Brandon Jones

Well, I would say there's a few areas that you have to focus on to maintain yourself, right? So a lot of times there's going to be jealousy in the dynamic. So how do you deal with jealousy with this narcissistic person? And they can be jealous of anything.

Well, I would say there's a few areas that you have to focus on to maintain yourself, right? So a lot of times there's going to be jealousy in the dynamic. So how do you deal with jealousy with this narcissistic person? And they can be jealous of anything.

You get a new vehicle, you get a promotion at work, your friend gives you a gift for your birthday, and the narcissist feels like their gift wasn't good enough. There's all types of things around the corner that can happen. I would say you have to definitely not minimize, but really be focused on the sensitivity to criticism.

You get a new vehicle, you get a promotion at work, your friend gives you a gift for your birthday, and the narcissist feels like their gift wasn't good enough. There's all types of things around the corner that can happen. I would say you have to definitely not minimize, but really be focused on the sensitivity to criticism.

Narcissists will criticize you for a lot of things, your looks, your skin color, your height, your clothing. Your laughter like that they will pick on things because they want to evoke an emotion out of you that they can utilize to dictate behavior so you have to figure out okay is this person utilizing one of their things to like manipulate me.

Narcissists will criticize you for a lot of things, your looks, your skin color, your height, your clothing. Your laughter like that they will pick on things because they want to evoke an emotion out of you that they can utilize to dictate behavior so you have to figure out okay is this person utilizing one of their things to like manipulate me.

Or is this individual just, you know, point out something that I probably should do myself? You know, they they manipulate relationships. So you have to pay attention to the other social dynamics. So let's say let's use the husband and wife kind of dynamic because it's an easy one to talk about. But they may manipulate the children that are involved or any close family members or friends.

Or is this individual just, you know, point out something that I probably should do myself? You know, they they manipulate relationships. So you have to pay attention to the other social dynamics. So let's say let's use the husband and wife kind of dynamic because it's an easy one to talk about. But they may manipulate the children that are involved or any close family members or friends.

To maybe take their side or to add into the things that they're doing to you. Like that's something that's important to pay attention to. And then the other thing that I would suggest is that a lot of times narcissists will make unrealistic goals. They'll set up these dynamics where they want to achieve something. I'll just use something arbitrary like they want to go on an elaborate vacation.

To maybe take their side or to add into the things that they're doing to you. Like that's something that's important to pay attention to. And then the other thing that I would suggest is that a lot of times narcissists will make unrealistic goals. They'll set up these dynamics where they want to achieve something. I'll just use something arbitrary like they want to go on an elaborate vacation.

Let's go to Aruba and live it up, you know. They have no plan. They might not have any finances to do it. There might not be anything to help, but they're going to put it in your head that it's going to happen because they want you to believe in the inflated thought that they can make something happen. But you're ultimately going to get let down when it doesn't.

Let's go to Aruba and live it up, you know. They have no plan. They might not have any finances to do it. There might not be anything to help, but they're going to put it in your head that it's going to happen because they want you to believe in the inflated thought that they can make something happen. But you're ultimately going to get let down when it doesn't.

And that's one of those manipulative things that these folks do. So they'll set up these unattainable goals and they have no intention of achieving any of these things. Wow.

And that's one of those manipulative things that these folks do. So they'll set up these unattainable goals and they have no intention of achieving any of these things. Wow.

Yeah, I would say the feeds definitely praise narcissism. So, you know, we normally, especially in the personal development world, we talk about patting yourself on the back. That's what you don't want a narcissist to do. You don't want them to pat themselves on the back. Because their patting on the back is just like, it's like 10 times what we would normally think of a pat on the back, right?

Yeah, I would say the feeds definitely praise narcissism. So, you know, we normally, especially in the personal development world, we talk about patting yourself on the back. That's what you don't want a narcissist to do. You don't want them to pat themselves on the back. Because their patting on the back is just like, it's like 10 times what we would normally think of a pat on the back, right?

So that praise, they can praise themselves. They want it. They want their praise to come through behavior actions, right? So what I can get someone to do is definitely a huge motivator for me. And that's how I know that I'm okay, that I'm safe, quote unquote, that I'm doing what I need to do as a narcissist. I would say the other thing that feeds them is resources.

So that praise, they can praise themselves. They want it. They want their praise to come through behavior actions, right? So what I can get someone to do is definitely a huge motivator for me. And that's how I know that I'm okay, that I'm safe, quote unquote, that I'm doing what I need to do as a narcissist. I would say the other thing that feeds them is resources.

You know, being able to have things and being able to show the things that you have, those rewards, those trophies, so to say, those are huge. So narcissists, they'll have the fancy sports car, right? They'll have the trophies displayed, the awards. You know, they want to be on the front cover of the magazine or the newspaper. Like that feeds who they are.

You know, being able to have things and being able to show the things that you have, those rewards, those trophies, so to say, those are huge. So narcissists, they'll have the fancy sports car, right? They'll have the trophies displayed, the awards. You know, they want to be on the front cover of the magazine or the newspaper. Like that feeds who they are.