 the narcissist knows that you know. It's almost like they can sense it when they just know that you are on to them. They know that you know what they're about. Because here's the thing, a lot of people think of narcissists as these unconscious beings who have no self-awareness at all but they do have some awareness of themselves. They lack self-awareness but they know what they do. They understand the effects that it has on you. They know that it's wrong but they just find a way to justify it in their minds. Abusers always have an excuse for what they do but deep down they do know no matter how much they try to pretend it's still there and it's all about what you reflect back to them because they need an audience, they need people to validate the illusions of their false self and when you're not willing to do that anymore they're forced to face the reality but they will continue to try and push it down but it's still there because you keep reflecting it back to them and you will know when they feel it. You will know when they know that you know because they're going to get angry, they're going to get defensive. That's how you will know that they know. So there is some level of awareness there. They're not completely unconscious. They do know what they do and the proof is right there by how they react to you when you know because why else would they become so reactive, so defensive? If you know you haven't done anything wrong you don't need to become defensive. You don't need to react in that way but they react in a typical way that someone would if they know exactly what they've done. They always try to justify what they do but they need enablers. They need people to just step aside and let them continue with their behavior and not confront them on it then it's much easier for them to justify it but if you push back against it, if you don't enable them, if you refuse to accept it then it reflects back to them a different reality, a reality that they try to ignore and that is the fact that they are very bad people. Simple as that, they have done horrible things to you. They just don't want to acknowledge it. They live their lives in denial pretending as though they've done nothing wrong. When deep down they know that they have but you're never really going to convince them or get them to accept it. They're always going to be in denial. That's the only way they can function is by denying that they've done anything wrong. That is typically what every narcissist is going to do is just deny it but if there is no way for them to deny it then they will find a way to justify it. It will be because of something that you did or because of some circumstance where they had no other choice. This is what all narcissists do and if you've ever watched any criminal interrogations whether it's on YouTube or on television, you will see that. They all do the same thing. They all deny it initially but then if there's a lot of evidence they will just find a way to justify it and if that doesn't work they will just play the victim. They will just flat out play the victim and act as though they don't deserve to be punished and someone needs to come and save them and protect them. This is the mind of the narcissist. They know exactly what they do and when they know that you know they will react, they will become defensive, they will get angry, they may try to destroy you, they may try to discredit you, they may start a smear campaign against you. That's just what they're going to do. I don't know if you can hear the bats flying above me. It's quite some creepy scenery tonight. Got the lake here and I'm actually standing in a king's palace ruins while bats are flying above me. So it's definitely a very unique setting for one of my videos and there have been some very unique settings before but nothing quite like this. It's quite eerie at night. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. I don't know why but I guess I do enjoy eerie backgrounds for my videos. Let's just come down by the lake here. This could either be very creepy or very romantic but I think there is a fine line between the two. I guess it depends on who you're with or if you're alone. I'm quite enjoying it. Warm out here, a bit of a breeze. Okay that's it for tonight. I'm going to go back and get some sleep. I've got a long drive tomorrow. I hope you enjoy this video. I hope it was helpful. If it was please give it a thumbs up down below. Leave your thoughts in the comment section. I read the comments every day and yeah. Thank you all for your support. I will talk to you in another one very soon.