This narcissist dictionary was developed as a complete useful resource to elucidate ideas you could encounter whereas studying about narcissistic abuse.
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This complete dictionary is a residing doc and is up to date periodically to mirror rising analysis and the rising use of terminology for outlining narcissism, narcissists, pathological love relationships, coercive management, and narcissistic abuse. is split into the next sections:
- Diagnostic Phrases Associated to Narcissism and Narcissistic Abuse
- Phrases Used to Clarify the Narcissist’s Habits
- Phrases Describing Roles of Folks within the Narcissist’s Life
- Phrases Associated to Narcissistic Abuse Techniques
- Phrases Associated to Coercive Management and Thoughts Management
- Phrases Used to Describe Therapeutic from Narcissistic Abuse
Diagnostic Phrases for Defining Narcissism and Narcissistic Abuse
Anti-Social Persona Dysfunction (ASPD): A sort of persona dysfunction wherein a person reveals a robust disregard for norms, morals and the regulation, or the rights and security of others. Folks with the dysfunction present a willingness to control and exploit others. Additionally they have a scarcity of empathy and will have interaction in impulsive, irresponsible conduct to serve their very own ends. They’re unconcerned with what others suppose and could be aggressive and hostile.
Covert Narcissist: A narcissist who is ready to cover his or her extra apparent narcissism and emotions of entitlement and superiority. She or he just isn’t more likely to show the standard signs of basic narcissism similar to grandiosity and attention-seeking.
Darkish Tetrad: 4 persona traits which might be correlated with prison and delinquent conduct: narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism. Though social analysis demonstrates that every of the 4 has distinct qualities, in addition they have some overlapping traits, together with a scarcity of empathy and remorselessness and a willingness to take advantage of and manipulate.
Ego-Syntonic/Ego-Dystonic: When a dysfunction produces behaviors or attitudes which might be suitable with an individual’s self-image, they’re ego-syntonic. Most persona problems are thought-about ego-syntonic, because the people with the problems don’t see their actions or attitudes as problematic. Issues that produce attitudes or behaviors that don’t align with an individual’s self-image are ego-dystonic. Despair and obsessive-compulsive dysfunction are two examples.
Emotional Abuse/Psychological Abuse: Acts of verbal aggression or non-physical hostility that consequence over time within the lack of the goal’s shallowness (emotional) or skill to belief one’s personal psychological thought processes (psychological).
Malignant Narcissist: A particular sub-type of narcissist that has additionally some traits of ASPD, similar to aggressiveness, deceitfulness, and remorselessness. They’re usually sadistic and achieve pleasure from hurting others.
Narcissistic Persona Dysfunction (NPD). A sort of persona dysfunction wherein an individual has grandiose fantasies of success and energy with few or no achievements behind the fantasies. Folks with the dysfunction are continually evaluating themselves to others and feeling envious. They could additionally really feel others are envious of them. They imagine they’re distinctive and entitled to particular remedy, admiration, and obedience. As well as, they lack emotional empathy and have a willingness to take advantage of others for their very own profit.
Neurotypical. A time period as soon as used to explain people who weren’t on the autism spectrum, it’s now used as a time period to distinction people who do not need a specific psychological or behavioral dysfunction with those that do.
Overt Narcissist. A “garden-variety” or typical narcissist whose emotional shows, grandiosity and emotions of entitlement and superiority are on apparent show to others.
Pathological Love Relationship: A relationship wherein an individual experiences “inevitable hurt” because of their associate’s low-conscience dysfunction.
Psychopath/Sociopath. Thought of to be sub-types of ASPD the place the standards should embrace disregard of legal guidelines and norms. Their meanings have modified over time and are used inconsistently. Solely the time period “psychopath” has been acknowledged within the DSM-5, and it’s not an official analysis. Some researchers imagine {that a} psychopath is extra biologically-determined and an individual’s setting is extra accountable for producing a sociopath. Nonetheless others imagine that there are variations between the 2 in how they behave. For instance, they imagine {that a} psychopath is extra calculating and a sociopath acts extra spontaneously. Lastly, nonetheless different researchers imagine that there isn’t any distinction– they’re two phrases utilized to the identical group of individuals with little proof to help that there’s an precise distinction in trigger or conduct. The principle options that each phrases share which might be related to narcissistic abuse are the shortage of a conscience or regret and the power to control and deceive.¹
Phrases Used to Clarify the Narcissist’s Habits
Emotional empathy/Mental empathy. Narcissists have the capability for trying on the expressions on the faces of others to know their feelings or for listening to an outline of how others really feel and having a rational response to it. That is mental empathy. They’re much less able to imagining incidents taking place to others and the way these incidents would really feel. Due to this, the affect of their actions on others doesn’t usually play a task of their decision-making.
