What Narcissists Do When You’re Too Tough to Control, Manipulate, and Dominate
There are a few very predictable things a narcissist will do when they realize you’re too tough for the game they’re running and aren’t wooed or easily swayed into believing their BS. What’s interesting is that, initially, the narcissist will be attracted to your strength, confidence, courage, and personal power. But inevitably, they’ll be triggered by it, and you’ll be perceived as a threat. Something you do or say—usually something completely innocuous—will be enough to inflict narcissistic injury, trigger their pathological envy, and maybe even ignite their narcissistic rage.
Whether or not they let on that this is the case is another story. Regardless, suddenly there’s a target on your back, often for no other reason than that you showed up as your fabulous self, unwilling to bow down to the narcissist or buy into their delusional and distorted perception of reality. Seriously, that’s all it takes.
The more empowered, happy, confident, clear, and free you are, the more you’ll trigger the narcissist’s deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and insecurity. As a result, the more you’ll be perceived as a threat to their fragile little ego and false persona.
Furthermore, when it becomes clear that you aren’t so easy to control, manipulate, or dominate, your strength and personal power will become a problem—a big problem—for the narcissist. This will, of course, frustrate and infuriate them to no end. More importantly, in their mind, it will absolutely justify any retaliatory and destructive behavior on their part.
So, know in advance that a narcissist will become frustrated when their usual manipulation tactics don’t yield the desired results. As a result, they’ll become angrier and more demanding, or they’ll try using guilt trips in an attempt to assert control over you.
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