The 7 Emotional Abuse That Narcissists Inflict On Their Supply

Narcissistic abuse can be a tricky form of abuse to hone in on — and this is most often due to how sneaky the attacks are. Narcissists will not attack you physically because it may hurt their image.

They often attack many of their TARGETS (we are no victims but targets) via our emotions and psychology.

Making a person feel like they are less than, devaluing their image and self-esteem is one way to attack a person’s emotional well-being.

Gaslighting (👉 download my free ebook and join my newsletter), getting a person to believe their insanity and take their insanity as reality is another way that a narcissist slowly starts to attack a person’s psychology.

Read here to learn more about Gaslighting.

The abuse that men go through can be JUST as nasty, if not WORST.

In the article “How Do Women Emotionally Abuse Men?” written by Mila she breaks down what narcissistic women do men and what men can do to protect themselves.

It is a really good article that I recommend you giving a quick read.

In this article, I want to explore the 7 main emotional abuses that narcissists inflict on their supply and give you examples of what you can do to protect yourself from their vicious attacks.

The 7 Emotional Abuse That Narcissists Inflict On Their Supply

1 — Isolation

Isolation is one of the narcissist's favorite emotionally abusive tactics they dish out on their "targets" (I call us "targets," not victims) because it keeps us from having a lifeline if things get too bad with the narcissist.

For most people, if they are alone, they will start to feel helpless, which is exactly what the narcissist wants.

When a person feels helpless, they will then come to DEPEND on their abuser.

Narcissistic people want us to need them because, in reality, they are the ones who NEED US, and they hate this truth.

What can you do?

Give this article a quick read. If you have no money, due to their financial abuse, this is a REALLY GREAT OPTION.

Read "Work Exchange Can Help You Leave Your Narcissist"

2 — The Silent Treatment

The silent treatment is a classic abusive tactic that narcissists love to use. What this is, is when a narcissist will stop saying anything to you.

They go “silent” on you.

What this does is cause a person to start doubting what “they” did to receive the silent treatment.

Silence hurts people because it causes them to feel uneasy and instills a bit of fear in the hearts and minds of people.

It also physically hurts some people, being isolated or made to not feel wanted activates the same area of the brain where pain is associated.

What can you do?

Give this article a quick read, as I break down why you need to ACCEPT; yes, I said “ACCEPT” the silent treatment.

Read "Accept The Silent Treatment and You Win!"

3 — Jokes That Are Really Nothing More Than Insult

“Hey, you stupid (expletive). Why so serious? I was just kidding. You take everything seriously.”

This is a more passive-aggressive attack than many narcissists use.

They want to be able to hurt us but not get any ramifications for their action. It is also to slowly condition us into seeing all their attacks as just them “teasing.”

They are a SNEAKY LOT.

What can you do?

“Grey rock” the hell out of them.

When they make a crude joke, just say… “meh!”

Your lack of energy, emotions, anger WILL get to these losers.

4 — Gaslighting

Gaslighting is perhaps the primary weapon in the narcissist’s arsenal that they use to slowly condition people into believing their insanity is the reality that most have to live by.

They, somehow, have come to learn how to master this. For naive empaths, they can get caught in their illusionary world for years to decades.

Gaslighting is NO JOKE — and if you are not knowledgeable about what this is, you can lose so much of your life.

What can you do?

You can download my FREE ebook (and join my newsletter) to learn how to deal with gaslighting.

Read "Are You Being Gaslit?: The Telltale Signs You Are Dealing WIth Gaslighting From A Narcissist"

5 — Telling You What You Should & Shouldn’t Do

“I only tell you these things for YOUR best interest.”

Be careful with these people who say they are doing the things they are doing for your best interest.

These moral narcissists “care” so much for our best interest. These people are such nasty beings.

They use their “altruism” to seem like they care about us, but that is just a smokescreen to hide what they really are trying to do.

What can you do?

Give my article “How Narcissists Use Altruism To Control You” a read to better understand their nefarious tactics.

6 — Being Melodramatic

They can and will make a mountain out of a molehill. These people can be incredibly “extra” and over the smallest of things. This makes those around them always have to be on edge.

What can you do?

WALK AWAY FROM THEIR DRAMA because it will never stop!

7 — Guilt Tripping

One of the many gifts the narcissist will give their partners is a “guilt trip” to “Remember what I did for you” island resort.

“Remember that time you sneezed, and I said, “God bless you”?

“Member? Member that? YOU OWE ME THIS $10K. Stop being so selfish.”

What can you do?

Learn to be unapologetically assertive in saying “NO.”

No is a godd*mn superpower that you must learn to cultivate.

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