# Am I a Narcissist? 4 Signs + Why Confidence Advice Is Backward Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-leaf-show-439288/am-i-a-narcissist-4-signs-why-confidence-advice-is-backward Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-leaf-show-439288/am-i-a-narcissist-4-signs-why-confidence-advice-is-backward.md Podcast: [The Dr. Leaf Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-leaf-show-439288) Published: 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://prefix.up.audio/s/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP9547689322.mp3 Audio file: https://prefix.up.audio/s/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP9547689322.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dr-leaf-show-439288/episodes/am-i-a-narcissist-4-signs-why-confidence-advice-is-backward Duration seconds: 3099 ## Resource Self-focus is one of your most powerful tools for change, but there's a point where it quietly turns into a wall. Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks down the difference between healthy self-focus and narcissism, the 4 signs to watch for, and why nearly all popular confidence advice (affirmations, power poses) is neurologically backward, then gives you 5 research-backed moves to build real confidence. What you'll learn: - Why self-focus is a neuroplasticity tool, and the moment it becomes a wall - The 4 signs your self-focus may be sliding toward narcissism - 5 ways to rebalance: the relationship audit, directed outward attention, the clean apology, and more - Why affirmations like "I am enough" measurably made people feel worse (2009 University of Waterloo study) - Why the famous power-pose finding was retracted by its own lead author - What confidence actually is: a signal your brain generates, not a personality trait - Albert Bandura's gold standard for building confidence: mastery experiences - 5 moves to build confidence from evidence, not claims - Why a 2024 meta-analysis of 108 studies found women are less confident, and what to do Resources: πŸ”— drleaf.com πŸ”— NeuroCycle Certification (opens September) β€” Clinical: https://drleaf.com/clinical-certification Β· Strategist: https://drleaf.com/certified-strategist πŸ”— Neurocycle app: https://drleaf.com/neurocycle-app πŸ”— The self-focus article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/signs-you-think-about-self-too-much_l_6a344d76e4b057a50ced3bbd Support the sponsors: Veracity: So before Metabolism Ignite sells out again, make the switch to GLP-1's the natural way. Head to VeracityHealth.co and use code DRLEAF for up to 65% off your order. OSEA: OSEA's Hyaluronic Body Serum is multi-layer hyaluronic-powered hydration for the entire body. And rig… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dr-leaf-show-439288/episodes/am-i-a-narcissist-4-signs-why-confidence-advice-is-backward/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-leaf-show-439288/am-i-a-narcissist-4-signs-why-confidence-advice-is-backward.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.