Number 3: You’re not afraid to speak up for yourself.
Narcissists fear you because you don’t hesitate to speak up for yourself. They have a way of taking over a room, and they don’t like it when you try to steal their Spotlight. If you’re not afraid to confront them and tell them who they really are, you may undermine their sins of power and control. When you challenge a narcissist, they get upset.
Narcissists are accustomed to getting away with whatever they want, and when someone challenges them, they don’t know how to react. They may try to trick you into backing down, but still, remain strong and cool. They will become even more upset because they realize they no longer have control over the situation.
Number 4: Your self-esteem comes from within, not from others’ opinions of you.
The thing about narcissists is that they need to feel superior to everyone else to maintain their own self-esteem. They don’t feel good about themselves unless they can look down on others and make them feel inferior. So if you have a high sense of self-esteem, it threatens them and makes them uncomfortable. Your self-esteem does not come from people, it comes from within.
When you have high self-esteem, you don’t need other people’s opinions to feel good about yourself. You don’t require anyone else’s approval to be happy with yourself or believe you are worthy of love and respect. You are confident in your own strengths and weaknesses, so you can accept feedback from others without letting it affect your self-image.
Number 5: You don’t need other people for validation.
It’s true! You don’t need other people for validation. You are the only person who can give yourself the validation you need, and that’s what narcissists fear most of all. They believe they have to have a constant flow of external validation to feel good about themselves. This can make narcissists feel like you’re always getting the better end of the deal when you interact with them.
You get to do what you want without worrying about whether or not people will like or approve of it, and then you get to go home and brag about how much fun you had. Meanwhile, narcissists must go home and wonder why no one wants to hang out with them anymore. Narcissists are stuck in a vicious cycle of trying harder to impress everyone around them while simultaneously becoming increasingly frustrated with themselves.
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