Masters of Manipulation: How to Spot Narcissists, and How to Deal with Them
I grew up around three aunts who were in this category, and basically demanded to be the center of attention 24/7/365 for the entire family. They tended to “gang up” on anybody who they felt wasn’t paying them sufficient homage. Each one of them had all of the traits listed.
Two finally passed on. The remaining one decided that somehow I was at fault for everybody else not currying her favor sufficiently to please her. She demanded to know why I “did not respect her”.
I told her. In detail. (My Abnormal and Applied Psych hours came in very handy in doing so.)
She cursed me roundly, swore she would never speak to me again (hurray), and then went to the rest of the family and told them how I had “dissed” her, demanding that they unite with her against me.
What actually happened was that the rest of them basically said, “But Aunt ____, (eon) just told you the truth. You really do act like that.”
She cut the entire family dead after that. And hasn’t spoken to any of them since. Or me, either.
I call it a win-win.
cheers
eon
