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This is why you must say 'no' to a narcissist
📄 Full research article: www.keca.co.uk/articles/the-admiration-trap
Stop trying to be polite when rejecting a narcissist.
Soft excuses or delayed responses fuel their sense of exclusion, making your social interactions much more volatile. Learn why clear, direct boundaries are the only effective way to prevent unnecessary conflict and keep your peace of mind.
Drop a comment if you find saying 'no' difficult.
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Across 9 studies and 77,000 people, people scoring high-esteem narcissism reported being left out more than everyone else. Not less. More. They read unclear situations as rejection and other people genuinely do avoid them. This means the polite thing you've been doing, the vague excuse, the delayed reply, the meeting quietly held without them, is the exact thing that makes the whole thing worse.
A clear no would cost you less.