What does it mean when a narcissist goes silent?

The silent treatment can be defined as the following: a passive-aggressive form of emotional abuse in which displeasure, disapproval, and contempt is exhibited through nonverbal gestures while maintaining verbal silence.

When a narcissist give you the silent treatment?

The silent treatment is an abusive method of control, punishment, avoidance, or disempowerment (sometimes these four typesoverlap, sometimes not) that is a favorite tactic of narcissists, and especially thosewho have a hard time with impulse control, that is, those with more infantile tendencies.

Do narcissists contact their exes out of the Blue?

  They’ve been known to contact old flames out of the blue, sometimes as long as ten years post-breakup! If the narcissist in your life is playing these juvenile love games (e.g. disappearing, hiding their cell phone, accusing you of being overly jealous, etc.), then there is a very good chance that they are tending their Garden of Supply.

What happens to our brain when we stop talking to narcissists?

The problem is that it can get synced up with the narcissistic abuse cycle so that the level of dopamine in the brain drops when we are not in contact with the narcissist. We can actually crave contact with them. This can happen until the passage of time breaks the chemical bond to them.

What keeps you tethered to a narcissist?

Narcissists keep us tethered to them by something we can’t explain–until either they or we cut the cord for good. Or is it for good? The narcissist manufactures emotions that serve our own interests and slowly teach us to ignore our own needs. Many things keep us bound to narcissists far longer than they should.

Why do we crave contact with narcissists?

It drives humans to seek rewards and motivates them to act and live their lives in productive ways. The problem is that it can get synced up with the narcissistic abuse cycle so that the level of dopamine in the brain drops when we are not in contact with the narcissist. We can actually crave contact with them.