• How to Talk to a Narcissist

  • Sep 10 2024
  • Length: 17 mins
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How to Talk to a Narcissist

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  • No matter what you say, a narcissist either wants praise or want to provoke you into frustration. It’s a tricky game—but there’s a way to handle it without getting pulled into the mess. In this episode, I’m sharing 3 key strategies for talking to narcissists while keeping your cool and staying in control of the conversation. Plus, I’ll explain how you can flip the script to make sure the conversation stays productive and doesn’t escalate into conflict. Like what you hear? Subscribe to this podcast and leave a 5-star review. ——— Pre-Order my book The Next Conversation Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. Watch my podcast on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Follow me on LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Easy to understand and so relatable. Thanks Jefferson. Can’t wait for your book! Already preordered on Audible.

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I wish I could have heard this 15 years ago!

Jefferson, this is amazing advice! I was married to a diagnosed narcissistic sociopath for 22 years before I finally let go, moved on.

I love your podcast keep up the great work!

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Jefferson doesn’t just recommend one response, but offers usually three, which gives us the ability to have a choice when we respond based on the current situation. I love his content.

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Wish I listen to you years ago

I just preordered your book on audio - looking forward to listening to it in March 2025 ❤️

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The part of texting them for keeping a record is absolutely true. "Short texts" is excellent! It's hard to remember they don't focus on understanding you. For them it's about pumping themselves up and/or setting a trap to become the victim and demonize you and your intentions to make you feel guilty and doubt yourself.
May I suggest that if you suspect someone should be diagnosed as a narcissist (good luck with that--they won't go get diagnosed because there's "nothing wrong" with them) do some good research on the subject. It's so easy to fall into their trap.
You're absolutely correct, Jefferson, the term is thrown around too often just because we think someone is selfish. Just because we don't get our way, doesn't make everyone a "narcissist."
Truly researching narcissism is important if we're going to label a person that. Narcissist tendencies is very different than actually being one. People with narcissistic "tendencies" can actually be made to see the error of their ways (via texts is brilliant), but a true narcissist is incapable of changing. It is considered a mental illness and they don't cooperate to get a diagnosis. Research has shown that it's pretty incurable, there are very, very, very few professional psychologists that take them as clients. If you think about why that is, it's been proven they can't be helped and they always end up bringing law suits against the psychologist for "ruining my life. I was a happy person until this therapist said I'm mentally ill with an incurable condition" See the victim? Now they might even profit from it.

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