10 Narcissist Manipulation Tactics

A toxic person with neurotic patterns (Narcissists) exhibit conditioned behavior rooted in emotional instability, insecurity, and dysfunctional interpersonal patterns. Here are 10 neurotic behaviors commonly found in narcissists.

  1. Create Confusion
    • They tell half stories or bring up irrelevant information to throw you off.
  2. Setting you up to Fail
    • They move the goal post once you accomplish something or ignore your achievements and compliment someone to your face.
  3. Disregarding Your Needs
    • They withhold emotional support and leave you distorted about if your needs are valid.
  4. Demanding Perfection
    • They set standards impossible for you to reach. They always find someone who did it better, even a random person they don’t know.
  5. Minimizing
    • When confronted, they pass their bad behavior off as meaningless action or words.
  6. Testing Boundaries
    • They see what you let slide little by little.
  7. Baiting
    • They provoke you into a conflict.
  8. Competitive One- Upping
    • They always have one factor that you didn’t experience so you can’t relate.
  9. Sabatoging Success
    • They discourage you from opportunity, if you progress they create chaos.
  10. Forced Isolation
  • They sabotage and cut you off from your relationships with your family, friends, their family and friends while making you feel like it was your decision.

These behaviors reflect underlying emotional instability, insecurity and unresolved personal issues. When interacting with someone exhibiting these patterns you are being manipulated and you must regain control of your mind.

Published by Share-Rel Christina

Founder of Think Like a STAR, Share-Rel Christina is a visionary voice in personal transformation and emotional intelligence. Her work empowers others to break free from limiting beliefs, raise their vibration, and align with their highest self. With a passion for mindset mastery and soulful growth, she creates content that challenges, uplifts, and awakens. Through practical insight and spiritual depth, she helps readers think like stars — radiant, resilient, and purpose-driven.

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