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How do you let go of a narcissist for good?
Here’s how to get out with your sanity intact.
- Go no-contact—absolutely no-contact.
- Just go. No lingering goodbyes.
- Consider blocking common friends.
- Write down why you left.
- Assume that the narcissist will move on quickly.
- Give yourself time to grieve.
- Keep yourself busy.
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Why do narcissists prefer to be alone?
When they receive the admiration from someone else, they are instantly gratified and are happy, but being alone makes them delve into their own psyche where they might come face to face with the person behind the mask. In a narcissist’s world, everything would be perfect, but in reality, this can never happen.
Do narcissists recognize you when you are happy?
Expressing genuine happiness is one of the surest signs of life. Feeling vitalized while in relationship to a narcissist punctures his dominance. To show your independent existence and vitality via happiness creates a pull for the narcissist to recognize you. Doing so would come at the cost of his feeling dominant.
What does a narcissist do to create an illusion of happiness?
In the meantime, though, he’s going to do everything he can to create an illusion of happiness. The narcissist will take to Facebook and/or other forms of social media with a vengeance, posting happy picture upon happy picture in hopes that you will SEE how fucking happy he is and LEARN YOUR LESSON!
Why do narcissists train you to feel lost and miserable without them?
They know the dopamine rush you get when they finally get back to you is helping them create the trauma bond. They’re training you to feel lost and miserable without them. They’re more interested in taking advantage of the abuse cycle’s effect on your neurochemistry.