In this article, I’m going to share with you 10 things that empaths can do to cause narcissists to lose their minds. So be sure you stick around till the end of the article because this one will be a game-changer for you. Let’s dive in.
So let’s talk about 10 things that empaths can do to cause narcissists to lose their minds. But first, a disclaimer. What I’m about to share with you applies to those of you who are dealing with your garden-variety destructive narcissist. In other words, the toxic, the manipulative, the lying, the deceiving, and the emotionally and psychologically abusive Not the violent, not the dangerous, okay?
Big difference, not the psychopaths, not the sociopaths, and not the otherwise antisocial and personality-disordered individuals who are likely to erupt violently and cause you or others who may be vulnerable physical harm or any sort of damage, all right? If that is you, please seek help from your local authorities or other appropriate professionals and do whatever you need to do to keep yourself and the vulnerable in your care protected and safe, okay?
So once again, what I’m about to share with you is meant for those of you who are dealing with your garden variety, destructive narcissist, not the animal who is likely to cause anybody or anything, anyone, any sentience physical harm.
- Refusing to engage or fighting back
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Narcissists need intensity, chaos, drama, and a target—someone to project all of their deeply buried guilt and shame onto, right? When you refuse to engage, when you refuse to fight back, when all of their chaos, drama, criticism, verbal attacks, projections of all of their, again, deeply buried subconscious, self-loathing, shame, guilt, all of that… When that’s coming at you and all of it is met with a complete flat line, non-emotion, non-reactivity, a complete blank stare, their stuff has nowhere to land; they have nowhere to project all of that garbage onto, therefore they can’t unburden themselves, which is typically what’s really going on.
They need to unburden themselves from the load they carry subconsciously predominantly onto a chosen target, onto someone else, so when you refuse to get into the ring with them, to roll around in the mud with them, when you refuse to engage or fight back, that shite coming at you has nowhere to land and tends to land somewhere over there instead. And all of a sudden, the narcissist realizes they are powerless over you. And nothing will drive a narcissist crazy; nothing will cause a narcissist to lose their mind faster than realizing they are powerless over you. Powerless to manipulate you, powerless to affect you, powerless to control you, powerless.
- Demonstrating that you don’t care:
Not just with words, but with action, behavior, and every choice you make. When you show a narcissist that their opinion has zero sway over you, that their antics, control dramas, power dynamics, toxic gossip, loyalty conflicts, perceptions they’re busy creating, perceptions they’re busy trying to manipulate and control, all the nonsense that they’ve got going on—can you imagine going through life like that? In any event, when you show them that you couldn’t care less, that you’re completely unaffected, not the slightest bit interested or bothered in any way, that kind of blows their mind a little, maybe a lot.
The truth is, they don’t know what to do with that. When you’re busy living your life, or better yet, living a good life—really happy, productive, thriving, feeling good, doing well, doing you, just minding your own business—and the narcissist can see that you’re not the least bit interested in or curious about them, what they’ve got going on, what they’re going through, what they’ve been through, any other nonsense has zero effect, and you couldn’t care less about it. That causes a narcissist to lose their mind.
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- Putting them on the spot in front of others
either by closing their lies, their exaggerations, their shortcomings, or their incompetence. Like highlighting where they may have dropped the ball or fallen short, or asking them a direct question in front of others that they can’t legitimately answer without risking exposing and embarrassing themselves.
- Invalidate their feelings and experience:
You know, just like they do to you on the regular, except that in this case, you’re for real. You’re not just making stuff to be deliberately misleading and hurtful like they do. You’re simply not buying their bullshit or their sad story, nor are you allowing them to emotionally manipulate you or otherwise explore, right? You’re not buying their lies; you’re not buying their games; you’re not buying into the BS.
And a good way to communicate this to a narcissist is simply by giving the person that they are either gossiping about, complaining about, or somehow maligning their favorite thing to do all day. Give that person the benefit of the doubt. There has to be more to this story than the attitude I’m hearing. Stops them dead in their tracks and blows their minds.
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- Treat them with contempt and disdain.
Narcissists are infamous for looking down their noses at others and treating them with unwarranted and unprovoked contempt and disdain, judging, criticizing, diminishing, and demeaning them. Give them a taste of their own medicine, what? You don’t think they’re the bees’ knees! It can politely turn the tables on them, and yeah, you guessed it, cause them to lose their minds.
- not taking them seriously.
In other words, not taking their grandiose stories and all the virtue-signaling that they do all the time seriously at all. Instead, chuckle or give them the you-can’t-be-serious look. In particular, when they’re in the process of embellishing and laying it on really thick, watch what happens.
- Being brutally honest
Narcissists are highly manipulative and have a very fragile sense of self. When you stop telling them what they want to hear and instead start telling them what they need to hear or what no one else has the courage to say to them, when you hit them right between the eyes with the cold, hard truth, in particular when they’ve backed themselves into a corner, boom, their head explodes.
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- You see right through them.
When they realize that you see right through them, that you are onto them, that they are plexiglass to you, when they know that you know just how fragile, inadequate, and inferior they actually are, when they know that you know how fragile their ego is, how fragile their false sense of self is, and how fragile, inadequate, and inferior that fake phony facade really is, it’s game over for the narcissist.
- ignoring them
Not giving them any attention. Zero, nada, not returning their phone calls, not responding to their texts, not replying to their emails—nothing, absolute radio silence. This is how you starve a narcissist to death and drive them batty in the process.
- giving up on them
giving up on them and walking away entirely and for good. This is not a negotiation. This is not a game. Complete detachment on all levels Complete disinterest on all levels. Complete and utter ambivalence. “I couldn’t care less; you are dead to me now.” No attention, no energy, no care, no concern, no narcissistic supply, which boils down to no contact.
Finally, engaging with a damaging narcissist may be difficult and exhausting for empaths. But empaths can cause narcissists to lose their minds and regain control over their own lives by employing specific tactics like refusing to engage or fighting back, demonstrating that you don’t care, putting them on the spot in front of others, invalidating their feelings and experiences, and engaging in self-care. To avoid physical injury, it’s crucial to keep in mind that these techniques should only be employed. In circumstances involving severe abuse or danger, it’s always advised to seek expert assistance. Empaths may safeguard their emotional wellbeing and keep a sense of empowerment in their interactions with narcissists by taking charge of the situation and establishing appropriate boundaries.
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