Why Can’t Covert Narcissists Give In Communication And What To Do About It (Throwback Episode)

The Covert Narcissism Podcast · May 25, 2023 · 21m

One thing you must realize is that the way a covert narcissist interacts with you is not about you. They learned these interaction traits in childhood. Somewhere at a young age, they learned that offering give in a conversation is dangerous and painful. They learned that give equals attack.

You can see this is how you react to their attacks. You learn that it isn't safe to offer peace in conversations with them. They learned this as a child and developed a phobia of give.

They can't say something as simple as, "I could have said it better, sorry about that, or "You probably didn’t mean it…