5 Ways To Shut Down A Narcissist
If you have an issue with a narcissist never point a finger of blame at him. Any accusation will cause him to feel shame, and nothing wounds a narcissist more than humiliation. Instead, tell him you need his help to you understand your world.
.. Never Ignore A Narcissist.
.. “They do it by making little Johnny a ‘show piece;’ telling all who’ll pay attention, ‘Look at how special my son is…”. As an adult, Jonathan loathes the memory of being made into an object used to gratify his parents’ needs for attention, yet depends upon the same sort of attention to survive.
.. You can also try to imagine how you would feel suffering a chronic need to hear that the world holds you in high regard, knowing you will crumble like a house of cards if your self-deceptions aren’t validated. Cocaine addicts have an easier time navigating through a day than narcissists do since all they need is a chemical fix.
.. think of narcissists as suffering chronic pain; harboring the deluded belief that living the good life or making windfall profits from an IPO will cure them. You know these fixes never work, but forgive them their folly to the extent that you can.