Many people who are in an abusive relationship will refer to their Abuser as a Narcissist - which is problematic because it put all abusers in the narcissism category when it's much more complex than that.

In todays episode, we talk about the difference between an abuser and narcissistic traits, the 9 traits of a Narcissist as defined by the DSM, and the effects of calling all abusers Narcissists.

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I created a series of canned responses that can be helpful with diffusing conflict. You can get them here: https://jessicaknightcoaching.activehosted.com/f/3

They will be emailed to you with a plain subject just in case someone in your life has an eye on your emails.

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