Those who live with NPD often have low self-esteem.
As a result, many relationship games they play may revolve around maintaining a sense of control, so they don’t have to be confronted with the shame that they may feel inside.
“People with narcissistic personality disorder tend to use strategies to gain power and control over the individual in order to assert superiority.
Some common games someone with narcissistic personality disorder might engage in include:
blame shifting
deception
gaslighting
ghosting
love bombing
playing the victim
projection
triangulation
While these games may be common for someone with NPD, not everyone who plays them will have this condition or another personality disorder.
As a result, many relationship games they play may revolve around maintaining a sense of control, so they don’t have to be confronted with the shame that they may feel inside.
“People with narcissistic personality disorder tend to use strategies to gain power and control over the individual in order to assert superiority.
Some common games someone with narcissistic personality disorder might engage in include:
blame shifting
deception
gaslighting
ghosting
love bombing
playing the victim
projection
triangulation
While these games may be common for someone with NPD, not everyone who plays them will have this condition or another personality disorder.