What are some things your narc says to you?
I’ll start:
“I never said that”
“That’s not what happened”
“I didn’t do anything wrong” or “what did I do that was so wrong?”
“If I’m so terrible why are you still here?”
“You’re overreacting/this reaction isn’t normal” “What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“You’re ALWAYS ____ (insert word: crying, upset, sick, etc.”
“I already said I’m sorry” when either he didn’t, or gave a pathetic “apology” such as:
“I’m sorry YOU feel that way”
Then of course there are the ever so charming and imaginative name callings and various other pleasantries: “psychotic/crazy bitch”, “cunt”, “whore”, “shut up”, “fuck off” etc. Followed by “I didn’t say that” if called out on it.
I have only recently discovered my (ex)-partner is a narcissist and started researching narcissism, and I find it interesting that a lot of them say such similar things.
EDIT TO ADD:
Ok so this was my first post here and I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone replying. I am just starting my journey of healing, and all of your responses are really helping me. Seeing firsthand that narcs have a similar dialect is helping me to de-personalize everything my narc has said/done to me. I am resonating with so many of your responses and actually laughing at how ridiculous our narcs are - I never thought I’d be able to think about how I’ve been treated without tears and feelings of intense despair, let alone LAUGH (don’t get me wrong, Im not laughing at everything, but it’s a huge step for me to start viewing everything a bit more objectively).
I have felt so alone in dealing with this for so long that seeing so many others experiencing (almost exactly) the same thing makes me feel not so alone anymore. I feel like I’ve got you all in my corner and it feels good to have that support. I’m sad that so many of us have experienced this abuse, but I’m so grateful for this new community I’ve found!