Are they a narcissist?

What makes con artists persuasive is that people don’t know their game. They can only operate successfully in stealth. Once we recognize their tactics, they lose their power. We can no longer be fooled.

Recognizing the patterns narcissists follow will allow you to see them where before they were totally camouflaged.

There is a scene from one of my favorite childhood books, Hatchet, which illustrated this perfectly. The boy is stranded on an uninhabited island, and must find a way to survive, including hunting his own food. The island is filled with foolbirds, which are fat and stupid. They should be easy for him to hunt. However, they are so perfectly camouflaged with their surroundings that he can never see them, even when he walks right by them. It’s infuriating to him, as he is desperate for food.

Then suddenly he has a breakthrough:

This can be likened to the scene in Hatchet, when the boy is desperately hunting the dodo bird for food. He can’t see them even though they are all around him. Then finally he has a breakthrough as he sees one flying. He can clearly see the outline of their shape. Suddenly he starts recognizing them everywhere.

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That is why I created this email series,  “5 Warning Signs you may be dealing with a Narcissist”.

You will learn to recognize the outline of the narcissist and how they operate. Once you begin seeing them for what they are, the allure and mystery drops away and you begin to feel a little repulsed by them.

You will learn to recognize the red flags in the early stages of the relationship, and be able to take immediate action to disentangle yourself. My hope is that this guide will save you weeks, months, or even years of anguish wasted in relationships that wreck your heart and have you questioning your sanity.