Number 5: When you feel distant from your friends and family.
A true narcissist sees your family and friends as threats. They see those people as a means of distraction to you. That distraction can mean less time you have to cater to the narcissist’s needs. So, the ultimate goal is to take out any distractions.
They will take their time so it does not appear suspicious, but they will make you start to feel like your family and friends are hurting the relationship and you will eventually begin to shy away from everyone else and put all of your energy into the relationship.
You may begin to notice that your family and friends have stopped asking you to come around as often and you may find yourself being excluded from all of these fun events. Your friends may have begun to replace you in the group and your family just doesn’t mention anything going on anymore.
When you have repeatedly denied them because your partner didn’t want to go, you don’t realize it till an important friend or family event happens and you were just casually not invited. That reality check may be painful to experience. Most people don’t realize they have been excluded till it is too late.
Number 6: You find yourself in more depressive states.
This last one is the most important. Depression can hit us all at least once or twice in our lifetimes. For most people, it is way more than once or twice; it can be frequent. It has been said that having a supportive and fulfilling partner can lower your chances of falling into a depressive state.
In a relationship, if you find yourself falling into more depressive states of mind after upsetting encounters with your partner, which seem to be frequent, that may be a sign that the relationship is not healthy for your mental health.
A partner should not be the one to put you in a depressive state intentionally. Their goal should be to make you happy. If your partner knows you can become depressed easily and they use that as a crutch to get what they want out of you, it is time to leave.
Your partner will eventually learn what triggers you and what doesn’t, so if they say things that set off those depressive triggers, then their intentions are cruel and it is time to leave. If you find yourself walking on eggshells to avoid fights with them, then the relationship is not made from true love.
Your anxiety should not be over the roof due to your partner. Your partner is your companion, the person who is supposed to make life easier for you as much as possible.
It is not fair to you to have to watch what you say all of the time. The narcissist has fully become aware of your anxiety and realizes that they have complete control over you when your anxiety is high. They will use that time to their advantage to get you into a more submissive state of mind. That is dangerous because when you are depressed and dealing with anxiety, your way of thinking completely changes.
Your partner should also help you when you start to feel depression coming on, not encourage it or sit around and let you suffer alone. Most partners will try to do anything they can to help you overcome this hard time, but true narcissists will use it to their advantage.
Most victims will not see these toxic signs till they are too far gone emotionally. The narcissist will keep letting these depressive states continue till they feel the partner is completely broken.
Read More: Top 10 Signs a Person Has Been Mentally Abused
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