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Khalif Barkhadle
8 min readJan 17, 2025

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SEVEN WORDS THAT DESTROY A NARCISSIST

By: Khalif Barkhadle,
Digital Journalist

Published On: 18th January 2025

In today's topic, we're delving into a powerful topic that revolves around dealing with narcissists – "Words That Destroy A Narcissist." Now, we all know that communicating with a narcissist can be a tricky business, and choosing our words carefully becomes essential. So, buckle up as we explore the impact of specific phrases and expressions on these individuals and learn effective alternatives to navigate through situations where we need to engage with them.
You know that old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” right? We all know that isn’t true; certain words really can hurt us. And we all know that narcissists have some pretty unrealistic standards, one of which basically asks us to actively censor ourselves when we speak to them so as to avoid triggering their fragile egos and sending them into a spiraling narcissistic world – basically a meltdown.

There are certain words and phrases that you can say to a narcissist that will positively destroy them. At least on an emotional level.

While it might be tempting to use this information to hurt the narcissist, that isn’t why I’m sharing it with you today. In fact, while we all know that the ideal answer to dealing with a narcissist would always be to just go no contact, we also all know there are certain situations where we need to continue to deal with them for one reason or…

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Khalif Barkhadle
Khalif Barkhadle

Written by Khalif Barkhadle

I'M A DIGITAL JOURNALIST, CONTENT WRITER WITH A PASSION FOR CREATING INFORMATIVE CONTENT FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. SKILLED IN CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING

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