Criminal Minds2005

Dr. Spencer Reid:
You know, this phrase doesn't seem to have a particular source or author. It's found pretty much every self-help book, I read 22 of them today, all touting the same, basic three-part plan.

David Rossi:
Let me guess, phase one is positive thinking, visualizing goals.

Emily Prentiss:
That's to work up the courage to get to phase two, taking real steps to achieve said goal.

David Rossi:
Gail committed to school, got grades like never before.

Emily Prentiss:
Molly gave up her obsessive food journal and started eating better.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
It's hard to believe motivational sayings alone would allow her to make these type of strides.

Emily Prentiss:
Maybe that's why the UnSub moved in with them. She could offer support and encouragement day and night.

David Rossi:
She'd be around to watch Molly's diet or Gail's study habits.

Emily Prentiss:
At first her methods worked. She gets to be the hero, the savior.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
She's a pure narcissist, so helping her victims is only about gaining their appreciation and dependence.

David Rossi:
The more her victims gain confidence, the less they need a full-time cheerleader.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
And that's when her motivational plan goes completely off the rails. Phase three is normally about maintaining the tenets of the program independently.

David Rossi:
But her program doesn't end. She holds them captive, destroys them physically.

Emily Prentiss:
She's the motivational speaker from hell.