{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ep 135 \/ Narcissism in Relationships: The Traits, the Patterns, and the Trap of \u201cPassion\u201d","description":"\u201cNarcissist\u201d has become a buzzword\u2014and that can get messy fast. In this episode of Relationship Dish, Pam and Iona aren\u2019t diagnosing anyone\u2026 but they are digging into narcissistic traits and how they show up in real relationships, from subtle emotional neglect to full-blown \u201cnothing is ever my fault\u201d dynamics. Iona shares from personal experience\u2014and her graduate school research\u2014about growing up in a covertly narcissistic family system, where self-absorption, emotional abuse, and unmet needs shaped the blueprint for love. Pam opens up about her first relationship with someone who was thin-skinned, validation-hungry, and unable to take responsibility\u2014someone who needed to be right, admired, and centered at all costs. Together, they explore how people raised in narcissistic family systems often try to fulfill the unmet needs of their childhoods through a partner\u2014and sometimes end up treating that partner exactly the way they were treated growing up. They also unpack the \u201cpassion trap\u201d: how the intensity of a narcissistic relationship can trick your brain into confusing stress, instability, and emotional chasing with real love. Healing isn\u2019t about finding the perfect person to fill the hole from your past\u2014it\u2019s about finally naming the pain, working through it, and learning what healthy intimacy actually feels like. ","author_name":"Relationship Dish","author_url":"http:\/\/relationshipdish.com\/","html":"