Episode 480
Morning 6-Pack - Six cringe moves that scream 'narcissist'
Please stop calling everyone a narcissist — I read that Psychology Today post and I said amen. I point out how real narcissism and real emotional abuse are serious, but that calling every annoying person a narcissist just drains the word of meaning. So we hit it fast with a Morning 6-Pack: six snarky signs you might actually be a narcissist, delivered quick, loud, and kinda ridiculous. We roast selfie obsessions, the “like your own posts” flex, and other red flags, but I don’t give away the final punchline — you gotta hear it. It’s funny, a little savage, and perfect if you wanna giggle while maybe doing a tiny self-check before the group chat does it for you.
Takeaways:
- I rant that slapping "narcissist" on every annoying person online just ruins the word.
- We admit real narcissistic personality disorder and emotional abuse are serious, not just TikTok labels.
- I push listeners to ask better questions — like what happened, what's the pattern, what boundaries are needed.
- Our Morning 6-Pack dishes up goofy signs: mirror obsession, saving for frosted tips over kid lunches, front-camera-only vibes.
- We roast people who think every karaoke night is a personal standing ovation for their performance, classic ego move.
- The countdown wraps with a cheeky, meta radio-host zinger instead of a clinical diagnosis, so don't take it literal.
Transcript
What's going on?
Speaker A:It's Haystack.
Speaker A:I saw this blog post on the website of Psychology Today and it says please stop calling everyone a narcissist.
Speaker A:And I said amen.
Speaker A:I think it's great advice because the, the Internet and every girl I've ever talked to has turned the word narcissist into just like the word jerk.
Speaker A:Oh, your ex didn't text back.
Speaker A:Clearly a narcissist.
Speaker A:Your boss likes to hear himself talk.
Speaker A:Narcissist.
Speaker A:Your sister in Law posted 14 vacation selfies with the caption healing era.
Speaker A:Yeah, narcissist with a ring light.
Speaker A:So look, real narcissistic personality disorder exists.
Speaker A:It's a real thing.
Speaker A:Real emotional abuse exists.
Speaker A:Real manipulation exists.
Speaker A:Nobody's saying that those words don't matter or that those things aren't real.
Speaker A:But now everybody with a phone and three therapy TikToks think they are qualified to diagnose the entire family.
Speaker A:Group chat.
Speaker A:And it's just not right.
Speaker A:I mean, sometimes a person is not a narcissist.
Speaker A:Sometimes they're just simply selfish or immature or insecure or bad about apologizing or your ex.
Speaker A:And so they're being filtered through rage and screenshots.
Speaker A:But when every difficult person becomes a narcissist, that word stops helping.
Speaker A:I mean, it may give you a label, but it, it also can stop you from asking better questions like what happened?
Speaker A:What's the pattern?
Speaker A:What boundaries do I need?
Speaker A:What behavior was the actual problem?
Speaker A:Narcissist.
Speaker A:The word matters more when it's used carefully because if it describes every selfish person, it stops describing anything specific at all.
Speaker A:So please stop just casually throwing around the N word.
Speaker A:And if you've been called a narcissist by an example or by somebody else and you're wondering if maybe you are a narcissist and you're not sure.
Speaker A:I'm here to help you with a super simple list of the top six signs you're a narcissist.
Speaker B:Well, gather round folks.
Speaker B:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
Speaker B:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker B:Here comes the fun.
Speaker B:It's the morning six pack.
Speaker A:The top six signs that you are a narcissist.
Speaker A:Number six, you can't ride the white horse because you always get distracted looking at yourself in the mirror.
Speaker A:Number five, the kids have not been able to buy lunch at school because you're saving that money to get your tips frosted.
Speaker A:Number four, you've never once flipped the camera on your iPhone to the one on back Number three, you think all those people are in that bar every Thursday night to hear you sing karaoke.
Speaker A:Two, you like all your own Facebook posts.
Speaker A:Oh, my goodness.
Speaker A:Narcissist.
Speaker A:And the number one sign that you're clearly a narcissist.
Speaker A:Every morning, you go on and on about your opinions and then say some random radio station name into a microphone and play some commercials.
Speaker A:Hey, wait a minute.
