Book Excerpts from: Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life
Narcissistic Rage:
- “Narcissists harbor a contempt for themselves that is projected onto all of those who share their lives: partners, friends, acquaintances, even strangers. No one is spared their wrath.”
- “Lies roll off the tongue of a narcissist as smoothly as butter melting on hot bread. For him (or her) lying is as natural as breathing.”
- “The narcissist is a tyrant who controls the world that he creates. He holds absolute power over his subjects, who have no rights of their own.”
- “Emotionally detached and isolated, the narcissist is incapable of truly caring for someone else. This callousness allows him to launch plans that psychologically wound others if he perceives them as a threat.”
The Charmed Circle: Worshiping at the Source
- “The narcissist draws a magical, golden circle around himself…Members of this elite group believe that the light that shines so brightly upon the narcissist will reflect back onto them…”
Closet Paranoid:
- “The narcissist has many enemies, real and imagined. He spends a lot of time and energy planning attacks against those who destroy him. Beneath it all, he trusts no one.”