Number 3: Make them fight against themselves.
We know that for narcissists, it’s all about them, how great they are, and how they deserve all the accolades in the world. But those accolades are almost always attached to something that they did or how they perceive themselves. “You are so great” is a bit generic. “You are so intelligent” is a bit more specific, and “You achieved this thanks to how intelligent you are” is specific and at the same time tangible.
There’s something that they did so the world can confirm how blessed we are with their presence on this earth. Now, a warning: the third tactic is not something that you’ll be able to use all the time, but when you use it, it’s like a poisoned needle that will undermine their ego slowly. And they will never find out that it was you.
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This time, you’re going to go all in with the praise, the applause, the admiration. They talk about themselves, what they did, how great they are… and you’re going to say, “I agree! What you did is impressive! Congratulations! I’m really proud of you.” At that moment, they will be like a balloon, feeding from that supply they deserve… and that’s when you take out the poisoned needle and say something like this: “You set the bar really high. I bet that anyone would be really stressed to even try to beat that.”
Yeah, it’s that simple. What’s going on inside the narcissist? What they just did, that achievement, earned them supply, praise, applause. But their ego is so fragile that not even 24 hours would have passed until they try to do something else to get more supply. You planted an idea in their mind that what they just did is so big that it will be really hard for anyone—and that includes them—to repeat, much less overcome it. And they will begin to worry about that. They will stress about, “How can I do something even bigger, better, more notorious?”
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They want more supply, at any cost, and that stress is going to force them into making stupid mistakes. It’s like narcissistic social media influencers who make increasingly outrageous videos to get more views and more exposure until that need for supply just drives them into making really bad and stupid mistakes that wipe their whole careers in a matter of days. That’s one of the greatest weak spots of any narcissist.
And as they keep on trying to top that achievement they had, you can always add some fuel to the fire: “I remember that time you made that ten million views video. Haven’t you figured out how to make something similar? And you being so talented! I think people don’t appreciate your talent.” That’s how you make narcissists fight with themselves.
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