Masks Slipping. Narcissists need to placed on a entrance that they view the world as everybody else does. Though not all are self-aware, they’re conscious that not all of their actions could be considered favorably. They’ve realized the best way to cover their true motives and emotions behind a “masks of sanity.” When cracks present the behaviors which might be incongruent with their picture, it’s referred to as “masks slippage.”
Narcissistic Harm. This was at one time technical psychological jargon from Sigmund Freud to consult with a menace to or assault on the narcissist’s ego by another person. The harm happens as a result of a failure to mirror again the idealized picture that the narcissist has of himself or herself. The time period has now turn out to be a standard one used within the on-line narcissistic abuse neighborhood to explain what occurs when an individual does one thing a narcissist perceives as criticism.
Narcissistic Rage. One other technical time period to explain the blind anger of the narcissist in response to a narcissistic harm that leads to the masks slipping. In response to it, the narcissist might have interaction in a bunch of abusive behaviors designed to hunt revenge on the one that precipitated the harm.
Object Fidelity. Narcissists have attachment points. They can not maintain of their minds the concept that somebody can have each optimistic qualities and detrimental ones on the identical time, or that an individual could also be somebody they like however can do issues that they don’t like or agree with. That is referred to as missing “object fidelity.”
Splitting. Due to the shortage of object fidelity, narcissists “cut up” individuals. When an individual does what the narcissist needs– that’s, offering high-quality narcissistic provide (see beneath–Roles of Folks)–they’re perceived as “good.” When she or he does one thing the narcissist doesn’t like– similar to inflicting a narcissistic harm, merely by not residing as much as the narcissist’s excessive requirements for reflecting again narcissistic provide– they’re perceived as “dangerous.” That is what usually causes the dramatic shifts between idealization and devaluation of the associate by the narcissist (see beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts).
Phrases Describing Roles of Folks within the Narcissist’s Life
Flying Monkeys. The entire individuals (buddies, household, exes and different admirers) within the narcissist’s “fan membership” who do the bidding of the narcissist as a result of they’re blinded by his or her charms.
Golden Little one. In households the place one of many mother and father is a narcissist and there are a number of youngsters, the narcissistic dad or mum might designate one baby as the favourite, who turns into a mirrored image of the narcissist. The dad or mum strips the kid of an id and makes her or him of an extension of the dad or mum, praising her or him excessively for achievements the dad or mum values and distorting failures because the fault of others– all of which stunts the emotional development of the kid.
Harem. The admirers and suppliers of narcissistic provide for the narcissist. Can encompass present love pursuits, previous love pursuits, individuals the narcissist flirts with, members of the family, buddies, co-workers, or anybody that the narcissist retains in his or her circle to inform her or him how nice she or he is. All of them play completely different roles, and she or he might change them out as favored or most popular members of the inside circle. Additionally they might fall from grace if they don’t play their roles accordingly.
Narcissistic Provide. The lifeblood for a narcissist, consisting of consideration, adoration, admiration, and help required to bolster shallowness and keep his or her concept of him or herself as particular and necessary. Self-aware narcissist, H.G. Tudor calls this Gas.
Scapegoat. In households the place one of many mother and father is a narcissist and there are a number of youngsters, members of the family might designate one baby because the receptacle for the dad or mum’s or the household’s dysfunction. The narcissistic dad or mum might heap the entire duty, blame, or disgrace for something that goes mistaken inside the household onto the kid, and it could lengthen into neglect or abuse.
Phrases Associated to Narcissist Abuse Techniques
Ambient Abuse. That is an environment created by way of persistent gaslighting, instability, covert manipulation, and different psychologically abusive ways. It leads to an erosion of the sufferer’s confidence and independence in order that the abuser can management and exploit the sufferer.
