Another sign is that they react badly to praise. When you praise them, it’s all fine, but when you praise somebody else, somebody they do not know or have no relationship with, they become aggressive. They take it as a personal narcissistic injury and divert the topic to make it about themselves. For example, if you talk about somebody who recently got a promotion at work, the narcissist will come up with a false story of their own to overshadow that achievement. If that doesn’t work, they will devalue whatever you are praising. They may say things like, “That company has such a bad reputation; anybody can get a job there. It’s not a big deal.” They cannot tolerate anyone else’s achievements being recognized. This often happens in parent-child dynamics, where the parent is a narcissist. The child comes running to their parent, excited because they did well academically, only to be dismissed or even humiliated. To learn how to deal with such parents and heal from the trauma they leave you with, attend my workshop on May 11th.
You Can Never Have a Dialogue with Them
You can never have a dialogue with a narcissist; you always end up witnessing or becoming a part of their self-centered monologue. They love to talk about their achievements, their greatness, and their victimhood. They don’t pause to consider how you’re feeling about their monologue or if you want to say something. They talk at you, not to you. You get bored, tired, and exhausted because they talk until they can’t anymore.
They Have a “Know It All” Attitude
What happens when you stop paying attention to a narcissist
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