This is another common manipulation tactic. Narcissists will disregard your emotional or psychological maturity by emphasizing your lack of knowledge or experience in life.
By reducing you to a child’s status in both your mind and theirs, they lower your rank in the social hierarchy and strip you of your ability to make decisions. This allows the manipulator to retain full control.
Rationalization
When a narcissist can’t evade their behavior, they will rationalize it. Their justifications and excuses are often full of false reasons or fraudulent perspectives. Even though these rationalizations are full of lies, others will often believe them and see their side as understandable or even acceptable — especially when these lies are spread behind your back.
The manipulator will likely change their story based on who they’re talking to, as well. The end goal is to escape ridicule. The narcissist wants you off their case so they can pursue their behavior with entitlement. They want you to feel dumb, inexperienced, or like you just don’t understand them.
Triangulation
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