Imagine I bring up something because it's been bothering me, and you turn around and say "but what about you doing something last week."

You bring up something that’s been eating at you for days. You finally get the courage to say it. And in two seconds flat it’s “well what about what YOU did last week?” That’s not a conversation. That’s a narcissistic manipulation tactic called deflection, and it works every single time. Because now you’re defending yourself instead of being heard. Your hurt never even made it to the table. It got buried under a counterattack before you finished your sentence. And the exhausting part? You leave every one of those conversations carrying BOTH things. Your original hurt, still unspoken, plus the fresh guilt they just handed you. That’s why you rehearse in your head for days before bringing anything up. That’s why you eventually stopped bringing things up at all. Hear me. Your feelings were never too much. They were just never going to be heard by someone whose only defense is offense. You deserve to be HEARD, not handled. Message me COMEBACK and check your DMs. I’ll show you how to get to the place where your voice matters again, starting with you. Your comeback starts the second you say it. #narcissist #narcissisticabuse #deflection #manipulation #viral