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A quick one on how narcissists respond to ego injury.
Nancy Pelosi implied Trump is unwell and in need of an intervention.
Trump immediately responded with a bizarre, clumsy, awkward insistence that it’s actually Pelosi who isn’t quite all there.
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Nancy Pelosi implied Trump is unwell and in need of an intervention.
Trump immediately responded with a bizarre, clumsy, awkward insistence that it’s actually Pelosi who isn’t quite all there.
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Narcissists spend their days pretending to be infallible but inside they’re a roiling brew of weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
When someone pokes at one of the things they are the most afraid others will think of them, they tell on themselves.
They overreact. They flail.
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When someone pokes at one of the things they are the most afraid others will think of them, they tell on themselves.
They overreact. They flail.
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It’s not uncommon for a narc to merely take the thing that just hurt them and throw it back at the other person.
They merely know that something hurt *them* and think it would therefore hurt the other person - even if the accusation makes zero sense in reverse.
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They merely know that something hurt *them* and think it would therefore hurt the other person - even if the accusation makes zero sense in reverse.
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When a narc does that, they’re signaling how deeply insecure they are about the topic of the insult.
Pelosi questioned Trump’s mental fitness.
Trump turned around and questioned hers.
And that means Trump is REALLY insecure about the public doubting his mental fitness.
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Pelosi questioned Trump’s mental fitness.
Trump turned around and questioned hers.
And that means Trump is REALLY insecure about the public doubting his mental fitness.
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I know this may seem subtle but if a narc is just routinely insulted, they’re still balanced enough to merely insult back using what they believe is one of the other person’s weaknesses.
When they boomerang back the same accusation, they’re letting you know you hit an artery
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When they boomerang back the same accusation, they’re letting you know you hit an artery
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Trump’s reaction to Pelosi questioning his mental fitness revealed a deeper insecurity than he has shown about nearly anything else.
She stung him. More so than any zinger about his wealth or criminality has to date.
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She stung him. More so than any zinger about his wealth or criminality has to date.
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It is likely Trump knows fully well he is indeed losing a step - and also knows Alzheimer’s runs in his family - and is terrified not of his declining faculties per se but of the inevitable loss of esteem he’ll suffer if that becomes known.
Pelosi found the kryptonite.
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Pelosi found the kryptonite.
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Continuing questions about his mental acuity will sting. That insecurity isn’t going to go anywhere.
In fact, the more he fails to dismiss the subject, the more he will obsessively try.
Poke that bear, @SpeakerPelosi
He just showed you where to point the stick.
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In fact, the more he fails to dismiss the subject, the more he will obsessively try.
Poke that bear, @SpeakerPelosi
He just showed you where to point the stick.
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