Number 1: Respect yourself first.
You shouldn’t expect other people to treat you any differently than they treat themselves or others around them. The best way to make a narcissist respect you is to first respect yourself; this means you must believe in your value and not just hope that someone else will see them for you. If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will either.
Narcissists are masters of manipulation and will use any means at their disposal to get what they want. If you’re unsure how to handle a narcissist in your life, start by respecting yourself first. Make it clear that you expect respect from others, and don’t let anyone take it away from you if they don’t show it; you are the only one who can do that for you.
Number 2: Understand that they aren’t capable of respect.
Narcissists don’t know how to show respect, So you must teach them. You have to make it clear that you deserve to be respected and show them how to treat you like a human being. If you’re in a relationship with a narcissist, it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who thinks this way. It’s also easy to think that if your partner just understood how important your needs are. They’d be able to treat you better, but it never works that way!
Narcissists can’t respect anyone, not even themselves. Accept the reality that they are incapable of respect and quit distorting it to fit a fantasy. The good news is that this doesn’t mean you must do everything for yourself forever, just because narcissists can’t respect you; it means that you just need to take a step back, and realize that there are certain things that you can do for yourself, and other things that both of you should do together.
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