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6 Mistakes a Woman Makes In Falling for A Narcissistic Bad Boy & Getting Wise

A FACE IN THE CROWD
6 “Mistakes” A Woman Makes
Falling for A Narcissistic Bad Boy

December 16, 2020 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Lonesome Rhodes, a brashly-charming-drunken-drifter, is turned radio personality by Marcia Jeffries in Elia Kazan’s 1957 film, A Face in The Crowd. The film explores the climb to power of a rabble-rousing anti-social con man, as well as Lonesome’s ultimate tantruming downfall. Sound familiar? But perhaps the real question lies in why a woman like Marcia …

Read moreA FACE IN THE CROWD
6 “Mistakes” A Woman Makes
Falling for A Narcissistic Bad Boy
Narcissist & The Narcissist Next Door

WOMEN BEWARE
“The Narcissist Next Door”
by Jeffrey Kluger

June 17, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Women Beware. Of the Narcissist. That face that begs for love.* I know. It seems like love. The two of you are amazingly in sync. You’ve found your soul mate. Suddenly, things change. What happened? He’s wonderful, right? There must be something wrong with you. There’s not. A Narcissist is a master at the beginning …

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“The Narcissist Next Door”
by Jeffrey Kluger

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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