The fifth sign is fake laughter, especially with strangers.
Covert narcissists laugh at things that arenโt funnyโespecially when youโre serious. If you tell them:
“Iโm working on an important project and need some quiet,”
instead of respecting your request, they laugh in your face.
This isnโt normal laughter. Itโs a calculated move to mock, trigger, and belittle you. Their goal? To make you feel small.
They also put on a completely different persona around strangers. My mother, for example, would sulk around us, acting miserable. But the moment she was with outsiders, she was suddenly bubbly and joyful.
At first, I thought:
“Maybe weโre the problem. Maybe sheโs just a free spirit, and we stifle her.”
But later, I realized: She was shape-shiftingโmanipulating different people with different facades.
Facial Expression 6: Grumpy and Unhappy
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