I think that the hardest part of being in some kind of relationship with one, whether it is a significant other or a family member or a friend, is that not a lot of articles, blogs, videos, social media posts really go much further than identifying what a narcissist does. Very often it will stop there or it will basically give the same advice…good luck! Or that you probably just run as fast as you can away from them.
The sort of advice is discouraging and is hardly helpful to those that are determined to remain in the relationship and want to love them and be loved in return. It’d be helpful to find out what you can do beyond identifying the issue.
I realize this has been a few months to get a reply but I just wanted to tell you that I liked your article because it offered some different perspectives than the usual and went further than just idly bitching about someone being a narcissist and then actually showed ways that could help you to deal with the situation rather than just say that you need to get away and basically abandon the person. But many people don’t want to just give up on a family member or friend or spouse or they are in situations that they aren’t really able to choose to leave like at a job where a coworker, or worse, your supervisor is a narcissist and it’s either deal with it or lose your employment. So I appreciated seeing some tips besides just “leave”.
I think that the hardest part of being in some kind of relationship with one, whether it is a significant other or a family member or a friend, is that not a lot of articles, blogs, videos, social media posts really go much further than identifying what a narcissist does. Very often it will stop there or it will basically give the same advice…good luck! Or that you probably just run as fast as you can away from them.
The sort of advice is discouraging and is hardly helpful to those that are determined to remain in the relationship and want to love them and be loved in return. It’d be helpful to find out what you can do beyond identifying the issue.
I realize this has been a few months to get a reply but I just wanted to tell you that I liked your article because it offered some different perspectives than the usual and went further than just idly bitching about someone being a narcissist and then actually showed ways that could help you to deal with the situation rather than just say that you need to get away and basically abandon the person. But many people don’t want to just give up on a family member or friend or spouse or they are in situations that they aren’t really able to choose to leave like at a job where a coworker, or worse, your supervisor is a narcissist and it’s either deal with it or lose your employment. So I appreciated seeing some tips besides just “leave”.