Every time something goes wrong, whether it was something they said, did, or didn’t do, a narcissist will come up with an excuse for why they said, did, or didn’t do whatever it was that caused the problem. It’s like second nature for them to explain and excuse their bad behavior, and they try to justify their actions by making up false explanations or fake points of view that are meant to be misleading.
This manipulative move is meant to get you off their backs, so they can keep doing whatever they think they have the right to do. They are trying to tell you that you misunderstood what they said or that you don’t know what they meant.
Number 3: Being dishonest, telling outright lies, and leaving out facts.
Lies are false statements that are made and told as if they were true and correct. We all know that narcissists will say anything to get what they want; they are dishonest because they tell you the truth right in front of your face, and hide the truth so they can lie.
The narcissist’s main goal is to keep you hidden behind a veil of secrets and lies so that he or she can take advantage of the fact that you don’t know important things that could affect your decisions in his or her favor. So, that everyone keeps moving to the same beat, they manipulate you and your sense of who you are by saying whatever it takes to keep everyone in their place.
Number 4: Indirect violence or passive-aggressiveness.
In this way, narcissists use emotional manipulation by doing things like giving you the silent treatment, rolling their eyes, talking about you as if you weren’t there, or just staring at you. They also do this on purpose by ignoring you or putting you down in other ways. The narcissists will say they are just trying to help and find a solution to the problem to make their hurtful insults seem less bad and to give them a pass.
They think that their attacks and insults are just sincere attempts to help. This has nothing to do with what’s going on, you’re just overreacting. Anyone else they’ve persuaded that you’re not good enough will probably get more put-downs and disappointment from them; this is a narcissist’s way of putting you down, controlling you, and making you feel small while hiding their own mistakes.
When a narcissist, for example, doesn’t talk to you this is called the silent treatment; they hurt you emotionally or physically to get you to behave what’s the point? Even if this is one of their favorite ways to act, they do it to show that they don’t respect you and that you’re not worthy of their respect.
It’s important to be reminded of how bad you are so you don’t forget how the narcissist sees you; this is also done on purpose to make you feel rejected and alone. In this case, it’s clear that emotional manipulators and their spineless helpers are mean; they just don’t care about other people.
Number 5: Give out threats.
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