Number 7: When they are excluded from gossip.
Not being included in social chatter or gossip can make them feel left out and unimportant, but it can also really ignite the paranoia that possibly the gossip is about them in a negative context. Covert narcissists love to cause problems and drama for other people behind their backs, so if they are excluded from gossip, many times they will become terrified that gossip must be about them and they are in danger of exposure.
Number 8: Ignored in group settings or like the people in the group treat them unequally.
Covert narcissists seek constant admiration, validation, and acknowledgment from other people, and they do indeed believe they are so special that that type of attention is warranted. And when they are not given the attention, praise, and acknowledgment they feel they are deserving of in a group setting, which is going to be a problem for them. They will feel disrespected, slighted, offended, and victimized. How dare other people not show them the attention and recognition they believe they are deserving of?
Related: 10 Signs You Are Talking to a Covert Narcissist
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