The Narcissist's True Intention

An episode of the No Visible Bruises podcast, hosted by Caroline Strawson, titled "The Narcissist's True Intention" was published on November 10, 2020 and runs 19 minutes.

November 10, 2020 ·19m · No Visible Bruises

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Summary

Do narcissists deliberately try to hurt you? What is their driving force? Even when they say or do horrible things to us, the narcissist’s intention is purely about themselves. What they pursue is the narcissistic drug of choice, what we call the narcissistic supply. That is the only thing they are after. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Narcissistic abuse happens TO you. It doesn’t happen BECAUSE of you. - Why your pain is just the byproduct of the narcissist’s behavior - Where the narcissist’s need for mistreating you really comes from - Narcissistic aggression and manipulation as the expression of their younger, wounded part - How to recognise when the narcissist is pretending to behave in a certain way to achieve what they want When narcissists hurt us, they want to heal their wounds at our expense. It has nothing to do with our integrity or our values. So remember that it is YOU who is holding the power to heal, and change the perception of your own childhood experiences. Resources: - Join my Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse - Connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/

Episode Description

Do narcissists deliberately try to hurt you? What is their driving force?

Even when they say or do horrible things to us, the narcissist’s intention is purely about themselves. What they pursue is the narcissistic drug of choice, what we call the narcissistic supply. That is the only thing they are after.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

- Narcissistic abuse happens TO you. It doesn’t happen BECAUSE of you.

- Why your pain is just the byproduct of the narcissist’s behavior

- Where the narcissist’s need for mistreating you really comes from

- Narcissistic aggression and manipulation as the expression of their younger, wounded part

- How to recognise when the narcissist is pretending to behave in a certain way to achieve what they want

When narcissists hurt us, they want to heal their wounds at our expense. It has nothing to do with our integrity or our values. So remember that it is YOU who is holding the power to heal, and change the perception of your own childhood experiences.

Resources:

- Join my Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thriveafternarcissisticabuse

- Connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carolinestrawson/