Flying Monkeys: The Indispensable Resource of the Narcissist
Narcissists are master manipulators of toxic networks comprised of the unwitting, the witless, the careless, and the unbalanced.
Narcissists are one of the most damaging, unfortunate, and dangerous of society’s hazards. They are predatory, anti-social, extremely socially aggressive, and cause enormous harm to innocent, unsuspecting people.
A flying monkey is a person that a narcissist enlists as a tool of their abuse of their chosen victim. Narcissists are master manipulators of flying monkeys, who can be unaware and naive, or else just as anti-social and motivated to harm as the narcissist themself.
Narcissists are notoriously difficult to deal with. One reason is that the nature of malignant and vulnerable narcissism is self-reinforcing. Narcissists are desperate to protect and boost their egos, self-esteem, and self-image.
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