Don't get sucked into the "Narcissistic Vortex." If you are related to, married to or divorced from a narcissist , then you know how difficult it is reason with them. Narcissists are masters at manipulation. They are often intelligent and charming when you first meet them. In the beginning, you hold them to high esteem. They're fully aware of this, of course, and they love to bask in your adulation. But once you catch on to their tactics and question behavior that is the opposite of their once-charming selves, they become deeply threatened. They will then paint themselves as a victim and you as their aggressor, expertly blaming you for the relationship's demise and all other misfortunes in their life. You, as the co-dependent, try to reason with him, change his mind, or challenge every verbal assault point-by-point in hopes that the narcissist snaps out of his irrational behavior. Maybe this time he will understand,...