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EPISODE · Feb 28, 2026 · 25 MIN

Why Narcissists Play The Contrarian: Devil’s Advocate Or Oppositional?

from Psyched! with Dr. Seth · host Dr. Seth Meyers

Host of the popular YouTube channel, Dr. Seth: Psychologist, Dr. Seth also brings you this special podcast episode in which he serves up the main psychological dish of narcissism — specifically, why people often feel like the narcissist acts confusingly oppositional toward them. Dr. Seth addresses what's psychologically motivating this apparent Devil’s Advocate behavior. To start the episode, he shares a related quote often (mistakenly) attributed to Mark Twain, and he ends with a highlight of a Mary-Chapin Carpenter song that perfectly embodies the frustration many feel in some type of relationship with a narcissist.

Host of the popular YouTube channel, Dr. Seth: Psychologist, Dr. Seth also brings you this special podcast episode in which he serves up the main psychological dish of narcissism — specifically, why people often feel like the narcissist acts confusingly oppositional toward them. Dr. Seth addresses what's psychologically motivating this apparent Devil’s Advocate behavior. To start the episode, he shares a related quote often (mistakenly) attributed to Mark Twain, and he ends with a highlight of a Mary-Chapin Carpenter song that perfectly embodies the frustration many feel in some type of relationship with a narcissist.

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