#narcissist #covertnarcissism

Key wellness & self-care takeaways (red flags to watch for)

• Notice empathy gaps: If expressing your feelings is consistently met with disregard for how your partner’s behavior affects you, that’s a major warning sign.
• Watch for “your feelings = an attack” dynamic: In a healthy relationship, sharing feelings is normal. With a narcissistic or similarly pathological personality, your honesty may be reframed as:
  • you “attacking” them
  • you “controlling” them
  • you “doing something bad” to them
• Look for the self-focus pattern: The person may show concern primarily for your impact on them, rather than their impact on you.
• Expect a lack of accountability: Their response may avoid addressing harm done to you and instead flip the conversation to center themselves.
• Track blame-reversal: When you say “you hurt me,” they may respond by making it about how you are hurting them, rather than acknowledging your experience.

Self-protection / grounding strategy implied

• Validate your own emotional reality: If your feelings are repeatedly dismissed or reframed, treat it as evidence to question the relationship dynamic rather than blaming yourself for expressing emotions.

Presenters / sources

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