Very sound advice. Sometimes we find that the 'life and soul' of the party is in fact a malignant narcissist playing everybody.
Run away as fast as you can is my advice. People (victims) often are led to believe that they are the one with the problem (by the narcissist = (gaslighting) which is completely confusing for the victims.
Negative is to light a word for these people. These narcs are dangerous to our health and wellbeing.
Zero contact with these people is essential for your survival. I'm not exaggerating. 👍
Edit: typo
It can be difficult to walk away but essential for forward progress I think. As with Boomy's situation, those types of people can draw one down with them and cause terrible things to happen; they're best left well behind.