Dr. Ramani Durvasula

And so short of people having paperwork that they put on a table when they enter a relationship and saying, hey, this is what I really want in a relationship, which narcissistic people walk around thinking they're empathic, warm, nice people.

And so short of people having paperwork that they put on a table when they enter a relationship and saying, hey, this is what I really want in a relationship, which narcissistic people walk around thinking they're empathic, warm, nice people.

So then you have that triple confusion that these are, it's not like the narcissistic person says, hey, you just met me and I'm a handful and I am not a nice person. They think they're good people. Yeah. And so do a lot of people in the world. So it gets very confusing very quickly for people in this relationship. And I will say this for all my days, what this is doing to people's health,

So then you have that triple confusion that these are, it's not like the narcissistic person says, hey, you just met me and I'm a handful and I am not a nice person. They think they're good people. Yeah. And so do a lot of people in the world. So it gets very confusing very quickly for people in this relationship. And I will say this for all my days, what this is doing to people's health,

So then you have that triple confusion that these are, it's not like the narcissistic person says, hey, you just met me and I'm a handful and I am not a nice person. They think they're good people. Yeah. And so do a lot of people in the world. So it gets very confusing very quickly for people in this relationship. And I will say this for all my days, what this is doing to people's health,

because I've seen what happens when we remove the narcissistic person. The person leaves the job, their health improves, and it's not because they're not working. It's because they're not, or they go to a new workplace. That's a better example. They go to a different department in the workplace. They go to a different, literally a different employer.

because I've seen what happens when we remove the narcissistic person. The person leaves the job, their health improves, and it's not because they're not working. It's because they're not, or they go to a new workplace. That's a better example. They go to a different department in the workplace. They go to a different, literally a different employer.

because I've seen what happens when we remove the narcissistic person. The person leaves the job, their health improves, and it's not because they're not working. It's because they're not, or they go to a new workplace. That's a better example. They go to a different department in the workplace. They go to a different, literally a different employer.

They're not working with someone like that, and they're thriving. Same person, The narcissistic people were removed. They'll say, after about a month living in my own apartment without the narcissist around, my health improved. When I stopped talking with my family, my health improved significantly. And I think of all my clients, and I have to be frank with you, We muddle through week over week.

They're not working with someone like that, and they're thriving. Same person, The narcissistic people were removed. They'll say, after about a month living in my own apartment without the narcissist around, my health improved. When I stopped talking with my family, my health improved significantly. And I think of all my clients, and I have to be frank with you, We muddle through week over week.

They're not working with someone like that, and they're thriving. Same person, The narcissistic people were removed. They'll say, after about a month living in my own apartment without the narcissist around, my health improved. When I stopped talking with my family, my health improved significantly. And I think of all my clients, and I have to be frank with you, We muddle through week over week.

We talk about what's happening with them. We put together, we put band-aids on all the injustices they experience. But in my heart of hearts, I know if those relationships were not in their lives, they wouldn't need me anymore.

We talk about what's happening with them. We put together, we put band-aids on all the injustices they experience. But in my heart of hearts, I know if those relationships were not in their lives, they wouldn't need me anymore.

We talk about what's happening with them. We put together, we put band-aids on all the injustices they experience. But in my heart of hearts, I know if those relationships were not in their lives, they wouldn't need me anymore.

Yes. No, they don't. And so let's start there. Let's start with basics. A narcissistic person is a person with a narcissistic personality disorder. They do not necessarily have a disorder. They do not necessarily have a personality disorder. Everyone's got a personality. You've got one. I've got one. Everyone listening has got one. That doesn't mean we have disorders.

Yes. No, they don't. And so let's start there. Let's start with basics. A narcissistic person is a person with a narcissistic personality disorder. They do not necessarily have a disorder. They do not necessarily have a personality disorder. Everyone's got a personality. You've got one. I've got one. Everyone listening has got one. That doesn't mean we have disorders.

Yes. No, they don't. And so let's start there. Let's start with basics. A narcissistic person is a person with a narcissistic personality disorder. They do not necessarily have a disorder. They do not necessarily have a personality disorder. Everyone's got a personality. You've got one. I've got one. Everyone listening has got one. That doesn't mean we have disorders.

It means we have personalities. All human beings have got them. And a narcissistic personality is characterized by variable, low, shallow, transactional empathy, entitlement, grandiosity, arrogance, self-centeredness, sort of a selfishness and egocentricity, very poor frustration tolerance. If things don't go their way, they will react very, very angrily. There is...

It means we have personalities. All human beings have got them. And a narcissistic personality is characterized by variable, low, shallow, transactional empathy, entitlement, grandiosity, arrogance, self-centeredness, sort of a selfishness and egocentricity, very poor frustration tolerance. If things don't go their way, they will react very, very angrily. There is...

It means we have personalities. All human beings have got them. And a narcissistic personality is characterized by variable, low, shallow, transactional empathy, entitlement, grandiosity, arrogance, self-centeredness, sort of a selfishness and egocentricity, very poor frustration tolerance. If things don't go their way, they will react very, very angrily. There is...