NINE THINGS THAT CRUSH A NARCISSIST EGO.
BY : KHALIF BARKHADLE
DIGITAL JOURNALIST
PUBLISHED ON: 11 th July 2024

When you’ve dealt with a narcissistic person who has betrayed you in some of the most horrific ways, deceived you, lied to you, and hurt you, you can have that devil and angel playing in your head. One minute you’re just wanting them to sort themselves out and do well, and not hurt another person. In another minute, you’re wanting to find out what will really get under their skin, what will truly hurt them. However, unlike narcissistic people, genuine people don’t usually act on that, and narcissistic people go around getting their egos crushed anyway.

As there are nine things that will significantly crush a narcissist’s ego without you even trying to do anything to hurt them, their sense of self-importance and their relentless pursuit of admiration is very easily shattered under certain circumstances. You’ll often notice that you may have triggered this within them without even meaning to.

1. Rejection.

One of the first things that are going to shatter a narcissist’s ego is rejection. Rejection is a major blow to The Narcissist’s ego, puncturing their delusional perception of themselves and their superiority. Not many people like rejection, and it’s something we have to learn to handle. But to a narcissist, it doesn’t compute within their mind. They believe they’re better than all of this. So, even their partner going out with friends is rejection to a narcissist…