Can Narcissists and Addicts Change? Are They the Same Thing?

Kristin M, Snowden, MA, LMFT, CDWF is a seasoned therapist who specializes in betrayal trauma, addiction recovery, and helping individuals/couples navigate relationship crises. She discusses the similarities and differences between narcissism and active addiction. She shares clinical knowledge related to her experience working with addicts and those diagnosed as narcissists, exploring changes/shifts she looks for in their recovery process. She answers questions like:
Can narcissists or addicts ever change, heal, or recover?
What does is look like to love and be in relationship with an addict or a narcissist?
How does one “become” an addict or a narcissist?
Many of Kristin's viewers are in relationships with addicts and narcissists (including sex/porn addicts) and ask similar questions: Can my partner get better? Are they capable of changing? How deeply embedded are these behaviors (i.e. The denial, the minimization, the lying, the sneaking around, the apparent lack of consideration for other’s feelings, etc.)
How much of this is the “addict” and how much is something more than just addiction?
As they ponder these questions, the topic of Narcissism often surfaces.
They wonder: Is my partner a narcissist? What’s the difference of a narcissist versus an addict?
Both appear to be selfish, dismissive of others feelings, unwilling to accept influence, and willing to break rules and do anything to get what they want
So are they the same thing? Are all narcissists addicts? Or are all addicts narcissists?
While Kristin cannot diagnose your partner, she can offer you helpful definitions, an understanding of what narcissism looks like, what addiction looks like, and MOST IMPORTANTLY what an addict IN RECOVERY CAN LOOK LIKE. This video is helpful for betrayed partners, people struggling in their life and relationships, recovering addicts, and trauma survivors. (This is recorded live webinar through Sex and Relationship Healing, co-hosted by Tami VerHelst)
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