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The Narcissist: A Review Of Parasites By Maya Angelou

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"Never make someone a priority in your life when you are only an option in their life" ― Maya Angelou "Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm, but the harm [that they cause] does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves." ― T. S. Eliot “Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.” ― Michael Bassey Johnson Have you felt like you've been walking on eggshells in your relationship for a while? Has your relationship started off strong where you felt over the moon, and now you're wondering what …show more content…

Maybe you've already decided you want to end the relationship, but for whatever reason, you keep delaying it. If that sounds like what you are going through, then you’ve found the right book. In this book, we will spend time talking about the narcissist and how you can learn to recognize them. Often we are really deep into a relationship with them before even realizing that there may be a problem. And then getting out of that relationship will often prove a bit problematic. This guidebook is meant to help you with this, providing tools to recognize the narcissist and to even get you out of that relationship safely and effectively. Narcissists are skilled manipulators who know how to get exactly what they want and many times it is easy to get caught up with them without even realizing what is going on. If you are dealing with a narcissist in your life, it is time to get help. This guidebook is meant to help you by giving the tools to get out of that relationship, no matter what kind it may be, and move on with your life so you can be confident and independent

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