Narcissists are
usually highly sensitive and emotional individuals. Naturally, any relationship
with a narcissist will involve displaying strong emotions. Not just the partner
but you too. It is more important to channel those emotions than reacting to them.
Manipulation is a common strategy that narcissists usually resort to. Keep an
eye out for that. Encourage dialogue and try to open your partner up about
feelings as much as possible. Never react when he/she is at the peak of their
behaviour, inform them you will only speak once everything has calmed down.
Future faking is when a person lies or promises something about your possible future in order to get what they want in the present. It could be as basic as promising that they will call you later, and then never calling. Or it can be promising to go on a vacation with you, and then never taking any steps to make that happen. Or even promising to marry you, carry you off into the sunset, and living happily ever after, all in order to make you complacent and to control you in the present. In the hands of a skilled manipulator, future faking preys on your dreams and goals in order to fabulate a possible future so that they can string you along in the now. These promises are destined to be broken, and can be seen as a form of overpromising and under delivering. Essentially, the manipulator will take very little action, if any, towards keeping their promises. Instead, they will keep promising and using other forms of coercive control, passive and active abuse, until you find yourself in...
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