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.

We're going to be talking about the word narcissist hate the most and what you can do

to avoid vindictive punishment.

So narcissists believe in their head.

They believe in their false self.

They believe that they're exceptional.

They believe that they are better than anyone

else. If your friend is a narcissist, your friend will think that she is better than you. She is

smarter than you. She is more beautiful than you. She is more capable than you. And through various

ways, through exhibitionism, she will show you that she believes this

and you may not offer a conflict or you may not approach her with a different opinion the idea

is that you should agree with them and if you don, sometimes you'll be seen as a threat. And in narcissistic relationships, it's not uncommon to have a narcissist

literally berate you until you agree with them. You cry, uncle. And then the next step is they have you apologize for ever disagreeing with them.

And sometimes you walk away thinking, maybe I was wrong.

Maybe she was right because they're so convinced that they're absolutely correct.

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