5 Qualities Narcissists Love to Exploit
Episode Overview
Narcissists exploit your patience by taking advantage of your willingness to give them multiple chances. Your empathy makes you an easy target for gaslighting and emotional manipulation. Agreeableness can lead to coercive control as narcissists make you say yes to things you don't want. Openness allows narcissists to predict and manipulate your actions and words. Conscientiousness is used against you to instil guilt and self-punishment.
Your patience becomes the patience of the frog in boiling water.
Ever wondered why a narcissist seems to have a strange fascination with certain traits of yours? In this episode, Danish Bashir, a Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Professional, breaks down five qualities that narcissists secretly love about you. But beware, they love these traits not because they appreciate you, but because they can exploit them to their advantage. Danish explains how your patience, empathy, agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness can be weaponised by a narcissist to manipulate and control you.
Through vivid analogies and real-life examples, Danish paints a clear picture of how these qualities can become your biggest vulnerabilities in the hands of a narcissist. From your patience being compared to a frog in boiling water to your empathy making you an easy target for gaslighting, this episode offers eye-opening insights into the manipulative tactics of narcissists. Danish also shares practical advice on how to protect yourself and start the healing process.
If you're someone who's been through narcissistic abuse or want to understand it better, this episode is a must-listen. Danish’s compassionate yet straightforward approach will leave you feeling both informed and supported. So why should you tune in? Because understanding these dynamics is the first step towards reclaiming your life and self-worth.