Number 1: “That’s not my problem.”
In particular, when you’re dealing with a covert narcissist because of all the chaos and drama, the never-ending victim story that they’ve got going on will be brought to your doorstep. So when you say: “That’s not my problem,” and say it like you mean it, carry the energy, detached, non-reactivity, I’m not getting sucked in, I’m not being manipulated, that is not my problem. In other words, I will not fix you, enable you, try to rescue or save you from the problems that you yourself create, perpetuate and participate in, boom. It’s over.
Number 2: “I don’t owe you anything.”
And silence. End of story. I don’t owe you my time. I don’t owe you my attention. I don’t owe you my energy. I don’t owe you my money or any other resource for that matter. Period! I don’t owe you an explanation. I don’t owe you an answer to your imbecilic questions. Period! I dance for no one.
Remember, narcissists, are entitled and beyond manipulative. So when you communicate succinctly with crystal clear clarity, I don’t owe you anything, not my time, my energy, or any other resource, I don’t even owe you an explanation or an answer, in other words, you are not entitled to my time, my energy or any other resource that I have, you are not entitled, when you communicate that with crystal clear clarity, I don’t owe you anything, you have fully taken your power back. And it’s game over.
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