An application of the “grey rock” method of dealing with narcissistic personalities.
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Leah McElrath
When you’re in a relationship with a malignant narcissist—as we all are now with Trump—it’s important to stay out of emotionally reactive mode and instead to observe and act with detachment.
Emotional reactivity draws you into their defensive structure, and you can take in their toxic projections.
Emotional reactivity draws you into their defensive structure, and you can take in their toxic projections.
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If you can’t go full No Contact this is the best option.
Remember
ACT NOT REACT!
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/25/psychologist-john-gartner-trump-is-a-sexual-sadist-who-is-actively-engaging-in-sabotage/
That people questioned our CERTAINTY is evidence of an inability to learn from other’s experiences AND SO WE REPEAT MISTAKES OF THE PAST.
Be a grey rock until lives are threatened, then act immediately.
Nothing inflates a narcissist more than infuriating you.
New phone. Who dis?
Smart, together, loud.
Not going to happen, but think about it.
Narcissists generally don’t see their own behavior realistically; may be incapable of feeling empathy or compassion.
Gray rock method, a person does not respond emotionally to any of a narcissist's manipulation attempts.
Hard to learn how to react to NPDs, but this book by Bill Eddy, LCSW, changed my life.
But it is damn hard to stay emotionally disconnected from such an obvious operation to turn this Nation into a Authoritarian State like Russia!
And your watching a previously Patriotic Party assist this attempt in the name of their definition of democracy.
Thank you!
As a long-suffering Jets fan, this has been my approach to watching their games for decades.