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Narcissistic relationships involve mind games and manipulative tactics used by narcissists like gaslighting, devaluation, betrayal, and domination. Understanding these patterns helps victims recognize toxic behavior and regain control.
Gaslighting is a common tactic where narcissists manipulate reality to make you doubt yourself. Bread crumbing involves giving minimal attention or affection, leading to trauma bonding and low self-worth in victims.
Future faking involves making false promises to string victims along. Betrayal patterns such as lying, cheating, and minimizing the needs of the victim perpetuate the cycle of emotional abuse and control.
Narcissists often exert control by handling all finances, leaving partners dependent and vulnerable. Threats of abandonment or silent treatment create a power dynamic where victims feel compelled to comply out of fear and insecurity.
Narcissistic individuals exhibit disagreeable behaviors characterized by hostility, abruptness, and a lack of empathy. Their disagreeableness leads to high conflict situations where tasks like asking them to perform simple chores become complex due to their resistance. This behavior often creates an imbalance in relationships, with the non-narcissistic partner shouldering most responsibilities. Understanding the inherent disagreeableness of narcissists helps in navigating their challenging behaviors and maintaining one's boundaries.
The podcast delves into the narcissistic relationship cycle, which typically starts with love bombing where the narcissist idealizes the partner. This is followed by devaluation, characterized by gaslighting, invalidation, and minimization, creating a trauma bond due to alternating feelings of comfort and discomfort. The cycle can last for years, leading to a gradual decline in the victim's confidence and self-worth. Finally, the discard phase involves neglect or abandonment tactics that may trigger post-separation abuse and attempts to pull the victim back into the toxic dynamic.
It’s Lisa Bilyeu here with another incredible episode of Women of Impact and if you’re dealing with a narcissist, this episode is PACKED with truthbombs that you NEED to hear so you can change the way you interact with a narcissist FOREVER.
Today my girl Dr. Ramani is pulling the curtain back and exposing the mind games that narcissists play ON THE DAILY to make you doubt yourself and even question your own frikin’ sanity.
Dr. Ramani is no stranger to Women of Impact. As a licensed clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships, Dr. Ramani digs deep into the BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS that narcissists use every single day to manipulate the hell out of you and keep you sucked into the relationship. PRE-ORDER Dr. Ramani's new book here: https://a.co/d/7qYmF0f
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So whether you’re in a romantic relationship with a narcissist, or maybe you suspect a family member or friend is, this episode is here to help you spot the toxic behavior patterns so you can heal from the abuse and put the pieces back together.
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