Social media has just given them an extra tool to terrorize people.
Social media has just given them an extra tool to terrorize people.
Social media is a veritable playground for malignant narcissists.
It gives them easy access to multiple victims and the ability tomanufacture love trianglesin covert, insidious ways.
She was paranoid, she was crazy, she was full of drama.
Id say this all as jokes.
But they would build over time, and she then started to believe.
However,true, full-fledged narcissistscreate love triangles deliberately so you can provoke their significant others.
They enjoy seeing their reactions to their despicable behavior.
Imagine that narcissists are like trained spies in the figurative Trojan horses that are social media accounts.
Dont give them much access in the first place.
Be selective about who you allow into your online spaces and make your privacy a top priority.
Manipulative love bombers dont just walk up and say: We belong together.
They have to give you evidence that its true.
Thats why they target the vulnerable.
To stalk and harass you.
We all know that narcissistic ex-partnersdont leave us alone, even after the ending of a relationship.
Even if you block them, they can make fake social media accounts to check up on your whereabouts.
They can create anonymous e-mails to send you daily or monthly taunts.
They can even troll you on your work-related platforms if you have a public presence.
This is all a way to make you feel unsafe.
Its a way to cast micro-assaults on your agency online.
It creates a sense of violation that is unfortunately rarely prosecuted in realm of the law.
Document all incidents of cyberbullying and trolling.
Research thecyberbullying lawsin your state.
The only way out from the scrutiny of their watchful eye is through diligent self-protection.
Impression management is vital to a narcissist.
The meta-analysis of the 57 studies did in fact confirm the scientists assumptions.
Grandiose narcissists are encountered more frequently in social networks than vulnerable narcissists.
Rather, its the level of grandiosity, contempt and entitlement that reveals who is on the narcissistic spectrum.
Grandiose narcissists exist to extol themselves while bullying others.
When the self-aggrandizing narcissist speaks, he or she demands you listen.
They demand that they be accommodated to your spaces; they feel entitled to your time and your resources.
They can fly intonarcissistic rageif they dont get the attention or the results they desire.
To bully and taunt.
Research reveals that online trolls possess the Dark Tetrad traits of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
In other words, online narcissists take sadistic pleasure in provoking others.
Trolls will lie, exaggerate, and offend to get a response.
What kind of person would do this?
Some Canadian researchers decided to find out.
They found that Dark Tetrad scores were highest among people who said trolling was their favorite Internet activity.
