{"id":7197,"date":"2024-03-02T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/743835365356470272-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:49:06","slug":"743835365356470272-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/743835365356470272-2\/","title":{"rendered":"743835365356470272"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/toxic-relationships\/201709\/how-spot-narcissistic-abuse\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/toxic-relationships\/201709\/how-spot-narcissistic-abuse\",\"title\":\"How to Spot Narcissistic Abuse\",\"description\":\"Abuse is never your fault.\",\"site_name\":\"Psychology Today\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"b37a795d3dd05cfe7417261a8c433aa8:0f4874ff699e3a78-62\",\"type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"width\":1528,\"height\":800}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/toxic-relationships\/201709\/how-spot-narcissistic-abuse\" target=\"_blank\">How to Spot Narcissistic Abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNarcissists don\u2019t really love themselves. Actually, they\u2019re driven by shame. It\u2019s the idealized image of themselves, which they convince themselves they embody, that they admire. But deep down, narcissists feel the gap between the fa\u00e7ade they show the world and their shame-based self. They work hard to avoid feeling that shame. 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