0:00 Intro / Pathology as Identity / Pros & Cons of NPD
3:55 Pride in Being Callous / Disgust w/ Dependency / Self-Reliance
7:52 Exploiting People / Loss of Control / Conquest for Affirmation
10:35 Working to Be Unlike His Parents & Less Disgusting
14:21 Being Critical of Himself / "Greasy, Fat, ...

0:00 Staying Curious About Jacob's Pathology / Sensitive to Context
2:26 Enjoying the Conversation / Why It Was Productive & Hopeful
4:05 Introducing Curiosity Instead of Certainty

0:00 Balancing Motivations / Impression-Management
1:22 Needing to Lead the Clinician to Conclusions
4:07 The Fencing Match of Therapy / Laughing Off Emotions
6:22 The Main Takeaway: Some Clinicians Are Competent

0:00 Wanting to Know Why She's Miserable Even Though Self-Aware
0:42 Feeling "Hollow" No Matter What She Does
2:18 Needing to Be Understood & Doubting Anyone Can
5:12 Fearing Being Understood / Not Being "Fascinating" Anymore
6:56 "Groundhog Day" of Disappointing, Empty, Boring Life
10:36 Wishing...

0:00 Intro Thoughts / Tessa Looking for a Transformative Experience
1:08 Maintaining Sense of Self: Internally vs. Externally / "Fakeness"
3:50 The Dilemma of Getting Better
7:51 Tessa's Construction of a New Self / The Split Between Old and New Selves

0:00 Therapists as Guides / Feeling Listened to / Igor's Understanding
2:43 Letting Go of Wanting to Impress / Igor's Non-judgment
3:38 The Question of "Her" Celebrity Being Flawed
5:18 What She'll Take Away From The Session / Breaking Free
7:07 Reconnecting with Her Parents

0:00 Intro / Jacob's Social Media Campaign / Motivations / Confusion about His Actions / Destructive Behavior / Beast or Monster
9:29 Pathology as Identity / Pros & Cons of NPD
11:54 Pride in Being Callous / Disgust w/ Dependency / Self-Reliance
16:06 Exploiting People / Loss of Control / Conques...

0:00 Into / Staying Curious About Jacob's Pathology / Sensitive to Context
3:44 Enjoying the Conversation / Why It Was Productive & Hopeful
5:23 Promoting Effective Treatments for Narcissism / Being Too Empathic
8:31 Introducing Curiosity Instead of Certainty

0:00 Intro / Balancing Motivations / Impression-Management
2:05 Needing to Lead the Clinician to Conclusions
5:38 The Fencing Match of Therapy / Laughing Off Emotions
9:25 Aloneness / Feeling Understood / Tessa / Friendships
16:08 The Main Takeaway: Some Clinicians Are Competent

-Leading around a therapist
-Taking comfort in loneliness
-Etc.

0:00 Wanting to Know Why She's Miserable Even Though Self-Aware
0:39 Feeling "Hollow" No Matter What She Does / Trying EMDR, CBT
3:53 Needing to Be Understood & Doubting Anyone Can
7:18 Fearing Being Understood / Not Being "Fascinating" Anymore
9:18 "Groundhog Day" of Disappointing, Empty, Boring...

0:00 Intro Thoughts / Tessa Looking for a Transformative Experience
1:13 Maintaining Sense of Self: Internally vs. Externally / "Fakeness"
4:05 The Dilemma of Getting Better
8:14 Tessa's Construction of a New Self / The Split Between Old and New Selves
12:12 Developing a Better Relationship w/ Pa...

0:00 Therapists as Guides / Feeling Listened to / Igor's Understanding
2:45 Letting Go of Wanting to Impress / Igor's Non-judgment
3:42 The Question of "Her" Celebrity Being Flawed / Emulating the Celebrity & Getting Rid of the Past Self vs. Integrating It / Imposter in Her Own Body
13:00 What Sh...

-Tessa has nice things to say about Igor's style of therapeutic conversation.
-Feeling comfortable opening up.
-Etc.