Reason 5: The power of boundaries
Quiet people possess the greatest boundaries, believe me or not, not because they yell, but because they are silent. They don’t debate. They don’t get taken in. They don’t rationalize themselves to the unwilling listener. They’re not going to tell you they’re going to do something, do it. They just leave. They walk out. They disengage. They go no contact, and they do it without drama.
That sort of boundary is strong because it’s un-negotiable. Narcissists are accustomed to bullying others until they obtain what they want, maybe a reaction. But when a quiet individual sets a limit and maintains it with firm, steady boundaries, that’s that.
Silence replies: “I won’t play.” And that is something a narcissist fears because without your crowd, the play is finished. Your silence disrupts the cycle. Your absence appropriates their audience.
Every time you don’t respond to that message, every time you walk away from bait, every time you struggle not to justify, you are reclaiming your power. And that, to a narcissist, is terrifying.
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