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A question from a reader: How can I stop being drawn to and trusting of narcissists as a high-empathy sensitive person?

When I read your question, I first thought about its subtext. Underlying the ask for tools to change, I heard the plea: How can I stop stepping into relationships in which I suffer? How do I solve something that feels like it keeps happening to me and that I don’t understand how to stop?

It must be incredibly difficult to find yourself in a loop, feeling as if you can onl

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