behary [Transcript]drjessicahiggins.com

    Psychotherapy

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  3. WB

    Wendy Behary quoted

    Our readingNarcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.

    Their wordsthe approach that I use is called Schema Therapy, and Schema Therapy is designed to work with very complex personality types, personality disorders, and even those that are happening along a spectrum

    ↗ERP 226: How To Understand And Deal With a Narcissist, an Interview With Wendy Behary [Transcript]drjessicahiggins.com

    PsychotherapySchema therapy

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  5. WB

    Wendy Behary quoted

    Our readingNobody living with a narcissist should feel obliged to become their therapist.

    Their wordsAnd no one should feel burdened to become the therapist of the narcissist in their life. It's not your responsibility as a partner, as a child of a narcissist, or even a friend.

    ↗ERP 226: How To Understand And Deal With a Narcissist, an Interview With Wendy Behary [Transcript]drjessicahiggins.com

    Psychotherapy

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