I think of my account here as a safe space for scapegoats, victims of narcissistic abuse, or anyone healing from CPTSD. And I protect this environment. I block narcissists as soon as I flag them, I have no tolerance for abusive energy or victim blaming. This is a safe space for

Malignant narcissists have a way of making even the kindest, healthiest people start to believe they’re bad. They’ll spot your best qualities—your kindness, your integrity, your calm—and twist them into flaws. Kindness becomes “manipulative.” Integrity becomes “self-righteous.”

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The worst abusers aren’t the ones in prison, they’re the ones who have the rest of the world fooled into thinking they’re good people.

Malignant narcissists are viciously abusive—but what makes them so devastating is who they choose to target. They don’t attack people for bad behavior; they attack people for being pathologically healthy. They go after the innocent, the non-aggressive, the genuinely good. It���s as

You can tell yourself, “I’m gonna avoid narcissists. I’m not gonna do anything to engage with them. I’m not gonna do anything offensive.” And it really doesn’t matter. They can see you living your best life, minding your business, and they’ll obsess over you and target you.

When a narcissist acts “nice” toward you, it usually means they’ve already done something behind your back—sabotaged you, spread a rumor, undermined your progress, put something in your food, or otherwise set you back. Now that they feel they’ve “leveled the playing field” by

The narcissist’s favorite gaslighting abuse tactic is to set you up to be angry, and then shame you for that anger. It’s practically a form of entertainment for them.

A healthy person sees an apology as a bridge. A narcissist sees it as an opportunity. They will use your apology to: erase their role in provoking the entire situation intensify your shame rewrite the story so your reaction is the abuse avoid accountability entirely strengthen

When a narcissist pushes you, provokes you, and intentionally abuses you to get a reaction, they want you to eventually snap. Maybe you yelled, maybe you said something you regret — and afterward, because you’re a healthy, empathetic person, you decide to apologize first. Part of

They look at a good-hearted person and see: • motives that aren’t there, • threats that don’t exist, • intentions that reflect their own inner world, not reality. This is why narcissists end up vilifying the very people who try the hardest to help them. To trust your

A lot of narcissistic behavior comes down to this simple truth: They cannot trust good intentions. Narcissists project their own motives onto everyone around them. Because they manipulate, exploit, and act with hidden agendas, they assume everyone else does too. So when

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The child’s breakdown validates the narcissist’s narrative that the child is “difficult,” “unstable,” “overreacting,” or “the problem.” It reinforces their power. And it ensures the child stays dependent, self-doubting, and easier to control.

But when the child is actually hurting—when years of psychological abuse finally produce real trauma, anxiety, depression, or emotional collapse—the narcissist suddenly disappears. No concern. No comfort. No meaningful help. Because this is the moment they’ve been engineering

When things are going well for the child, the narcissistic parent often becomes disruptive on purpose. They will suddenly act worried, stressed, or hyper-involved over problems that don’t exist. Why? Because stability in the child threatens the narcissist’s ability to dominate.

A malignant narcissist parent’s “concern” is never about the child—it’s about control. 🧵

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Victims caught in this dynamic often feel insane, helpless, and silenced—but this pattern is known, predictable, and absolutely intentional. And the moment you can see the setup, you understand it was never about truth—only control.

So when the real victim finally speaks the truth, the narcissist can point and say: “See? I told you they’d lash out.” It’s psychological entrapment. It’s a self-fulfilling smear campaign. It’s how malignant narcissists weaponize people’s empathy, confusion, and fear to