8. They really excel at emotional manipulation tactics.
including gaslighting, which is a form of psychological manipulation that makes you question your own perception of reality. They might distort the facts, revise history, or twist the narrative in an effort to make you doubt your memory and your judgment. So, this is to undermine your own confidence in your own mind and make it harder for you to hold them accountable for anything.
9. They have massive double standards.
They set rules and boundaries that are only for you, and not applicable to them. So, for example, they can be late, like a half hour late, but if you’re two minutes late, it’s the end of the world. They act as though they have no awareness that they are breaching the exact boundary that they set and that they reamed you out for doing just yesterday.
10. You will feel their constant need for control over your every thought and move.
What and how you eat, drive, dress, where you go, and who you talk to. And if you disagree or assert yourself, they will lash out either aggressively, passively, or in those also lovely passive-aggressive ways. And there will be unnecessary tension at every turn—bossing, blaming, hostility. And you will basically be treated like an incompetent idiot that doesn’t know a thing about anything.
After the love bombing stage, a covert narcissist typically turns into a big black cloud looming over your head, complaining, criticizing, and showing contempt towards you. It’s as though they hate you and just can’t even stand the sight of you. Where you were once perched high on that pedestal as the hero, now you’re treated as inferior and unworthy. And yes, there may still be a few good times, but these good times will be replaced with chaos, control, and confusion.
The three worst things that will happen to you as a result of a long-term romantic relationship with a covert narcissist.
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