Radio Curious discusses narcissists with Dr. Joseph Burgo, psychologist and author of âThe Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.â
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor, is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of our conversation with Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. He is the author of âThe Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.â  Dr. Burgo describes narcissism as a more-common-than-we think personality type, based on shame, that covers a wide spectrum of frequently and cleverly disguised deceptive behaviors.  Once a narcissistâs behavior is identified, it is possible to learn how to coexist and avoid being trapped. This may be achieved without compromising oneâs own mental health, integrity, or ability to succeed, or losing ourselves in the process.  When Dr. Joseph Burgo and I visited by phone from his home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, on October 5, 2015, we discussed two of the eight most common types of narcissists:  the bullying narcissist and the seductive narcissist. We began our conversation when I asked him to describe narcissism.  The book Dr. Joseph Burgo recommends is âWhy is it Always About You?: The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism,â by Sandy Hotchkiss.
Dr. Joseph Burgo's website is: http://www.josephburgo.com/.
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