NPD Pattern Recognition Simulation

An interactive educational tool that teaches people to recognize narcissistic manipulation tactics through simulated conversations.

Tactics Covered

• DARVO - Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender
• Love Bombing - Excessive early affection to create dependency
• Gaslighting - Making you question your reality
• Word Salad - Circular, confusing arguments
• Triangulation - Using third parties to manipulate
• Future Faking - Empty promises about the future
• Projection - Accusing you of their behaviors
• Non-Apologies - Fake accountability
• Covert Put-Downs - Disguised insults
• Dark Empath Awareness - Pattern recognition through lived experience

Local Development

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Deployment

Vercel (Recommended)

1. Push to GitHub
2. Go to vercel.com
3. Click "New Project"
4. Import your GitHub repo
5. Deploy (Vercel auto-detects Vite)

Railway

1. Push to GitHub
2. Go to railway.app
3. New Project → Deploy from GitHub repo
4. Add build command: npm run build
5. Add start command: npm run preview -- --host --port $PORT

Netlify

1. Push to GitHub
2. Go to netlify.com
3. Add new site from Git
4. Build command: npm run build
5. Publish directory: dist

License

Educational use. Created to help people recognize manipulation patterns.