“Accept that you cannot change narcissists – you can only change how you react to them and how much longer you choose to invest in them at the risk of your own sanity.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“A true narcissist who is sent any form of information outlining his or her narcissism will lash out. They are unable to own up to their toxic behavior, so instead of listening to the message, they’ll usually shoot the messenger instead. They will punish you for trying to expose who they truly are.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“We hope that the conniving manipulator will suddenly morph into an evolved human being who says, “I can’t believe how I’ve been acting! Thank goodness you’ve told me, I am off to change now and become a better person!” Anyone who has ever dealt with a real narcissist knows how absurd this fantasy is…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Narcissistic rage occurs when that core instability is threatened and furthermore threatened to destabilize them even further.”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“And just as Hamlet’s mother said, “the lady doth protest too much,” “the narcissist doth brag, scorn, talk down, primp and belittle too much” in order to continually prove to the world and themselves that they are larger than life. This is not to increase their self-esteem as much as it is to contin…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“What is at the core of narcissists is not what is often referred to as low self-esteem. I don’t think that is accurate, but something that the people around them say to themselves to mollify their own rage at the narcissist, i.e. 'Oh, they only act that way, because they lack self-esteem.' What is r…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com