Bait and Swap. Victims don’t fall for narcissists as a result of they’re merciless at first. Narcissists first present them an intense quantity of consideration, affection and what appears like love earlier than they start to slowly reveal a aspect of themselves that’s chilly, inattentive and harsh, making it troublesome for the sufferer to know what they need to imagine about how their associate feels about them and whether or not they need to maintain out for the narcissist to cease treating them unkindly. Also referred to as the “imply and candy cycle” or the “good and nasty cycle.”
Baiting. A tactic utilized by the narcissist to deliberately provoke an emotional response from the sufferer, usually whereas feigning innocence.
Blameshifting. That is the act of avoiding duty for an act of wrongdoing by claiming that the act wouldn’t have occurred however for the actions of another person (or one thing else, similar to alcohol, youth, stress, or different exterior issue).
Loopy-making. A normal time period used to explain ways used that over time trigger self-doubt, confusion and that consequence within the sufferer questioning actuality. Examples of the way it can happen are when the narcissist’s actions don’t match his or her phrases, when she or he gaslights or lies about his or her actions or what has been stated, and when she or he refuses to debate issues within the relationship in a constructive method (see Phrase Salad beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts).
Canine whistling. One other time period for baiting, besides narcissists usually use this tactic in entrance of others to humiliate the sufferer or make her or him appear off-balance for the needs of smearing the sufferer or getting ready for a break-up.
Dosing. The act of offering morsels of optimistic consideration after the merciless part has begun to maintain the sufferer strung alongside.
Double requirements. Narcissists usually have two units of guidelines: one for themselves and one for everybody else, as they suppose they’re entitled to particular remedy. They are going to usually have excessive requirements for honesty and constancy amongst these they select for companions however don’t have any intentions of adhering to those requirements themselves.
Ex-recycling. Narcissists tend to stalk and attempt to return to their former companions for consideration and management. Additionally they get pleasure from utilizing former companions in different methods as properly. If you happen to do wish to discuss to them, they take into account you to be nonetheless in love with them and they’ll use you to make their present associate(s) jealous. If you happen to don’t wish to discuss to them, you’re bitter, jealous or loopy and they’ll use you to make their present associate(s) really feel sorry for them (see Triangulation beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts).
False flattery. This can be a type of love-bombing (see beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts), wherein a narcissist compliments one other on no matter they suppose that particular person could also be insecure about, in an effort to get her or him to return the compliments, as they love listening to about themselves.
Ultimate discard. Narcissists observe a relationship sample (see idealize-devaluation-discard beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts), however they usually return and maintain their ex-partner in a rotation for months and even years. A closing discard is the second when some narcissists determine to go away the associate for good, typically in probably the most dangerous method doable. Companions can by no means know if they’ve been subjected to a closing discard, as narcissists might doubtlessly return years and even a long time later (see hoovering beneath–Abuse Techniques and Acts). Subsequently, an argument could be made that the “closing discard” is theoretical.
Future-faking. Narcissists make grandiose guarantees concerning the life they plan to guide with a associate to faux intimacy and make them really feel as if they’re nearer to the narcissist or extra conversant in her or him than they really are.
Gaslighting. A type of manipulation the place the narcissist denies, supplies conflicting info or outright lies time and again in direct contradiction to what one other particular person can blatantly understand utilizing his or her personal 5 senses. The opposite particular person begins to doubt his or her notion of actuality. The time period comes from a 1944 film the place a person purposely tries to drive his spouse insane by making the gaslights flicker, then telling her that she is imagining it when she factors it out.
Grooming. The method of slowly mixing detrimental conduct in with optimistic conduct in a relationship as a way to put on down a associate’s boundaries so she or he will settle for abusive remedy. It’s the “boiling the frog” metaphor, the place the warmth is turned up slowly and the frog doesn’t comprehend it’s being boiled till it’s too late.
Hoovering. A “hoover,” named after a model of vacuum cleaner, is a tactic meant to “suck” a associate again into the connection. It occurs after a interval of silence throughout which the associate and the narcissist should not in touch with one another. What characterizes any such contact after a break-up with a narcissist is that it’s insincere; no change in conduct could have occurred if the companions reunite.
