Today, I speak with Dr. Joshua Smith, a psychologist specializing in chronic illness, pain, relationships, boundaries & communication. Through his experience with individual and group counseling, Joshua is well versed in the intricacies of toxic relationships, and coping with personality disorders. We go deep about different personality disorders and toxic behaviors, mainly narcissism and borderline personality disorder. Joshua shares how to recognize if you have a toxic person in your life and red flags to look out for if you’re unsure of the difference between having narcissistic traits versus being a narcissist.

We talk about:

-toxic behaviors

-narcissism versus borderline personality

-the rollercoaster of toxic relationships

-high functioning traits

-hypocrisy in narcissism

-red flags for personality disorders

-Taser personalities

-red flags

-exit strategies

Time Stamps:

1:00 introduction

1:25 toxic behaviors & personality disorders

2:30 the truth about narcissism

18:38 gravitating towards toxic people

37:30 dealing with toxic relationships

43:25 narcissistic traits versus being a narcissist

56:59 red flags and warning signs

67:02 reactions to setting boundaries

Should I Stay or Should I Go

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