6 Ways Narcissists Silence You
Narcissists use a plethora of tactics to distort your reality and avoid responsibility for horrible behavior.
One of the hardest parts of healing after narcissistic abuse is recovering your sense of self. During the relationship, the abuser did everything in their power to crush you and destroy your personal values and alter your reality. They needed to silence you so they never had to take accountability for their actions.
Here are nine ways a narcissist or sociopath will silence you and degrade you.
Gaslighting
Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic designed to distort and alter your reality. There are various ways a narcissist or toxic person will use gaslighting but the results are all the same. You end up confused and questioning yourself.
Common phrases a gaslighter uses are:
“That didn’t happen.”
“You’re crazy!”
“You never listen to me, do you?”
Gaslighting is one of the most insidious abuse tactics because it works to erode your sense of reality. It causes you to lose your ability to trust yourself and prevents you from feeling justified in calling out abuse and mistreatment.
