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		By: Gunther		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gunther]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258114&quot;&gt;Man from California&lt;/a&gt;.

Chances of them getting aways will keep diminishing. Yeah, I will believe it when our top leaders doing something about it instead of not doing anything about it for the various reasons that I have stated.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258114">Man from California</a>.</p>
<p>Chances of them getting aways will keep diminishing. Yeah, I will believe it when our top leaders doing something about it instead of not doing anything about it for the various reasons that I have stated.</p>
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		By: Kirsten		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 02:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287&quot;&gt;Teri&lt;/a&gt;.

OOOOH!!!!! I SEE!!


I think some people needed this experience as a &#039;wake up call&#039; to see certain things!


OOOOH!


I&#039;d been so bothered by people seemingly &#039;going nuts&#039; over this pandemic when nothing seems very odd about it to me ---

but I already deconstructed so much about human life and human society and all the systems governing us a long time ago ---- 

Sometimes I assume other people had already done that as well.  Sometimes I assume everyone has had the same experiences I&#039;ve had and then get puzzled by different reactions.

For some people THIS IS an awakening experience!!!!


AAAAAH ok!!!!!!!!!  Wow : )   wow!!!  : )]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287">Teri</a>.</p>
<p>OOOOH!!!!! I SEE!!</p>
<p>I think some people needed this experience as a &#8216;wake up call&#8217; to see certain things!</p>
<p>OOOOH!</p>
<p>I&#8217;d been so bothered by people seemingly &#8216;going nuts&#8217; over this pandemic when nothing seems very odd about it to me &#8212;</p>
<p>but I already deconstructed so much about human life and human society and all the systems governing us a long time ago &#8212;- </p>
<p>Sometimes I assume other people had already done that as well.  Sometimes I assume everyone has had the same experiences I&#8217;ve had and then get puzzled by different reactions.</p>
<p>For some people THIS IS an awakening experience!!!!</p>
<p>AAAAAH ok!!!!!!!!!  Wow : )   wow!!!  : )</p>
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		By: Kirsten		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287&quot;&gt;Teri&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi! 

I have no need to &#039;wake up&#039;.  Already been there, done that!

This isn&#039;t much different from many other things that happen in conventional society --- fear drives a lot of things.  As for vaccines, there are all sorts of vaccines given to children and adults alike --- that&#039;s how polio was brought down in the US, for example.  


There&#039;s a highly contagious virus circulating the globe --- if vaccines help slow the spread and give hospitals a chance to care for the sick, then that seems like a good thing.  You don&#039;t have to participate in conventional society --- if vaccines are a rule of entry to it, that&#039;s fine.  


I&#039;ve lived an unconventional life for decades, so I mostly look at what&#039;s going on in society from an observational point of view anyway!  I question literally everything (right down to the basic building blocks, like the family unit and why so many gravitate to that as opposed to living a life dedicated to silence!) 

This looks no different from a myriad of other conventional systems in place to keep society as it is running.   There are so many examples of rules governing society which are really restrictive and yet few question them (rules around driving, rules around travel, immigration and passports, laws, wars, police etc)


 I just honestly don&#039;t see why this is bothering some people so much ---

I&#039;m guessing there are wounds around it from other experiences in the past, even distant past.


The pandemic experience for me has been peaceful.  I wish we would stay at that slower pace and everyone could have more time to turn inward and be still!



 Kirsten]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287">Teri</a>.</p>
<p>Hi! </p>
<p>I have no need to &#8216;wake up&#8217;.  Already been there, done that!</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t much different from many other things that happen in conventional society &#8212; fear drives a lot of things.  As for vaccines, there are all sorts of vaccines given to children and adults alike &#8212; that&#8217;s how polio was brought down in the US, for example.  </p>
<p>There&#8217;s a highly contagious virus circulating the globe &#8212; if vaccines help slow the spread and give hospitals a chance to care for the sick, then that seems like a good thing.  You don&#8217;t have to participate in conventional society &#8212; if vaccines are a rule of entry to it, that&#8217;s fine.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve lived an unconventional life for decades, so I mostly look at what&#8217;s going on in society from an observational point of view anyway!  I question literally everything (right down to the basic building blocks, like the family unit and why so many gravitate to that as opposed to living a life dedicated to silence!) </p>
<p>This looks no different from a myriad of other conventional systems in place to keep society as it is running.   There are so many examples of rules governing society which are really restrictive and yet few question them (rules around driving, rules around travel, immigration and passports, laws, wars, police etc)</p>
<p> I just honestly don&#8217;t see why this is bothering some people so much &#8212;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing there are wounds around it from other experiences in the past, even distant past.</p>
<p>The pandemic experience for me has been peaceful.  I wish we would stay at that slower pace and everyone could have more time to turn inward and be still!</p>
<p> Kirsten</p>
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		By: Kristina		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My last relationship with a narc—last as in “most recent” and also “final” (I hope)—was about as horrifying as the movie “It.”

