I hear so much about revenge and "destroying the narcissist." I get it- Partners get hurt by insensitive and selfish behavior. But, I’m wondering if this is why we’ve seen such a spike in narcissistic behavior lately? Are we part of the problem?
We – the non-narcissists- the 'victims' of 'narcissistic abuse'- are escalating the situation by triggering more narcissistic behavior from the narcissist. When we do hurtful things (regardless of what was done to us), we are sending a message that relationships aren't safe and people can't be trusted- and thereby validate the Narcissist's attitude and behaviors! It's a vicious cycle. Not only that, when we purposefully seek revenge, we are 'stooping to their level' as the saying goes. No- actually we are worse because we are doing it on purpose. They are doing it because of a brain issue or unresolved trauma- or both. So, who really has the problem here? Shouldn't we, the more emotionally mature and aware should be doing something different? I mean, we want different, right? We want out of the toxic dance. Let's sit this one out. Dance the happy dance, my friends- M Subscribe to my therapy vlog at Can We Talk? or find me @TweetmentPlan. And, of course, come visit me here again soon! :) Photo credit: pixabay narcissist, revenge, learning, disability, brain #narcissist
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