Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a mental health condition in which an individual has an inflated sense of self-importance. Narcissists are extremely self-focused and approach situations from the viewpoint, ‘how does this affect me?’ Competitiveness, comparison and a lack of empathy are characteristics of a narcissist that prevent them from sharing in the excitement and joy surrounding your own personal accomplishments. In this week’s episode, I discuss everything from winning the science fair in elementary school to traveling the country for the first time as a young adult, the differences in the reactions and support of my narcissistic parent and how I’ve managed to maintain positivity and happiness around personal accomplishments.

0:00 Intro

0:44 What is Narcissism?

1:05 My Early Accomplishments

1:40 Prioritizing Myself

3:00 Contrasting Accomplishments

4:45 Realizing That I Don’t Have to Wait Around

7:34 Narcissists Lack of Empathy 

10:19 Starting a Business on my Own

13:17 Mocking Your Personal Achievements 

17:38 Why Can’t You Just Be Happy For Me?

19:50 Having Trouble Trusting Your Gut

23:18 Healthy v. Narcissistic Relationship

26:22 Speaking Negatively About Others

28:42 Recognize the Behavior

30:02 It’s Not Personal

31:35 Set Boundaries 

35:47 Outro