5 Psychological Phrases Everyone Dating a Narcissist Should Know

5 PSYCHOLOGICAL PHRASES EVERYONE DATING A NARCISSIST SHOULD KNOW LOVE BOMBING 1 Narcissists always shower their object of affection with love and praise at first. In reality, what they are doing is just reeling the other person in, to use thenm. And they do this by doing the love-bombing technique. That is when they make every effort to make the other person feel unique, even though it is not real. A normal relationship doesn't just explode all of a sudden and doesn't progress at such an alarming pace. That is exactly one of the signs everyone should be aware of when it comes to narcissists. PITY PLAY This lies in the way they make their partner always feel pity for them, even if they are the ones hurting that same partner all the time. A narcissist wil| likely punctuate just how bad they have been treated in their past relationships and even refer to abuse. And the thing is, all of it may be true. But the warning sign comes in the way they appeal to empathy, to make the other person feel like they are bonding with them. 3 GASLIGHTING This is a tactic narcissists often resort to. Gaslighting is when a victim of a narcissist starts to question reality. That is when narcissists start telling outright lies, in a very adamant manner, till the other person starts to question themselves and the truth. The abuser may throw a compliment, just to make the other person feel good and further make them question whether the reason for all the trouble lies with them. 4 DEVALUE AND DISCARD Partners of narcissists often report that at some point in their relationship, they felt like a very important person. However, once a narcissist is finished with them. they cast everyone aside. They may have taken all of the dignity, respect, money. love or whatever they were after, and then they just discard the person because they have no use for them. HOOVERING It often doesn't end when a narcissist discards someone. They can return for more. They have great fear for perceived abandonment, as their image is hurt and there is nothing worse for them. KATEMANSFIELD.COM