Self-Love vs. Narcissism
Are you practising genuine self-love or unknowingly fueling narcissism? Self-love and narcissism are not the same. However, narcissism has so many similarities with self-love deficiency. Self-love deficiency has so many layers, and it usually stems from a person feeling that they have no self-esteem and self-worth outside the role they play to someone else. On the other hand, narcissistic personality disorder also relates to having low self-esteem, but their way of coping is to inflate their self-worth. They demand constant and excessive admiration and think of themselves as special people who deserve incredible amounts of attention, money, and influence but lack empathy and remorse for others.
Join the conversation with your host Bettina as she shares more about how to tell the difference between practising genuine self-love and fueling narcissism. Learn how to connect with yourself and embrace self-love without feeling guilty about extending it to others from within.
During this episode, you will learn about;
[00:01] Intro and what in for you in today’s show
[01:53] Similarities between narcissism and self-love deficiency disorder
[03:32] Self-deficiency space and attracting what we don’t have
[04:30] The human magnet syndrome and co-dependency
[05:31] Narcissism Vs. psychopaths and sociopaths
[06:56] Caring about yourself so that you have enough love
[09:26] Self-disconnection and how it continues in our relationship
Notable Quotes
• The resonating theme among narcissists is that they lack empathy and cannot step outside of themselves and look at something from another person's view.
• When you are in the self-deficiency space, you tend to attract what you don't have.
• Sometimes we carry the burdens and emotional trauma of our own lives and those of our parents, their parents, and so on.
• You have every right to feel comfortable, loved, and valued.
• The best gift you have to give is the gift of yourself, but not so someone else can have attention but because you know you have that much to give and you’re created for so much more.Resources Mentioned
Ross Rosenberg’s book The Human Magnet Syndrome (http://humanmagnetsyndrome.com/hmsblog/the-codependensorder-pyramid/) and links to additional information.
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