Dialing Down Narcissism - or just good reminders
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201506/5-ways-dial-down-narcissism?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost
I took the test.. scored in the bottom 25% of the population. I guess that's good lol.
1. balance the conversation
On average, 50% of any conversation should involve you talking and 50% should involve you listening. Likewise, there should be a roughly equal focus on talking about yourself and talking about topics of interest to your partner. Try paying closer attention to your own conversational ratio for one full weekday and one full weekend day—without making any conscious changes to your style—and make a plan from there for where you could experiment with changes.
2. Balance your cognitions about how much you give vs. take.
Most people estimate that they contribute more in their social connections than they actually do. For example, for most people in romantic relationships, their estimate of how much they contribute to shared chores and responsibilities will be higher than what their romantic partner, or a neutral observer, would say about them—one might say they contribute 50% but their partner would estimate that they contribute more like 25%.
1. Aim for 50/50 conversations.
If you have narcissistic tendencies, you likely also have distortions about why you shouldn't have to contribute as much as other people. This is related to the "special-entitled" dimension of narcissism. Your excuses for why you shouldn't have to contribute 50% might be related to your perception that the work you do is more important than the work your spouse/partner does. For example, you judge your job as more cognitively demanding than your spouse's, so you rationalize that they should contribute more in the home.
Try to correct these biases and adopt a more realistic view of your own contribution. One way is to just ask your spouse/partner for their estimate of your contribution in an area like the household chores.
3. Use the "3 perspectives" technique.
This is a general technique from couples therapy for helping someone adopt a less self-centered perspective. In any situation, articulate:
(1) How a situation looks from your own perspective.
(2) What the situation likely looks like from the perspective of the other primary person involved.
(3) How the situation looks from the perspective of a hypothetical neutral observer.
4. Curb your entitlement beliefs.
An example of an entitlement belief might be something like, "Other people have to rise through the ranks, but I should get to jump ahead to a leadership role, without putting the same time in." Consider whether entitlement beliefs ever get in your way. For example, you might get frustrated and quit because you're not getting the respect or treatment you think you deserve.
I took the test.. scored in the bottom 25% of the population. I guess that's good lol.
1. balance the conversation
On average, 50% of any conversation should involve you talking and 50% should involve you listening. Likewise, there should be a roughly equal focus on talking about yourself and talking about topics of interest to your partner. Try paying closer attention to your own conversational ratio for one full weekday and one full weekend day—without making any conscious changes to your style—and make a plan from there for where you could experiment with changes.
2. Balance your cognitions about how much you give vs. take.
Most people estimate that they contribute more in their social connections than they actually do. For example, for most people in romantic relationships, their estimate of how much they contribute to shared chores and responsibilities will be higher than what their romantic partner, or a neutral observer, would say about them—one might say they contribute 50% but their partner would estimate that they contribute more like 25%.
1. Aim for 50/50 conversations.
If you have narcissistic tendencies, you likely also have distortions about why you shouldn't have to contribute as much as other people. This is related to the "special-entitled" dimension of narcissism. Your excuses for why you shouldn't have to contribute 50% might be related to your perception that the work you do is more important than the work your spouse/partner does. For example, you judge your job as more cognitively demanding than your spouse's, so you rationalize that they should contribute more in the home.
Try to correct these biases and adopt a more realistic view of your own contribution. One way is to just ask your spouse/partner for their estimate of your contribution in an area like the household chores.
3. Use the "3 perspectives" technique.
This is a general technique from couples therapy for helping someone adopt a less self-centered perspective. In any situation, articulate:
(1) How a situation looks from your own perspective.
(2) What the situation likely looks like from the perspective of the other primary person involved.
(3) How the situation looks from the perspective of a hypothetical neutral observer.
4. Curb your entitlement beliefs.
An example of an entitlement belief might be something like, "Other people have to rise through the ranks, but I should get to jump ahead to a leadership role, without putting the same time in." Consider whether entitlement beliefs ever get in your way. For example, you might get frustrated and quit because you're not getting the respect or treatment you think you deserve.
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