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Breakup With
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it all!
FIVE DON'T DO'S
How to Avoid the Wrath of the Narcissist
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Never disagree with the narcissist or contradict
him
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Never offer him any intimacy
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Look awed by whatever attribute matters to him
(for instance: by his professional achievements or by his good looks, or
by his success with women and so on)
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Never remind him of life out there and if you
do, connect it somehow to his sense of grandiosity
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Do not make any comment, which might directly
or indirectly impinge on his self-image, omnipotence, judgment, omniscience,
skills, capabilities, professional record, or even omnipresence. Bad sentences
start with: "I think you overlooked ... made a mistake here ... you don't
know ... do you know ... you were not here yesterday so ... you cannot ...
you should ... (perceived as rude imposition, narcissists react very badly
to restrictions placed on their freedom) ... I (never mention the fact that
you are a separate, independent entity, narcissists regard others as extensions
of their selves, their internalization processes were screwed up and they
did not differentiate properly) ..." You get the gist of it.
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The TEN DO'S
How to Make your Narcissist Dependent on You
If you INSIST on Staying with Him
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Listen attentively to everything the narcissist
says and agree with it all. Don't believe a word of it but let it slide as
if everything is just fine, business as usual.
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Personally offer something absolutely unique
to the narcissist which they cannot obtain anywhere else. Also be prepared
to line up future sources of primary NS for your narcissist because you will
not be IT for very long, if at all. If you take over the procuring function
for the narcissist, they become that much more dependent on you which makes
it a bit tougher for them to pull their haughty stuff - an inevitability,
in any case.
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Be endlessly patient and go way out of your
way to be accommodating, thus keeping the narcissistic supply flowing liberally,
and keeping the peace (relatively speaking).
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Be endlessly giving. This one may not be attractive
to you, but it is a take it or leave it proposition.
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Be absolutely emotionally and financially
independent of the narcissist. Take what you need: the excitement and engulfment
and refuse to get upset or hurt when the narcissist does or says something
dumb, rude, or insensitive. Yelling back works really well but should be
reserved for special occasions when you fear your narcissist may be on the
verge of leaving you; the silent treatment is better as an ordinary response,
but it must be carried out without any emotional content, more with the air
of boredom and "I'll talk to you later, when I am good and ready, and when
you are behaving in a more reasonable fashion".
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If your narcissist is cerebral and NOT interested
in having much sex - then give yourself ample permission to have "hidden"
sex with other people. Your cerebral narcissist will not be indifferent to
infidelity so discretion and secrecy is of paramount importance.
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If your narcissist is somatic and you don't
mind, join in on endlessly interesting group sex encounters but make sure
that you choose properly for your narcissist. They are heedless and very
undiscriminating in respect of sexual partners and that can get very problematic
(STDs and blackmail come to mind).
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If you are a "fixer", then focus on fixing
situations, preferably before they become "situations". Don't for one moment
delude yourself that you can FIX the narcissist - it simply will not happen.
Not because they are being stubborn - they just simply can't be fixed.
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If there is any fixing that can be done, it
is to help your narcissist become aware of their condition, and this is VERY
IMPORTANT, with no negative implications or accusations in the process at
all. It is like living with a physically handicapped person and being able
to discuss, calmly, unemotionally, what the limitations and benefits of the
handicap are and how the two of you can work with these factors, rather than
trying to change them.
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FINALLY, and most important of all: KNOW
YOURSELF.
What are you getting from the relationship? Are
you actually a masochist? A codependent perhaps? Why is this relationship
attractive and interesting?
Define for yourself what good and beneficial
things you believe you are receiving in this relationship.
Define the things that you find harmful TO YOU.
Develop strategies to minimize the harm to yourself. Don't expect that you
will cognitively be able to reason with the narcissist to change who they
are. You may have some limited success in getting your narcissist to tone
down on the really harmful behaviours THAT AFFECT YOU which emanate from
the unchangeable WHAT the narcissist is. This can only be accomplished in
a very trusting, frank and open relationship.
Breakup With
a Narcissist: Living with, loving, and leaving a narcissist. How to survive
it all!
(Co-authored with Alice Ratzlaff)
About The Author
Sam Vaknin is the author of "Malignant Self Love
- Narcissism Revisited" and the editor of mental health categories in The
Open Directory, Suite101, and searcheurope.com.
His web site:
http://samvak.tripod.com
Frequently asked questions regarding narcissism:
http://samvak.tripod.com/faq1.html
Narcissistic Personality Disorder on Suite101:
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/npd
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