Minhtam

Allow me to be blunt. If you are: ⟡ Emotionally careless or dismissive ⟡ Controlling, rigid or overly critical ⟡ Fake, performative, or attention-hogging ⟡ Inconsistent at communication ⟡ Constantly belittling or disrespectful I want NOTHING to do with you.

Narcissists have no empathy. No guilt. No accountability. They cheat. They lie. They destroy. Still sleep like nothing happened. Stop trying to understand them. Protect your energy

Narcissism is an extreme shame disorder. They have a high need for control and extreme focus on public perception. How to know if you're friends with a covert narcissist:

If a covert narcissist no longer wants to be in a relationship with you, they won't simply "break up" with you out of fear of being "the villain." That's because their entire mask is built upon a carefully crafted persona of being a "good person," victim, or martyr.

Covert narcissists truly believe they deserve your undying attention, loyalty, love, and servitude because their own pain, suffering and experiences are more intense, more important and more dramatic than anyone else's.

For the past four months, I've been doing research on psychology, and my search led me through a rabbit hole called "covert narcissism". I find it fascinating that covert narcissists operate contrastly different than overt ones, but are just as dangerous, if not more.

In any relationship, platonic or romantic, emotional ruptures are simply inevitable. The issue isn't whether they happen. It's whether both parties are willing to acknowledge that they happened and are willing to recover from it. Without repair, the damage becomes permanent.

I am who I am. If I feel like I have to consistently suppress, shrink, or distort my core personality to be accepted by you, then things aren't going to work out between us in the long run.