Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness rather

than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope as you

spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

Today, we're going to be talking about the 12 signs that might indicate you're dealing with a covert narcissist.

I'm going to share with you 12 signs that I have found that people who may be a covert narcissist in disguise exhibit, but something a little bit

interesting. I'm also going to share with you how one sign or one trait can actually reveal

other narcissistic traits. It's really quite fabulous. So I've written a bunch of notes here,

and I want to make sure that we get through

all of them. So it's about understanding that covert narcissism is about disguising inner

vulnerabilities. When you're dealing with an overt narcissist who is grandiose and pompous,

we can understand from that perspective when we're looking at someone

who is grandiose, oh, they might be, he or she might be grandiose because they want to disguise

what's really going on below the veil, which is their incredible insecurities, which represents their fear of appearing vulnerable, right?

The false self. But when you're dealing with a covert narcissist, very interesting,

they still have this sense of superiority, but it manifests differently. And that's why I think so many of us get hooked. And that's why I think

those of us who have been in relationships with covert narcissist, we can be in relationships

for years and decades. And only when we take a step back and we observe the traits of the other person and even within ourselves,

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