3. Denial
No matter what they said, they will deny it. You heard them correctly, you know exactly what they said, but yet, they will absolutely unequivocally deny ever saying those words. They may even tell you to prove it.
Knowing full well you don’t have any physical proof, this serves two purposes for them:
1. It’s crazy-making, and because it’s incredibly frustrating and upsetting for the victim, this provides the narcissist with a narcissistic supply. So they enjoy provoking that reaction out of you.
2. It serves to slowly make you come to doubt your memory. Over time you will come to a question that maybe they didn’t say that or maybe they are right, which is exactly what they want to do because, over time, you will begin to question everything you heard. You will begin to question your memory, and you will become more and more dependent on their interpretation of what has happened or what was said.
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