Stan Shambling

So are there particular professions that tend to be more narcissistic? Like, you know, just that comes to my mind are like politicians. Are politicians more narcissistic? Do they kind of have a narcissistic tendency?

So are there particular professions that tend to be more narcissistic? Like, you know, just that comes to my mind are like politicians. Are politicians more narcissistic? Do they kind of have a narcissistic tendency?

So can narcissism, first of all, I can't, you know, people come, let's say to you as a therapist, do they come to you knowing that they have narcissism or do they come to you knowing that they have particular issues and then narcissism is identified as the problem?

So can narcissism, first of all, I can't, you know, people come, let's say to you as a therapist, do they come to you knowing that they have narcissism or do they come to you knowing that they have particular issues and then narcissism is identified as the problem?

So as I hear you speak about this, it seems to me that maybe narcissism per se is not curable, but all the sidebar issues that come from narcissism can be dealt with. Is that a reasonable...

So as I hear you speak about this, it seems to me that maybe narcissism per se is not curable, but all the sidebar issues that come from narcissism can be dealt with. Is that a reasonable...

So the the. The patients that you have seen that have this tendency, how long does it take before they seem to be getting

So the the. The patients that you have seen that have this tendency, how long does it take before they seem to be getting

So we were talking about particular professions, I can imagine people in the entertainment industry could also embrace some narcissism. All right, so what feeds narcissistic behavior?

So we were talking about particular professions, I can imagine people in the entertainment industry could also embrace some narcissism. All right, so what feeds narcissistic behavior?

Yeah. So let me ask you, are there, you know, you think of like a, a chronic disease, for instance, if you think about heart disease, you can think about it in it's mild heart disease. It's or severe heart disease. Are there levels of narcissism or once you're not, once you have any kind of narcissistic behavior, you have it, or are there some real severe cases or are there mild cases?

Yeah. So let me ask you, are there, you know, you think of like a, a chronic disease, for instance, if you think about heart disease, you can think about it in it's mild heart disease. It's or severe heart disease. Are there levels of narcissism or once you're not, once you have any kind of narcissistic behavior, you have it, or are there some real severe cases or are there mild cases?

Do you see where I'm coming from? Yeah. Levels.

Do you see where I'm coming from? Yeah. Levels.

So it seems to me that, um, part of it for a, um, a narcissistic personality is helping them learn how to be more tolerant. Right. Of themselves. Of themselves. And then hopefully that'll play out, you know, in how they interact with others as well. So let me ask you this. Are narcissists personalities, are they more extroverted or introverted?

So it seems to me that, um, part of it for a, um, a narcissistic personality is helping them learn how to be more tolerant. Right. Of themselves. Of themselves. And then hopefully that'll play out, you know, in how they interact with others as well. So let me ask you this. Are narcissists personalities, are they more extroverted or introverted?

Yeah.

Yeah.

That would be hard because I would think that, you know, when they reflect on, um, you know everybody being you know dumber than they are they they have to sit down and and and think about that that kind of maybe puts them more into an introverted um component as opposed to dealing with people all together right right kind of an interesting so tell me um What about medication?

That would be hard because I would think that, you know, when they reflect on, um, you know everybody being you know dumber than they are they they have to sit down and and and think about that that kind of maybe puts them more into an introverted um component as opposed to dealing with people all together right right kind of an interesting so tell me um What about medication?