Number 4: They will project onto their victims to get their victims to accept responsibility for their poor behavior.
They often resorted to emotionally blackmailing them. A narcissist who has just lost a significant other or close friend may try to use their grief, shame, “And humiliation to gain sympathy. That takes a lot of guts. For sure, they will resort to any means necessary to attempt to manipulate the victim’s emotional side and elicit feelings of pity and sympathy for themselves at the expense of the victim.
They will not stop pleading, crying, begging, whining, being angry, etc. until the victim apologizes for how they feel about the treatment they received. When referring to a similar incident, I often say they wet the bed and blamed the blanket.
Number 5: They’re getting mean and petty.
It’s like everything is your fault in the narcissist’s mind. They say, “How dare you try to see through me? How dare you want to stop putting up with my antics?” Keep in mind that narcissists think everything is about them and what they did to their victims is because they deserve it. They deserve the worst treatment possible if need be. Certain people are predisposed to destructive or aggressive behavior.
They could spread damaging rumors. They may be purposefully withholding data, assets, and information that they think will give them back power and control over their victims. That they have a responsibility to set an example for their victims.
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