RE: Can you remain calm even in the face of turbulent? Practicing Equanimity is the key

almost 3 years ago

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I grew up with a narcissist too, and a surefire way to make such a person fly into a rage is to tell them precisely "the world doesn't revolve around you." I have a talent for pissing off narcissists, even when I don't mean to. The momentary pleasure of flushing their proverbial toilet is seldom worth the grief I get in return.

Narcissists are compulsively defensive, fight every battle that they can, and nothing is over until they win; normal people tend to give up on lost causes. I think what @edystringz is trying to say is "don't be like them, not every battle is worth fighting."

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@charcoalbuffet

almost 3 years ago

The momentary pleasure of flushing their proverbial toilet is seldom worth the grief I get in return.

I know what you mean. After it got to a certain point and when I knew that I wasn't beholden to their power, I let them know that they were full of crap.

I think what @edystringz is trying to say is "don't be like them, not every battle is worth fighting.

For sure. Completely agree that discretion is the better part of valor. No point getting bruises when they're not necessary.

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@edystringz

almost 3 years ago

For sure. Completely agree that discretion is the better part of valor. No point getting bruises when they're not necessary.

I agree to this as well. Thanks to you guys for contributing

I appreciate

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@edystringz

almost 3 years ago

That is true, @steampunkkaja, they are defensive, never want to take the fall for anything

If we react to them, we open ourselves to their influence like I said

And this shakes us up and distorts our calmness

If there is a way, we just need to avoid them completely

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