27/03/2022
Blaming you or others is a common 'hard wired' way of thinking for many narcissists and psychopaths⠀
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Within the process of shifting blame away from themselves, they believe (and will try to convince others - including you) that they are the victim.⠀⠀
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We often see blame externalization behavior within the context of gaslighting. This is a very frequent manner gaslighting is demonstrated within some narcissistic relationships.⠀
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By blaming you, minimizing their actions, and making excuses they receive some pretty nice benefits. ⠀
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🌟It lets them off the hook (in their mind) for lying to you, yelling at you, exposing you to silent treatments, betrayal, inaction, stealing, cheating, indulging in selfish pleasure, etc. ⠀
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It all gets erased by shifting the blame to you or someone else.⠀
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💛 Here are more resources for you: https://neuroinstincts.com/dr-rhonda-freeman/⠀
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(Want to see the full article: https://neuroinstincts.com/im-certainly-not-responsible/)
Best,⠀
Rhonda Freeman, PhD