5 Shocking Ways Narcissists Behave Around Children
Episode Overview
Narcissists often turn children into mini-adults by burdening them with adult responsibilities. They show differential treatment to manipulate perceptions and gain control. Narcissistic parents may spoil their children to alienate them from the sane parent. They enable child abusers instead of protecting their children. Narcissists disregard physical and emotional boundaries, exposing children to inappropriate behaviour.
When you're raised by a narcissistic parent, your childhood is lost. They steal away your innocence, creativity, and everything you were supposed to enjoy.
In this eye-opening episode of 'Heal from within after Narcissistic Abuse with Danish', the host Danish Bashir dives into the unsettling behaviours of narcissists around children. Danish, a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, outlines five shocking actions that narcissists often exhibit, drawing from his own experiences and those of others. He talks about how narcissists burden children with adult responsibilities, manipulate perceptions through differential treatment, spoil children to gain control, enable child abusers, and completely disregard physical or emotional boundaries.
Danish shares heart-wrenching personal anecdotes, including being used as a mediator and therapist by his parents, which robbed him of a normal childhood. He also highlights the confusing and damaging effects of differential treatment, where narcissistic parents are kind to other people's children but cold to their own. The episode sheds light on the tactics narcissists use to alienate children from the sane parent by spoiling them, and the horrifying reality of enabling abusers.
Lastly, Danish discusses the lack of boundaries that narcissists maintain, exposing children to inappropriate behaviour and conversations. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand the depths of narcissistic abuse and seeking ways to heal from it. By sharing these insights, Danish aims to help others recognise these toxic patterns and find their path to recovery.