Protecting Yourself from a Narcissistic Sociopath: Expert Advice

Understanding Malignant Narcissism

A 26-year-old woman, who goes by the name Delta, has revealed the secre­tive ways peo­ple can pro­tect them­selves against her manip­u­la­tion tactics. 

Delta claims she was pro­fes­sion­al­ly diag­nosed with malig­nant nar­cis­sism, a type of per­son­al­i­ty dis­or­der involv­ing high lev­els of aggres­sion, vio­lent ten­den­cies, sadism, and paranoia.

The Dangers of Malignant Narcissism

Delta explains that malig­nant nar­cis­sists are “actu­al­ly a lot more dan­ger­ous” than typ­i­cal nar­cis­sists, as they pos­sess a com­bi­na­tion of nar­cis­sis­tic per­son­al­i­ty dis­or­der, anti­so­cial per­son­al­i­ty dis­or­der, para­noia, and sadism.

She warns view­ers to “acknowl­edge that you’re deal­ing with a poten­tial­ly very dan­ger­ous per­son” who will “cross bound­aries that nor­mal peo­ple would not cross.”

Strategies for Protection

Delta out­lines three key strate­gies for pro­tect­ing one­self from a malig­nant narcissist:

Gray Rocking the Narcissist

Delta advis­es “gray rock­ing” the nar­cis­sist by remov­ing all emo­tion­al respons­es and mak­ing one­self as “bor­ing as pos­si­ble.” This removes the nar­cis­sist’s abil­i­ty to feed off your ener­gy and reactions.

Giving the Illusion of Control

If going no-con­tact is not an option, Delta sug­gests manip­u­lat­ing the nar­cis­sist by giv­ing them the illu­sion of pow­er and con­trol, which can aid in self-preser­va­tion, though she cau­tions this is not a long-term solution.

Going No-Contact

The most impor­tant step, accord­ing to Delta, is to com­plete­ly cut off all con­tact with the malig­nant nar­cis­sist, espe­cial­ly if they are being abu­sive or sadis­tic towards you. This is cru­cial to avoid fur­ther harm.

Personal Experiences

Delta claims her past expe­ri­ences, includ­ing being sex-traf­ficked as a child and suf­fer­ing from adult trau­ma, have con­tributed to her diagnosis. 

She hopes that by shar­ing her insights, she can help oth­ers pro­tect them­selves from the dan­gers of malig­nant narcissism.