7 steps to reduce the narcissism burden from your relationships
Hacking narcissism begins now
Happy 2025 fabulous readers!
‘Tis the time of the year that many make declarations of things they want to achieve this year or reject resolutions all together. Either way, new year can mean a fresh start, new opportunities and clarity about what you no longer want to experience in your life.
This is also a time to contemplate relationship goals and how you might proceed to cultivate and enhance relationships so they are satisfying and fulfilling while also reducing the impact of narcissism from key relationships in your life.
Unlike my other pieces, this one is focused on YOU and supporting you through a process to make a desired and necessary change to alleviate your narcissism burden.
Creating change is possible when your goals are specific, achievable, measurable, realistic and time bound (SMART). You will need enough motivation to initiate and sustain the process of change, and clarity about how this change will improve your life as well as present new challenges.
For example, if you decided you no longer want to say YES out of a sense of obligation, it will be difficult to say NO. You’ve been saying YES for many reasons and the prospect of responding differently is scary. You will need strategies that are stepping stones to building your confidence and motivation to eventually say NO after identifying barriers to saying NO. I describe specific strategies to assert yourself in situations that you find hard.
In this piece, I’m going to step you through self-reflection prompts to help you identify ONE change you want to make in ONE relationship (or more if you’re motivated and ready).
Caveat: Choose a relationship that is challenging or annoying that affect your mood. This process and these strategies are NOT appropriate for violent, unsafe or abusive relationships/situations.
This is a premium piece. Upgrade your subscription for full access. Special offer for a discounted annual subscription until Jan 3, 2025.