Projection and Gaslighting: Narcissists’ Favorite Tactics

Yes, they do project their faults onto others, because in their mind they feel that they are not at fault for anything. They feel that they’re the solution and you’re the problem. They feel that they can do no wrong, and that they’re not capable of making mistakes. They feel that they are faultless!

Hypothetically speaking even if they intentionally start a fire, and the house burns down they will shift the fault onto you or someone else. So, their unconscious mind puts up defenses, particularly, defenses of denial and projection. That is how bad it is with a narcissist; these troubled souls really feel like nothing is their fault. You can have clear concrete evidence of something wrong that they have done or said, and they still will deny, deflect, and dismiss you. They don’t like to be wrong or criticized which is one their weaknesses. Narcissists always have to be right which means you’re always wrong. They project their faults onto you, because they do not want to deal with their inner demons. More importantly, deep down inside they know how character-deficient they are; so, they build themselves up by tearing others down. This is an automatic defense mechanism for them that you can’t break through; if you could, they would have changed years ago. Those with narcissistic personality disorder are extremely unlikely to change.

Part of their projection of blaming shifting is co-related to them gaslighting their victims. Manipulation is one of the main tools that those with narcissistic personality have in their arsenals. They know the emotional states and psyches of the people around them, which they use to conjure up the things that they say and do, and projecting their fault onto others’ is one of them.