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The Silent Treatment: How Narcissists Use Silence to Control and Manipulate
The use of silence is used in order to exert influence over you.
The narcissist places a high priority on maintaining complete control over the silent treatment in all of its facets. In the event if you are able to screw with the premise, the silent treatment will not be seen as successful. When the narc stops talking, you will need to beg him or her to pick up the phone or reply to your efforts to connect with them when they go quiet.
The narcissist will take great pleasure in your efforts to make touch with them.
It is not uncommon for the narcissist to block and unblock their victims throughout the silent treatment. Additionally, it is not uncommon for them to block and then unblock another time. To the extent that it was conceivable, they would have switched you on and off like a light bulb. Specifically, this is due to the fact that your efforts to make touch during the time of silence provides the cruel narcissist with a plenty of fuel.
A person who suffers from neuropsychiatric condition experiences a mental high when they see your number on their phone, even when they are ignoring you on purpose. The fact that you are begging with the narc to speak to you over the voice message system is considered a significant bonus pay-out.
In the event that you are so impolite as to reverse the tide and block the narc in return, just as the narc is enjoying a delicious lunch at the beach on your behalf, the narcissist will have a full meltdown and abandon the silent treatment all together.
The narcissist, who is not equipped with the skills necessary to cope with rejection, will be taken aback by the fact that you have chosen to ignore him or her. The dread of being abandoned is something that lies just below the surface of their thin skin. From the moment the narc was created in him or her, the narc has been able to find methods to maintain their presence in the public eye. The narc suffers a great deal of pain when they are neglected.
When it comes to coping with narcissism, I would put some thought into the possibility of remaining mute on the narc, “The Holy Grail.”
There will be a pleading with you from the narc. It’s possible that you’ll have the want to make the most of this brand-new and fantastic circumstance. Take my word for it and do not do it. A vengeance will be exacted. One potential benefit is that if you do so, the narc may think about terminating your relationship permanently. Taking advantage of a narcissist when they are lying down with their paws in the air is not something that will be accepted.
