Thursday, April 14, 2022

Body Clues & Narcissism

How does the body give you clues about narcissistic behaviors in others?

 An estimated 80 percent of your brain and all of your body are part of the huge subconscious mind. The first clue that someone is trying to “love bomb” you or take advantage of you may be discomfort in some part of your body or your brain becomes anxious when you think about that person or their behavior. Perhaps you get a tightening in your gut when thinking about doing what they are asking you to do or about their behaviors to you—such as tracking where you are likely to be at any given time on a specific day. When this happens, pause and ask yourself: “What is my body trying to tell me?” For example, when I was consulting for Youth Authority and interacting with females who had experienced “date rape,” almost to a person they would say, “You know, I felt a bit uneasy or even queasy as I went to get into the car with this person. However, I brushed it off and told myself, ]don’t be silly, everything will be just fine’—only everything wasn’t just fine, as I soon found out.” The brain and body take in at least 10,000 pieces of sensory data per second and often pick up something that the person has missed at a conscious thought level.

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