Mollifying the narcissist, when all you want is for them to just go away or just to stop with their relentless campaigns whether they are denigrating, gaslighting, using their flying monkeys or outright sabotaging your life. Including your friendships, work, and family relationships, placating never works. Placating just gives them more reason to demean you for your weakness. In trying to keep them pacified you are only giving yet more permission to them to abuse you.

The facts vs fiction merry go round, resulting in bouts and arguments never serve you well. There are two different agendas and two very different animals at work in this scenario. The narcissist wants to control and win at all costs, while you want to try and have your voice heard, and...

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