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You can identify a narcissist earlier than you think…
The key is not just listening — but analyzing how they speak.

Do they describe actions… or just identities?

“I did this” vs. “I am this”

Understanding this difference can help you avoid manipulation and build healthier connections.

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00:00You can spot a narcissist way before they ever even show you who they are.
00:04You just listen to what they are not saying.
00:07You see, normal people, they speak in verbs.
00:11They'll say, I built that.
00:12I showed up.
00:13I handled that.
00:14I was there.
00:15Actions, things that they actually did.
00:18A narcissist will mainly speak in nouns and adjectives like, I'm a great parent.
00:23I'm a hard worker.
00:24I'm loyal.
00:25I'm a good person.
00:26You notice what's not there?
00:28Anything that they actually did because verbs, they're specific and they can be checked.
00:34I'm a great parent.
00:35Okay, cool.
00:36Well, what did you do last Tuesday?
00:38Nothing.
00:39They'll tell you who they are all day long because adjectives, they're just claims.
00:45You can't fact check a claim.
00:47You can only fact check behavior.
00:49The people who love you, they just don't tell you that they're loyal.
00:53They show up.
00:54People who tell you that they're loyal and nothing else, well, they're usually still working on their alibi.
01:01Watch how people talk.
01:02This is very important.
01:03The nouns and adjectives, well, that's their resume.
01:07The verbs, that's a person.
01:09And if somebody can't give you a single verb when you ask them what they've done, well, you probably have
01:16your answer.
01:17Let's get along.
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