WHAT DOES NOT WORK WITH NARCISSISTS?

By: Khalif Barkhadle,
Digital Journalist

Published On: 26th January 2025

Managing narcissistic people or relationships can be very difficult and stressful. In addition, there are some false ideas that some people have with regard to what works and what does not work with narcissists.

In other words, there are ways to effectively deal with narcissists, and there are ways that are not. In today’s topic, I want to focus on a few strategies that will not work for narcissists and briefly go over what does work. At the end of the day, it would be great if Narcissists were willing to change their ways.

It would be great if they cared about other people, but they do not, and that is why a lot of the following strategies just will not work. But if you are trying to get a narcissist to alter their behaviour or just be nicer to you, you may be guilty of a few of the things I am going to mention. So, I have 6 strategies that do not work with narcissists

Number 1: Giving them what they want.
The Narcissist will not appreciate you, love you, or refrain from slandering or gossiping about you because you give in to them. The narcissist already feels entitled, so you saying yes to them and bending over backward for them will not make them think any better of you. They will just continue to use you, and then they will cast you aside when they no longer have use of you.