Holy Sh*t, I'm Dealing with a Narcissist!: Navigating Narcissism in the Workplace and Beyond

The Holy Shit Series, Book 3

By: J.J. Kelly Psy.D.

Narrated by: J.J. Kelly

Are you dealing with a narcissist in the workplace?

Do you dread going into work? Do you have a problem falling asleep on a Sunday night because going to work in the morning is the last thing you want to do? You’ve tried hard to set your boundaries with your narcissistic coworker and enforce them, but every time you do, your shitty coworker somehow dismisses them, which causes you to freeze up. You could go to HR, but you fear retaliation. The great news is that you don’t have to put up with this kind of behavior anymore.

Psychologist, CEO, and author of the best-selling The Holy Sh*t Series, Dr. J.J. Kelly has spent years in the traditional mental health world, which has trained her to clock a narcissist a mile away, and now, she’ll teach you the most effective method for dealing with the narcissist in your workplace.

In Holy Sh*t, I’m Dealing with a Narcissist!, you will learn how to:

• Spot, identify, and skillfully extinguish narcissistic behaviors
• Dissolve daily frustrations caused by your coworker
• Put boundaries in place so you are not overworked
• Avoid burnout caused by anxiety and stress
• Increase your overall enjoyment for your work

You don’t deserve to be manipulated while trying to do your job. Listen to Holy Sh*t, I’m Dealing with a Narcissist! and develop the skill set to better handle that narcissistic coworker for good.

©2021 Dr. J.J. Kelly (P)2021 Dr. J.J. Kelly

The Directness

I will listen to this book over and over again. I give this book all 5’s … I don’t leave reviews very much and I messed up my first review because it didn’t put all fives like I wanted. Then I read the other reviews that were did complaining about cussing, and I got confused. This author is straightforward and yeah, there’s a bit of cussing, but it’s the style it’s straightforwardness, It’s the honesty, the rawness of this books topic. I also liked the “tug of war”addition and the editor is correct, kindly speaking. Doc, you did awesome! Speaking truth and sharing this information for those of us who work in this type of environment where you can’t take 10 steps and can’t help but to run into someone like this … Now, I have tools on how to deal with these people. Thank you and thank you to my Daughter!!!

Who Knew!

Recognizing behaviors that drove me to therapy many years ago, but didn’t have a clue I was dealing with a narcissist. Those days the definition of being narcissist was very simplistic and inadequate. Now that I know, I will not subject myself to those people if I can avoid it.

"Everyone I don't like is a narcissist"

The author tries very hard to be relatable, and I have to give credit to the author+VA for committing to her role. The reading was sincere and not phoned in, I'll give it that.

The book gets so close to having a unique and educated contribution to a complicated and frustrating discussion on a harmful personality disorder, only to sabotage itself with "it's okay because I'm punching up" brand racism, sexism, and cisphobia. Many of the behaviors pointed out are more "annoying but human" rather than "pervasive patterns indicative of a psychological issue".

This book feels like a collaborative effort between an actual professional, and a social media troll with a gigantic chip on their shoulder, where the latter had the most creative control, and the former was desperately trying to inject real insight whenever permitted.

Disappointed

Voice is hard to listen to, felt like yelling.
The cursing was inappropriate. The use of language is a skill and there are so many words, I think one can elevate themselves from profanity. Content needs to be tightened, it rambled.

Disappointed

I don’t know what exactly I was expecting from this book, but what I got wasn’t anything I was hoping to get from it. I was hoping the book would go more into depth on things and provide more proactive strategies of dealing with narcissism. Normally I’m not one to complain about swearing but there was an overwhelming amount that honestly was more prevalent than the overall message the author attempting to convey. May be an ok book for some and others may like it, but personally this isn’t a book I’d consider recommending.