He was my yoga teacher.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My last relationship with a narc—last as in “most recent” and also “final” (I hope)—was about as horrifying as the movie “It.”</p>
<p>He was my yoga teacher.</p>
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		By: Man from California		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Man from California]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep thanks to you for your answer, Melanie.  And thanks to you on so many levels!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deep thanks to you for your answer, Melanie.  And thanks to you on so many levels!</p>
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		By: Samantha Smith		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287&quot;&gt;Teri&lt;/a&gt;.

Agree wholeheartedly. Add in The smearing of people who question the narrative. I have lead a very peaceful time through the recent ‘ pandemic’ but when I look to other countries like Australia, France, New Zealand, I can see what’s coming very soon to England.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258287">Teri</a>.</p>
<p>Agree wholeheartedly. Add in The smearing of people who question the narrative. I have lead a very peaceful time through the recent ‘ pandemic’ but when I look to other countries like Australia, France, New Zealand, I can see what’s coming very soon to England.</p>
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		By: Melanie Tonia Evans		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Tonia Evans]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 22:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258379&quot;&gt;Man from California&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Man From California,

I am sorry that I missed that previous question.

NARP has been successfully worked by those who have not necessarily been narcissistically abused.

For our children and young people, the most powerful thing for them is our healing and leading the way.

Major shifts and changes are required in humanity with values and truths, and God-willing - this is coming!

Mel 🙏💞🦋]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.melanietoniaevans.com/beware-of-narcissists-in-positions-of-authority/#comment-1258379">Man from California</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Man From California,</p>
<p>I am sorry that I missed that previous question.</p>
<p>NARP has been successfully worked by those who have not necessarily been narcissistically abused.</p>
<p>For our children and young people, the most powerful thing for them is our healing and leading the way.</p>
<p>Major shifts and changes are required in humanity with values and truths, and God-willing &#8211; this is coming!</p>
<p>Mel 🙏💞🦋</p>
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		By: Man from California		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Man from California]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gerald, is IS mind-boggling!  I use a much stronger four-letter word following mind(f***) to describe it.  Wanting to do something to help is so natural, especially for people who might be called &quot;empaths,&quot; and empaths and narcs naturally attract one another.  That realization can be a beginning point, a crystallization of the process of unravelling it, which isn&#039;t easy, but it is possible.  Especially with the sort of powerful truths that Melanie and spaces like this share.  You&#039;ll see time and time again (I keep being amazed by it) how people here are gob-smacked (in a GOOD way!) at how &quot;the light bulb goes on&quot; about other people&#039;s behavior, my or your behavior...these patterns are as old as humanity.  The healing is too, but it feels elusive.  When we talk (blog...) about these patterns of behavior, and especially how we fit in and most importantly how we can and do change ourselves,  not only do WE transform, the WORLD transforms.  That&#039;s a taste of how it has been unfolding for me (for months and years, really), and each of us must go at our own pace.  The good news is that it seems (with NARP and the good guidance of people like Mel who &quot;see it&quot; and are actually quite good at sharing it and teaching it) others who are very much like us (having experienced the same kind of abuse), CAN and DO flourish as a result.  So follow your path, Gerald and you will unravel the knots, no longer be paralyzed and find you are newly strapped onto a rocket ship called &quot;a new you.&quot;  It takes time, yes, and it is an amazing ride.  I don&#039;t know what my destination is either, but it is so exciting to be on my way.

