Emotionally mature people don’t do these three things in relationships, but narcissists do.

They dontstonewallyou or give the silent treatment.

They dont mistreat people whove treated them well.

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Eugenia Remark

People with emotional maturity exhibit healthy patterns of communication.

They would treat the ones closest to them with the utmost kindness and consideration.

and storm out of the room, abruptly stonewalling you.

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They dont minimize what you contributed to their relationship through either their actions or words.

They dont gaslight you or emotionally invalidate you.

They will come from a place of wanting to understand you and better meet your needs.

A narcissistic person will give a shot to make you seem defective for having emotions at all.

They will make a run at paint you as strange for having basic boundaries and needs (i.e.

This emotional invalidation and gaslighting are designed to destabilize you and silence you so they can evade accountability.

You are not alone, and help is out there.