Projection

big reason why it feels IMPOSSIBLE to have a normal conversation with narcs is because they think we are the narcs!Yes, that's true. They think we are a narc (althought they may use a different but similar descriptor, like "selfish") if we try to fight back, or in some cases even just if we try to assert ourselves as people. They do what is called parentification, they make you the parent. They are broken and don't have the emotional bandwidth or processing ability to actually process the parent-child relationship in a normal manner, their low emotional processing ability in some sectors of their psyche forces them to short circuit or use a shortcut that in a way makes the child the parent and thus the narc. lolreddit
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IKR!!!!! Its awful
It's because their world is formatted differently. They're the only person that exists in theirs. So when we have the audacity to exist in a way that isn't total servitude and dedication, they genuinely feel abuse
-- mediumcarrots123 · 9 hr. agoWhy do they call us what they are? | r/narcissisticparents • Posted by u/Fair_Homework2764 9 hours ago  | reddit | 
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abuse // role reversal // parentification
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