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Baiting:
When a narcissist targets your insecurities to provoke you into an argument or to raise the emotions.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Terminology
Black & White Thinking:
A false reasoning of logic. A defence mechanism. Splitting. Binary with one of two options and no gray area. Something is all this or all that. Reduces a spectrum of possibilities.
Bait & Feine Innocence:
Baiting one by using phrases that prey upon insecurities, and then acting innocent by putting on a pretense of concern, and telling you they did not mean to hurt you and that there was no ill intent.
Blame Shifting:
Emotionally abusive manipulative behavior or tactic, where one projects blame on another for their own behavior, or circumstances created by themselves. It is a form of doing damage control and pointing the finger first to create an imbalance of credibility.
Blind Spots:
Red flags you are blind to for different emotional reasons. Ignored or overlooked warning signs. Things that catch you off guard because you were not looking for them or expecting them from the person who claims to love you.
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Boundary Testing:
Repeatedly pushing the boundaries and then acting remorseful, conditioning the victim to more abuse or testing the boundaries to see how far you can go before the person reacts or takes action.