gaslighting who does it (responsibility, emotion, narcissists, weight)
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Consider the possibility that he may be a conversational narcissist. All conversations are turn into something about themselves. I know two of them. I remain friends with them both, but they are conversational narcissists.
He does some of that, but almost everyone does to some extent. He is not nearly as bad as what she describes. I do have a relative who is pretty much a conversational narcissist -- she goes on and on and on about how great she is, and gets bored real fast if I try to talk about myself.
My friend does brag sometimes, but he is not really extreme about it. The only extreme thing is does is he will talk on an on for hours if I let him. So I have to limit the length of our conversations.
But, as I said, he can be nice. He does let me talk about myself, and he does listen to me. Unlike my relative.
I guess we all have some degree of narcissism at times. This video is talking about the extreme cases, the real arrogant bastards who no one can stand. My friend isn't like that, I couldn't stand that.
What kind of person does it sound like he is? I think he is, at least, very much in his own world. I think he is not able to understand how another person is interpreting his messages.
I used to experience that a lot, that's because I had a low self-esteem of myself and, as result, I walk around in life with an inferiority complex. So I decided to do something about it, to improve myself so I would be respected. First, I lost weight, so I looked better. Then I bought some better quality clothes. Then I practiced in front of mirror, telling myself I AM SOMEBODY!! and it worked!! People respect me now because I dress for success. I look better. And by golly, I am somebody important!!
I used to experience that a lot, that's because I had a low self-esteem of myself and, as result, I walk around in life with an inferiority complex. So I decided to do something about it, to improve myself so I would be respected. First, I lost weight, so I looked better. Then I bought some better quality clothes. Then I practiced in front of mirror, telling myself I AM SOMEBODY!! and it worked!! People respect me now because I dress for success. I look better. And by golly, I am somebody important!!
I do want to add that even though I have very supportive friends, I rarely complain about other people's behavior to them unless they mention it themselves and that alone can make me feel better. However, I have one friend who I can truly confide in but don't really take advantage of that because I can react very impetuously to perceived slights and don't want my friend to experience that.
I do want to add that even though I have very supportive friends, I rarely complain about other people's behavior to them unless they mention it themselves and that alone can make me feel better. However, I have one friend who I can truly confide in but don't really take advantage of that because I can react very impetuously to perceived slights and don't want my friend to experience that.
I have found that complaining about one friend to another friend usually backfires in some way. There is such a temptation to get another's opinion, and it really helps when a friend can understand our complaint. But most of the time, it seems to me, it doesn't work out that way.
I have found that complaining about one friend to another friend usually backfires in some way. There is such a temptation to get another's opinion, and it really helps when a friend can understand our complaint. But most of the time, it seems to me, it doesn't work out that way.
Yes! You have to be especially careful at work. There is always one person who would just love to report what you said about other co-workers or the boss.
Yes! You have to be especially careful at work. There is always one person who would just love to report what you said about other co-workers or the boss.
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