Planet Ben: Inside the World of a Narcissist

How do you know if he really does have narcissistic personality disorder?
Has he told you how beautiful you are?
How he feels like with you he has won the lottery?
How his ex’s all want him back but they hurt him too much.
Has he romanced you with flowers and gifts, behaved like your perfect Prince Charming?
Has he looked into your eyes and said he’s never felt this way before?
Has he been your dream man in every way, only to suddenly misinterpret something you say and become viciously cold and silent, even to disappear for a while?
Has he raged in anger over the smallest thing?
If he hasn’t done so yet, he will. Be prepared.
The minute he knows he has you, he will turn. It’s a cat and mouse game and he is a master at it.
His Prince Charming persona is only a facade; look behind the mask and you will find he is a total fraud.
He is a damaged man who has repeated the same patterns of manipulation with every woman he has been with and if you play into his game he will do it to you too.

Have you changed from the happy, confident woman you used to be before you met him? Are you feeling depressed, anxious and insecure – uncertain of yourself? If you are questioning whether the man you are with really is a narcissist or malignant personality, this book will help you to recognize the warning signs and to gain clarity around the situation.
The Love Games is so titled because a relationship with a narcissist is very much a series of control and mind games cloaked within the name of love. To a narcissist, a relationship is not a partnership but simply a competition to be the best, which he must win at all costs.
Hundreds of books have been written about narcissism so what makes this one special? In Planet Ben the reader is taken on the author Susan’s own journey as she enters the narcissist’s world believing she has met the man of her dreams, only to find out she is caught up in a fairytale nightmare. This book outlines the first year with a narcissist, the romantic beginning, the methods and patterns he uses to set the game up and the confusion and bewilderment that sets in as her ideal love begins to change from Mr Nice to Mr Nasty.
After an initial intro on narcissism, the balance of the book is relayed in a diary form which was kept throughout Susan’s experience. Witness her personal struggle to understand what she is dealing with as the Jeckyll/Hyde character that inevitably manifests within a narcissistic relationship, makes his appearance through the telling of her day to day story.
Along with insights into the narcissistic personality, often with an injection of wry humor, Planet Ben provides suggestions on how to avoid making the same mistakes Susan did and helps to outline your own personality traits that may be keeping you trapped within a narcissist’s toxic game. If you are with a narcissist you will know for certain by the time you have finished this book.