
Covert Narcissism: How to Spot Them & Protect Yourself
Covert narcissism hides behind shyness, false humility, and comparison. They may come off as a dreamer but the psychological mechanisms lurking behind the surface are far more sinister.
If you’re a high-performer with a big heart, you’ve likely been targeted by people like this. In this hard-edged breakdown, Bizzie Gold separates envy vs jealousy, exposes the covert narc's tactics of projection, deflection, splitting, and walks through triangulation, gaslighting, and the idealization-to-devaluation cycle.
You’ll get the Top 10 ways to identify a covert narcissist, why they’re drawn to empathetic, overcommitted leaders, and how to confront the pattern without getting trapped in the victim narrative.
What we cover:
- Covert narcissist traits and tactics •
- Why ownership is nearly impossible for a covert narc
- Why highly empathetic ( and distracted) leaders are a prime target
- Envy as the core driver
- How to cut off triangulation and bring truth to light
- Structured, logic-based rewiring vs talk-therapy loops
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published11 September 2025 at 13:00 UTC
- Length43 min
- Season1
- Episode14
- RatingClean