The Top 7 Mind Games Narcissists Use to Manipulate You


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 3. Guilt tripping.

When a narcissist wants something from you, they might try to guilt trip you into getting it. They make you feel sorry for them, coercing you into doing favors for them and staying by their side.

 They passively aggressively remind you of all the bad things they perceive you’ve done to them. This is to imply that you owe them or they use it as a reason to bear a grudge, creating a desire in you to make it up to them.

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4. The silent treatment.

 We may not be part of it but we know we’ve given the cold shoulder to someone at some time in our lives to express our hurt, anger, or disappointment with them. A narcissist will do the same behavior but for very different reasons.

 Their reason for the silent treatment is to tear down their victim’s self-esteem. If your self-esteem is weak, you need support. You need them. You likely haven’t done anything wrong, yet they’ll ghost you until you’re begging them to take you back, apologizing to them for anything and everything.

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