Today, I'm going to talk about the hidden signals that might reveal you're dating someone with narcissistic traits, and boy, did my heart sink when I first discovered these patterns in my own past relationship.
This is the scenario when people are in a codependent relationship, as if they are wearing invisible rose-colored glasses. In my decade of training people to heal from narcissistic relationships, I have seen many aha moments of people realizing what was there all the while.
1. One way they can do it is by unconsciously associating their victories, which they never had with y... the... your successes in their brains.
2. They readily agree with you that their versions of the stories are constantly changing, yet they insist that you are... the one who does not remember regions the way it happened.
3. A pitiful sinking sensation in your gut is felt after the conversation, the cause of which you are not aware of it.
4. They toy with small mean comments that make you feel bad, and then they say you are too sensitive”.
5. Inexplicably enough, some hobbies you once enjoyed no longer seem interesting to you.
6. They manage to be quite charming and devious at the same time.
10. They get through a meeting as an excellent first impression achiever, but the impression they hold opposite is different among their colleagues and in private.
11. You become aware of yourself even saying sorry for issues that have absolutely nothing to do with you.
12. All the former relationships of your partner ended the same way- you were the "victim"
14. You're getting success but it's them that feel awkward and strange
15. They found a way how to turn it into an illusion that says "this is all about me"
Listen, if you're nodding along to these, your gut might be trying to tell you something very important. I've been there, and lemme tell you - awareness is the first step to freedom.
If you would like to know what I've found, totally frank and passionate, check out the link to my personal space in website embraceinnerchaos.com in which I deal with this topic. Remember, you're not losing your mind - you're finding your strength.
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