Idealize – Devaluation – Discard. Thought of the cycle of abuse in narcissistic relationships, within the idealization stage in the beginning of the connection, the narcissist places his or her associate on a pedestal and showers them with extreme reward and a spotlight. In some unspecified time in the future, the narcissist will start to see his or her associate as flawed and even develop bored and the devaluation part begins. Many ways characterize this part, similar to verbal abuse (see beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts), withholding, humiliation, and smearing (see beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts). Lastly, when the narcissist now not sees any worth within the associate, maybe if the associate has reacted in a method that the narcissist perceives negatively, similar to demanding respect, the narcissist might discard the associate. The cycle usually repeats many instances earlier than the connection ends.
Intermittent Reinforcement. This can be a sample of conduct wherein the narcissist randomly intersperses kindness between acts of cruelty. Psychological analysis demonstrates that is an particularly highly effective tactic. As a result of the associate by no means is aware of when the narcissist will present kindness, the randomness of the benevolence is among the most important forces that maintain her or him tied to the connection, hoping every time that the cruelty has come to an finish for good.
Love-Bombing. A interval of intense optimistic consideration from the narcissist that may embrace extreme flattery and declarations of affection, mirroring (see beneath–Abuse Techniques or Acts), future-faking (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts), items, intercourse, domination of the associate’s time, and fast-tracking the connection. The results of these actions is an intense bond, the place the associate turns into very susceptible to, trusting of and depending on the narcissist.
Mirroring. This is among the ways used through the love-bombing that takes place at first of the connection. It may be bodily when the narcissist mimics the associate’s physique language, behaviors, and actions. It might additionally happen when the narcissist claims to get pleasure from the identical actions or to have had related experiences to make it seem as if the 2 have lots in frequent.
Pathological mendacity. Mendacity that’s completed compulsively out of behavior. It could not at all times appear to personally profit the liar. It’s identified to be a standard attribute of many narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths. Typically, it’s thought that they might have interaction within the mendacity for management and even enjoyment, in what is named “duper’s delight.”
Projection. This can be a protection mechanism narcissists generally use to keep away from their very own emotions of disgrace brought on by their detrimental behaviors. It happens after they accuse companions of the issues they themselves have completed.
Silent Remedy. A interval of non-responsiveness wherein the narcissist disappears and treats the associate as if she or he doesn’t exist. The narcissist implements it as a type of punishment if a associate engages in a conduct that the narcissist doesn’t like.
Smear Marketing campaign. To protect towards publicity, put together for his or her exit from the connection, or achieve sympathy from others, narcissists might unfold gossip or inform half-truths or outright lies about their companions behind their backs.
Stonewalling. Refusal to interact in a dialog or present info or different sources as a type of punishment for mentioning subjects {that a} narcissist doesn’t like.
Triangulation. The act of utilizing a 3rd get together in a battle to make the narcissist seem in excessive demand, to fabricate feelings, or to realize additional narcissistic provide (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts).
Verbal Abuse. Utilizing namecalling, putdowns, or humiliation to weaken the conceit of the associate.
Sufferer-Blaming. The act of blaming or partially blaming the sufferer for the act of hurt that has befallen her or him. Narcissists usually use blameshifting statements to keep away from taking duty for his or her abuse, similar to stating that their associate was not caring or understanding sufficient, or was important or reacted in a sure method, or left or didn’t give her or him an opportunity to vary.
Sufferer card. This can be a title for a tactic narcissists use after they try to realize sympathy from others with the last word ulterior motive of excusing their abusive conduct. They could blame it on one thing detrimental of their previous, a “dangerous childhood,” a damaged coronary heart, a misplaced love, a father that was by no means there or one thing else or the entire above.
Phrase Salad. Circular language ways narcissists use to make sure that conversations with others by no means have passable resolutions for the opposite get together; can embrace projection (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts), stonewalling (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts), blameshifting (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts), sympathy ploys, mentioning one thing the associate did, mentioning unrelated points, beginning the dialog over, and others.
Phrases Used to Clarify Coercive Management or Thoughts Management
BITE mannequin: A mannequin developed by cult knowledgeable Steven Hassan to elucidate thoughts management, it consists of the 4 elements obligatory for profitable thoughts management as a way to successfully resolve cognitive dissonance: Behavioral Management, Data Management, Thought Management, and Emotion Management.
