Signs your therapist is a narcissist

A (mostly) satirical look at possible red flags

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Your therapist might be a narcissist if they…

• Are slow to make eye contact while doing a crossword.

• Gesture toward the tip jar each time you exit. 

• Frequently cite their one published article in the third person.

• Break out in laughter when you name your insurance plan.

• Ask if they can try out a few one-liners for open mike night.

• Say “think they’re my type?” when mentioning a single friend.

• Insist, groggily, that snoring is the highest form of praise.

• Attempt to relate their screenplay ideas to you by phone, even when you say you’re out at dinner and can’t talk. 

• Offer themselves for every referral, including your friends and family.

• Say “is that it?” each time you make a copay.

• Remark “you should hear MY story” as you describe childhood difficulties.