Episode 63 – True Narcissism vs Narcissistic Behavior

This week’s episode finds Edward at the end of a solo 70-hour work week. A positive COVID case at work lead to his Team Leader and half of the staff to be on leave. Being short staffed company wide, there wasn’t much help available. The remaining staff worked together and made it work, but Edward felt very overwhelmed. The last two shifts of the week Edward started his ADHD medication for the first time and talks to us about the major differences which he saw and felt finishing up the week.

We have talked about Narcissism on and off in past episodes. In this episode’s Deep Dive we explore the differences between true Narcissism and Narcissistic Behavior. Narcissism is a personality disorder, therefore has extraordinarily little in the way of treatment. In addition to defining the disorder we also go through a list of warning signs and coping skills that we can use when we find ourselves in the presence of both true Narcissists and people who display some of their behavior.