Mel, might I ask you to address my earlier question of whether NARP and your shared wisdom can help those who have not yet experienced narcissistic abuse, so that they can avoid it in their future?  I called these people &quot;young and naïve&quot; before, but as to &quot;naïve,&quot; well, maybe I shouldn&#039;t have said that:  the young are simply young, and they come in all stripes and flavors.  Does somebody have to have experienced this (maybe including a discard, maybe not) to learn these skills and wisdom?  As a kind of &quot;inoculation&quot; against it possibly happening in one&#039;s future?  Or is this a sort of &quot;cosmic lesson&quot; that happens to us for a reason and only &quot;being washed in this water&quot; allows us to come out (cleaner?!) on the other side with this new-found and newly-understood wisdom?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gerald, is IS mind-boggling!  I use a much stronger four-letter word following mind(f***) to describe it.  Wanting to do something to help is so natural, especially for people who might be called &#8220;empaths,&#8221; and empaths and narcs naturally attract one another.  That realization can be a beginning point, a crystallization of the process of unravelling it, which isn&#8217;t easy, but it is possible.  Especially with the sort of powerful truths that Melanie and spaces like this share.  You&#8217;ll see time and time again (I keep being amazed by it) how people here are gob-smacked (in a GOOD way!) at how &#8220;the light bulb goes on&#8221; about other people&#8217;s behavior, my or your behavior&#8230;these patterns are as old as humanity.  The healing is too, but it feels elusive.  When we talk (blog&#8230;) about these patterns of behavior, and especially how we fit in and most importantly how we can and do change ourselves,  not only do WE transform, the WORLD transforms.  That&#8217;s a taste of how it has been unfolding for me (for months and years, really), and each of us must go at our own pace.  The good news is that it seems (with NARP and the good guidance of people like Mel who &#8220;see it&#8221; and are actually quite good at sharing it and teaching it) others who are very much like us (having experienced the same kind of abuse), CAN and DO flourish as a result.  So follow your path, Gerald and you will unravel the knots, no longer be paralyzed and find you are newly strapped onto a rocket ship called &#8220;a new you.&#8221;  It takes time, yes, and it is an amazing ride.  I don&#8217;t know what my destination is either, but it is so exciting to be on my way.</p>
<p>Mel, might I ask you to address my earlier question of whether NARP and your shared wisdom can help those who have not yet experienced narcissistic abuse, so that they can avoid it in their future?  I called these people &#8220;young and naïve&#8221; before, but as to &#8220;naïve,&#8221; well, maybe I shouldn&#8217;t have said that:  the young are simply young, and they come in all stripes and flavors.  Does somebody have to have experienced this (maybe including a discard, maybe not) to learn these skills and wisdom?  As a kind of &#8220;inoculation&#8221; against it possibly happening in one&#8217;s future?  Or is this a sort of &#8220;cosmic lesson&#8221; that happens to us for a reason and only &#8220;being washed in this water&#8221; allows us to come out (cleaner?!) on the other side with this new-found and newly-understood wisdom?</p>
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		By: Gerald		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerald]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m new to this narcissism stuff. Or I should say the knowledge of narcissism. Looking back I can see that I have been a target of it, by an aggressor that may or may not not have known of their condition. Regardless of that, the harm and damage were still the same.
It&#039;s very difficult to comprehend. You&#039;re not sure what you&#039;re dealing with. My instincts and conditioning were to do something to help. In the meantime my psyche and mental health were being hurt in a very deep way. The repercussions last for years as you slowly come to the realization of what has happened and peal away the layers as to the breadth and extent of the damage done. At this point the thought of the time and work needed to fix it is mind boggling. It can be paralyzing because you don&#039;t know where to begin.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m new to this narcissism stuff. Or I should say the knowledge of narcissism. Looking back I can see that I have been a target of it, by an aggressor that may or may not not have known of their condition. Regardless of that, the harm and damage were still the same.<br />
It&#8217;s very difficult to comprehend. You&#8217;re not sure what you&#8217;re dealing with. My instincts and conditioning were to do something to help. In the meantime my psyche and mental health were being hurt in a very deep way. The repercussions last for years as you slowly come to the realization of what has happened and peal away the layers as to the breadth and extent of the damage done. At this point the thought of the time and work needed to fix it is mind boggling. It can be paralyzing because you don&#8217;t know where to begin.</p>
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