What is the opposite of narcissism?

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Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at: shorturl.at/bxB05 Order The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook by Dr. Fox: In English: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 In Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/55f8tz86 In Polish: https://tinyurl.com/npzs9f98 “Echoism” is a form of arrested narcissism or lack of healthy narcissism. This is the sacrifice of self for the pleasure of others and the avoidance of relationship disruption. This is a topic you may relate to and you may see all or parts of it in yourself. This video will help you understand yourself and how you see and interact with others. This information will help you do it differently and manage those internal expectations as they relate to emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and identity aspects of yourself, and your BPD, NPD, or traits of one, the other or both. Echoism, it’s a lack of “specialness” that is expressed as a fear of praise, avoidance of attention from others, tendency to see the needs of others as more important than your own, along with a tendency to follow others’ actions and beliefs, while holding the belief that stating your opinions leads to loss of love and connection to others, and you ask very little of those others. This is not codependency or dependent personality, but something close but not exactly. Echoism is the view of lowered self-worth to the enhancement of others intermixed with the desire to connect to that other. Many individuals develop echoism as a result of having grown up with a narcissistic parent. This parent conditioned the child over time to give of themselves without question while not instilling a sense of value and purpose. In adulthood, the echoist often seeks to recreate this early life relationship in which they repress their own feelings and viewpoints giving priority to their partners’. This is the ideal relationship for a narcissist to be in. Not healthy, but suits their pathology very well. You’re second and I’m first. Echoism is not a disorder but it can impact your view of self and how you relate to others. I think those with an unstable self-image, a component of BPD, may be prone to experience echoism. This means that the interventions to address this may work for you. First, build insight into how echoism shows up in your life. Second, turn down the self-blame. Third, recognize your value and worth to express your needs and desires in an effective and assertive way. Fourth, who’s in your circle? Try and populate your life with those who listen compassionately, care about you and want you to succeed. To learn more about Echoism, check out Craig Malkin, who discusses echoism in his 2015 book, “Rethinking Narcissism,” who describes it as a lack of healthy narcissism, also Therapist Donna Savery, author of “Echoism: The Silenced Response to Narcissism.” Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of: Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://www.drdfox.com/books The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appliedpsychservices/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDanielJFox1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdfox/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdfox Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox Videos edited by Emil Christopher: [email protected] Thank you for your attention and I hope you enjoy my videos and find them helpful and subscribe. I always welcome topic suggestions and comments.