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Today's topic is a, it's a spicy one.

And that topic is, are you friends with or are you dating a narcissist?

Wow.

Okay, we hear this word being thrown around like crazy now, right?

I feel like narcissism and narcissists is a word that has kind of surfaced over the last few years where, you know, self-help and more of these gurus out there have come to the forefront to talk about

what this means. So it's interesting because it really does get tossed around a lot, but I feel like

it gets tossed around in a very flippant kind of way. And people are kind of like, well, what really

at the core does that mean? And what really are the things I should be looking for?

Like somebody being mean or having an off day or saying a rude remark that's out of character,

that's not necessarily a narcissist.

That's just someone being a dick.

But a narcissist is somebody at the core who really makes you feel a certain way. And there are like a lot of

warning signs that you should look for when it comes to narcissism. And I talk a lot about

friendships and relationships on this podcast because they're so important. They're so

important in our lives. And as we continue to go through life, and as we continue to get older,

we see things that, unfortunately, can be very disappointing. We also see things that can be so

incredibly heartwarming and positive and amazing. And I'm here for all of that. But those things

are easier to spot and easier to find, whereas sometimes the more difficult,

you know, negativity in our lives can be disguised or amassed as somebody that's positive

and wonderful, but in reality they're not. So I'm trying to make your lives a little easier

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