When you set a boundary with a narcissist, they don’t see it as healthy feedback from a person to acknowledge and respect— they see it as a personal insult or even a threat.
To a narcissist, boundaries feel like rejection, exposure, and loss of control all at once.
- Rejection: They believe they are superior and entitled to access you whenever they want. Your “no” shatters that illusion.
- Exposure: Boundaries send the message that you see them clearly. You’re not playing their game anymore, and that threatens their façade.
- Loss of control: Their identity is built on controlling people’s perceptions and emotions. A boundary tells them: “You don’t control me.” That’s intolerable to them.
This creates what’s called narcissistic injury — an ego wound that feels humiliating, unbearable, and enraging to them. And they won’t let it go. They can’t.
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If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.
If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.
If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.
If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.
@pimitopomo JW’s think apostate Christians, Christendom adopted pagan teachings later on but actually Bible writers incorporated/borrowed pagan mythology into the construction of scripture. If they only knew how deep the rabbit hole goes.