Are You in a Toxic Relationship? The Four Types of Narcissists

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Toxic relationships can occur throughout any relationship dynamic you might have. This means you could be in a toxic relationship with your work colleagues, your friends, or even your parents/family. The most apparent toxic relationship happens with a partner, but no relationship is truly immune to a master manipulator.

Oftentimes, we form a strong bond with a toxic person and it can cause a lot of suffering and distress. It doesn’t just affect your emotional health, but it can also affect your physical health. Researchers have said that those who exhibit narcissistic traits typically have four subtypes. There’s the overt narcissist, where they can be incredibly charming, yet heartless and authoritarian.

There’s the covert narcissist, where they can be cold and lack empathy. There’s the communal narcissist, where they act nice on the surface, but they are very manipulative underneath. Finally, there’s the malignant narcissistic, where they are immoral, cruel, and aggressive.

If you’re in a work/place dynamic and you find yourself with any one of these types of narcissists, it’s no wonder why you might second guess yourself or even doubt your abilities and self worth. Narcissists have a high ability to exploit and manipulate other people without any remorse or regret. You can often feel like you have to always apologize to this person or even feel compelled to do things for them just so that they like you.

But no matter what they do to you, you have to remember that you’re not the crazy one. They just have the ability to make you feel crazy and gaslight you into thinking your reality is a false one. It’s important to stand strong against these types and to hone in on your power as an individual. Although the narcissist might be punishing you, you do not deserve that punishment.

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