SEVEN WAYS A NARCISSIST DISCARD YOU.

By: Khalif Barkhadle
Digital Journalist

Published On: 1st September 2024

Today, I’m talking about the different types of discard you might experience from a narcissist. At the end of this article, I will give you five questions to ask yourself after you’ve been discarded. Okay, so let’s get started with seven types of discard you might experience with a narcissist, in no particular order.

1. Abrupt Discard:
The narcissist abruptly ends the relationship without any warning or explanation. They may disappear suddenly, ghosting you, cutting off all communication, and blocking you without rhyme or reason, and without any regard for the negative emotional impacts it has on you.

Initially, it leaves you feeling rejected, abandoned, and extremely confused as you struggle to understand what went wrong. Let me be clear: I’m not talking about ghosting you after a date or two. I’m talking about ghosting you while in a full-blown relationship. Sometimes this happens after a fight, usually one that the narcissist has concocted to give themselves a valid reason to ghost you.

2. Devaluation Discard:
In a devaluation discard, the narcissist gradually undermines and demeans you over some time, eroding your self-esteem and self-worth. As the relationship goes on, the narcissist becomes increasingly critical and contemptuous, making you feel unworthy of love and respect. Eventually, you feel so depressed and anxious that, now that…