The speaker discussed the narcissist’s tendency to misinterpret compliments as insults due to their underlying imposter syndrome, which causes chronic self-doubt and hypervigilance. The conversation distinguished between imposter syndrome, characterized by internalized feelings of fraudulence in narcissists, and imposter phenomenon, where competent individuals feel undeserving despite their achievements. The speaker emphasized that narcissists maintain a fragile, fabricated self-image masked by grandiosity, which ultimately conceals a profound inner void and lack of authentic identity. Narcissist’s Impostor Syndrome and Hypervigilance