It’s okay to move into the direction of your own choosing, and it’s okay for you to operate without having to give unnecessary defense.
MOVE INTO THE DIRECTION OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING
MAKE NO UNNECESSARY DEFENSE
It’s okay for you to say, “I’m sticking with my own plans.”
STICK TO YOUR OWN PLANS
Now, if you do so, it’s like the narcissist is going back through their training book saying, “Uh, that response isn’t in my training book,” and that’s right. I’m not someone that I want you to train. I don’t need to be trained. I’m willing to be open to input, but I’m no barking seal at the circus that’s just going to do what you tell me to do, and then maybe you’ll give me a treat.
The bottom line is these manipulative codependent narcissists want to be the superior, and they want you to be in the subordinate position.
And so yeah, if they want to bring you into that kind of thinking, you know, my response to that is, “I’m more than happy to be cooperative as long as there’s mutual respect and mutual regard, but in the absence of that, we’re going to have to have a very minimal relationship if any at all. I’m not going to go into this kind of training mode where I have to let go of me in order to keep your codependency intact. Nope, I’m not playing that game.
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