Flying monkeys can be really devious. And at the start of your relationship with them, they may even try to become friends with you. The thing is, they are doing this in order to manipulate you, not actually to form a meaningful bond. People who have been burned by narcissists in the past often report that they knew things that they never even told them. And that’s because of the flying monkeys. These agents know that the narcissist craves personal information to either butter you up later or to throw in your face. So you may want to be careful when revealing any kind of information to a flying monkey. Keeping to topics that you would be comfortable sharing with anyone is your safest bet, since otherwise sharing a secret may get you burned.
Number 4 : They will ice you out.
Sometimes narcissist flying monkeys don’t even have to share a word to follow through on their schemes, as the silent treatment is one of their favorites. Narcissists and their buddies love to seem important and better than those around them. And so not giving you the time of day or purposefully misunderstanding you is a common maneuver in their playbook. This usually plays out as childishly as it seems and isn’t even the most effective attack, but in their heads, they think they are getting to you. The best way to avoid this attack is to not play into it and to draw attention to it. If it starts to get in the way of your job performance or something like that, reporting that a coworker or friend is giving you the cold shoulder to get one over on you is going to make them look really bad and will require them to drop the act.
Number 3 : They will try to recruit others against you.
For a narcissist, the bigger the group, the more popular they are. These egotistical abusers want to be the center of attention and the leader of their group, and they will often send their agents to recruit others to their cause. As theirs grows, they will be bolder in attacking you and will feel increasingly confident. If things have reached this point, there’s a lot of dysfunction coming along with it. So you should try your best to remain balanced as things continue to spiral. The work environments and friend groups that allow narcissists to thrive almost never succeed. So you can at least take some solace in the fact that there may not be all that much to fight for.
Number 2 : They prey on the anxious.
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