Brainwashing: A time period used to elucidate probably the most repressive types of thoughts management wherein people know they’re beneath a coercive affect. Due to this, they might be subjected to probably the most overt and among the most bodily harsh strategies of thought reform, similar to totalitarian societies and prisoners of conflict.
Coercive Management: A time period for extreme monitoring and covert or overt dominance over a number of areas of a associate’s life, similar to funds, profession, friendships, clothes selections, hobbies, medical care, meals selections and consuming habits, or different. It often begins as concern for the associate, begins slowly, and could be delicate. It may be cloaked by and hidden in lots of seemingly loving behaviors at first, similar to criticizing in an off-handed method the associate’s physique, clothes, accomplishments or buddies; invading privateness by studying non-public messages or listening in on telephone calls; accusing the associate of dishonest when no proof exists; insisting the associate stay in fixed contact; and making it very disagreeable for the associate to do issues that don’t contain the abuser. The outcomes of those behaviors are to decrease the conceit of the associate and to isolate her or him from others and provides the narcissist extra management.
Cult: A bunch wherein members categorical very sturdy or absolute devotion to an concept or an individual, misleading practices have been used to recruit members into the group, and a frontrunner or leaders exploit and manipulate the devotion of the group members to their very own detriment. A cult can have as few as two individuals or as many as hundreds, and they are often non secular, political, business-oriented,
Twin Id: After an individual has been in a repressive setting that restricts his or her ideas and actions, together with a relationship with a low-conscience particular person, she or he might develop twin ideas and motivations. This twin id is a survival mechanism that emerges to keep away from being absorbed by the associate and shield the “genuine self,” whereas additionally resolving cognitive dissonance and avoiding additional punishment. The genuine self acknowledges the associate’s conduct as abusive, however the “false self” has tailored to the abuse and manipulation.
Hypnosis: A trance state wherein an individual’s psychological focus turns inward and she or he disconnects from the exterior setting. This leads to the physique having the ability to carry out acts with out psychological consideration.
Thoughts Management: The usage of ways or behaviors to affect an individual’s autonomy and id. They could be forcible or misleading, identified or delicate. The objective is to switch the particular person’s genuine self with a special id that may act in ways in which serve the pursuits of the controller. The thoughts management is often not whole when the setting is non-immersive, thus the twin id emerges (See Twin Id above).
Undue Affect: A type of thoughts management wherein misleading ways have been used to persuade an individual to place themselves able to make themselves susceptible to exploitation and manipulation.
Phrases Used to Clarify the Results of the Abuse on the Sufferer
Abuse Amnesia. A selected type of denial wherein the associate of an abuser suppresses the notice of the abuse she or he has endured as a way to stick with it the connection. That is partially a results of cognitive dissonance (see beneath–Results), and the truth that the primary concept that was fashioned is probably the most resistant to vary.
Chemical Bond. The mind chemical substances of the companions of the narcissists turn out to be dysregulated and synced up with the cycle of abuse, releasing dopamine and oxytocin from the reward facilities of the mind when the narcissist lovebombs (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts) the associate and Cortisol and norepinephrine throughout disturbing instances when the narcissist disappears throughout silent remedies (see above–Abuse Techniques or Acts) inflicting immense ache. This creates a chemical habit to the narcissist that’s troublesome to beat.
Cognitive Dissonance. The uncomfortable feeling of tension from holding two beliefs that contradict each other. An individual can not maintain each within the thoughts for very lengthy with out discovering some option to rationalize or discredit considered one of them.
Advanced PTSD (C-PTSD). A variation of Submit-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction wherein power traumatization happens from residing a long-term traumatic state of affairs relatively than one occasion or short-term state of affairs or wherein a number of traumatic occasions happen. Examples embrace baby abuse, home violence, or being a prisoner of conflict. These with the situation usually have points with emotion regulation and self-perception.
Dissociation. The state of feeling disconnected to what’s taking place round oneself, as if it has an unreal high quality to it or is occurring to another person.
FOG. The psychological state of confusion generated by the psychological and emotional abuse perpetrated by narcissists. It stands for Concern, Obligation and Guilt, the manufactured feelings that narcissists use to attempt to maintain their companions sure to them.
