6. You actually kind of intimidate them.
Narcissists, like I said, they are always walking that tightrope. They don’t want to be exposed. And if you’re close enough to a narcissist, anyone who’s close enough to a narcissist is going to be very threatening to them because this person is going to be close enough to see who they really are and that gives them the power to expose them. So kind of like a bully on the playground, when the narcissist is afraid of someone or is threatened by someone, what do they do? They lash out. They try to take the power away from that person before that person can hurt them. Ultimately, they try to get that person under control. And they do this through gaslighting, manipulation, and really eating away at your sense of self.
So if you are dealing with a narcissist, if you have a narcissist in your life right now, this is something to keep in mind, that they are actually threatened by you. And that is why they are attacking you. This isn’t to make you feel bad for them or try to sit down and have a heart-to-heart like, ‘Hey, listen, you don’t need to be threatened by me. I’m not going to expose you.’ None of that is going to work. What will work is kind of the opposite, like I said, removing your emotional reactions and trying your best not to push their buttons. It’s sometimes impossible to avoid, but if you can avoid actively trying to do it and just sitting back and seeing how they act, seeing how they manipulate, gaslight, the way they talk in circles, make note of all of this.
And if you’re ever in a position where you have to expose the narcissist, where it’s the best-case scenario, maybe it’s a court case or something of the sort, you’ll be prepared. And they’re also less likely to be ready for the smear campaign. So those are the six secrets that all narcissists keep.
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