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Welcome back to another episode of The Viall Files: Ask Nick Edition! This is a special one as we invite Dr. Phil to chime in on your burning questions. Before we get to our callers, Dr. Phil shares his take on modern parenting and the effects of social media on our youth. Then we get to our callers… 

Our first caller just found out the guy she was talking to has a wife and kids. She wants to reach out to his wife to expose him… is that wrong? Our second caller’s boyfriend is going to prison after several DUIs. She’s accomplished her own sobriety and hasn’t felt like a priority for him in a while. Is her hope worth staying with him?

“What are you pretending not to know?”

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In today's episode we are going to discuss the psychology behind our health anxiety, something we don't speak about enough in our 20s. Health anxiety leaves us feeling incredibly hypervigilant to symptoms or feelings in our body that could indicate a life threatening illness or impending death, even if they are just a projection or derived from stress. This comes from our need to feel in control of our bodies and a lot of primal, evolutionary origins. It can also leave us struggling with feeling connected with ourselves, unable to live out our daily lives or constantly anxious. We discuss all of this and more, as well as my 5 top tips for managing our health anxiety. Listen now!

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Narcissists are master manipulators, and it’s incredibly tough to spot their intentions from the onset of getting to know them. It’s natural to want to give people the benefit of the doubt in situations, and narcissists take full advantage of the opportunity. In this episode, we’re going to walk through the ways you can spot, handle, and avoid narcissists in all your relationships. I’m excited to share this one with you all because I’ve seen the deep, sometimes lifelong damage that narcissists can do to their partners, their friends, and their family.

In this episode you will learn,

• The Red Flags of Narcissism: Discover key personality traits and behaviors that are indicative of narcissism, helping you identify narcissists in your life more effectively.
• Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to interact with narcissists and employ communication techniques that can defuse tense situations and minimize their impact on your well-being.
• Self-Preservation Techniques: Gain insights into self-care practices and boundary-setting strategies to protect yourself emotionally and mentally when dealing with narcissists.
• Navigating Relationships: Understand the various types of relationships where narcissists can be encountered, from personal to professional, and develop strategies for managing and minimizing their influence.
• Preventative Measures: Explore ways to proactively avoid getting entangled with narcissists, including tips on recognizing potential narcissistic individuals before they become a significant part of your life.

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With an election in which uncertainty may abound, concerns are swirling around the possibility of political violence. Experts and officials — including those charged with the security of polling stations and ballot counting facilities — have been taking extra precautions.

Americans across the political spectrum appear to be preparing themselves for this possibility, too: Eight of the 10 biggest weeks for gun sales since the late 1990s took place since March this year. Many of those sales were to people buying guns for the first time.

Today’s episode examines these anxieties from two perspectives.

Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times, speaks to patrons of gun stores in Washington State about their motivations and sits down with a first-time gun owner who relays his anxiety, ignited by the unrest and protests in Seattle over the summer.

And Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times, visits three women of color in North Carolina, one of whom says the scenes in Charlottesville, the killing of Black people at the hands of the police and the threat of white militias have encouraged her to shift her anti-gun stance.

Guests: Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times; Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times; and Reid J. Epstein, who covers campaigns and elections for The Times.

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Background reading:

• Gun buyers say they are motivated by a new sense of instability that is pushing them to purchase weapons for the first time, or if they already have them, to buy more.