Id Erosion. Throughout all phases of the narcissistic cycle of abuse, narcissistic abusers use emotional management, behavioral management, info management and thought management (See BITE MODEL above) to reward and punish their companions. In consequence, the associate adopts a perspective that identifies and protects the associate and his or her persona modifications. This id erosion just isn’t “whole,” and in different contexts is known as a “twin id” (see above) or “doubling” as a result of companions might usually really feel as if they’re in battle with themselves over their very own wishes.
Realized Helplessness. A psychological mindset the associate of a narcissist might develop wherein she or he feels powerless to go away or escape the connection regardless of having a need to be freed from it. It usually outcomes from traumatic or ineffective makes an attempt to go away as a result of response by the narcissist. When the narcissist repeatedly attracts the associate again into the cycle regardless of his or her need to go away, the associate begins to really feel as if she or he has no management to vary the state of affairs.
Submit-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction (PTSD). A state of maximum anxiousness that prompts an individual’s “struggle or flight” response within the mind on a constant foundation. It’s so encompassing that an individual’s ideas, feelings, and beliefs concerning the world are all affected. A single traumatic incident or an occasion with a time-limited period, similar to an accident, pure catastrophe, sexual assault, or tour of obligation, is often the trigger.
Reactive Abuse. That is the time period for what can happen if the abuser torments or deliberately baits the sufferer by way of manufactured feelings, triangulation (see above–Abuse Techniques and Acts) or different ways into responding. Though the abuser has purposely generated an abusive environment of energy and management over the associate from the start, when she or he finally will get a response from his or her associate, the narcissist can then use it to justify his or her abuse or declare victimhood and achieve additional sympathy or narcissistic provide elsewhere.
Stockholm Syndrome. A phenomenon wherein victims of trauma who’re topic to horrific circumstances or threats to their security determine with their tormentors as a result of moments of kindness that they expertise from them. These moments of humanity allow them to develop optimistic emotions towards the tormentors as an unconscious protection mechanism to outlive the trauma.
Trauma Bond. Much like Stockholm Syndrome, in an abusive relationship, the abused associate might develop a loyalty to the abuser and suppress recollections of their detrimental remedy as a way to view her or him in probably the most optimistic gentle.
Strolling on Eggshells. This can be a metaphorical time period for the emotional anxiousness the associate of an abuser can really feel from not understanding what may set off an emotional tirade from a narcissist. The associate begins to look at the whole lot she or he says or does and curb his or her conduct as a way to keep away from upsetting the abuser.
Phrases Used to Focus on Therapeutic from Narcissistic Abuse
Closure. Narcissistic relationships hardly ever have the identical sort of closure as bizarre relationships as a result of each companions don’t share the identical narrative of the connection. As a result of the connection was characterised by deception and psychological manipulation, the associate of the narcissist won’t ever have the solutions, apologies, or good-byes from the narcissist that would offer peaceable closure as a result of the narcissist is incapable of offering them. The associate should search his or her personal closure by understanding the character of narcissism and narcissistic abuse.
Fog lifting. The sensation of having the ability to suppose extra clearly concerning the relationship as soon as the associate of a narcissist institutes no-contact (see beneath–Therapeutic). Over a interval of days and weeks, companions have a tendency to note confusion and anxiousness draining away as a perform of the deprogramming from the psychological abuse.
Gray Rock. A modified type of no-contact (see beneath–Therapeutic) wherein the associate stays in technical contact with the narcissist out of necessity, nevertheless, has emotionally indifferent from her or him. The contact happens solely when completely obligatory, is devoid of emotion, and doesn’t present the narcissist with any info past what is important to convey.
No-Contact. A deliberate bodily and psychological act by the associate of a narcissist to take away the narcissist from the lifetime of the associate that features taking steps within the materials world to make sure that no contact could be made, and mentally getting ready psychologically for not interacting with the narcissist once more.
1 A extra thorough rationalization of those three phrases and the similarities and variations amongst them could be discovered within the articles Narcissist or Sociopath: What’s the Distinction? and in 9 Sorts of Narcissists: The Final Information.
First Revealed 7/9/2018
Up to date 4/12/2022