6 Hurtful Reasons a Narcissist Blocks You on Their Phone
How do you respond without knowing why?
4 min readFeb 10, 2022
You’ve been blocked. It stings — maybe a lot. You don’t know why. Or maybe you do know why, but you’re trying to work on the relationship.
You want to understand things from the narcissist’s perspective.
- Are they hurting?
- Are they angry?
- What are they feeling?
You want to believe you’re in a healthy, neurotypical relationship.
A narcissist is not capable of healthy relationships
They are not someone who is going to actively listen and engage when you have a conflict. They are not going to “stay friends” after a break-up — at least not in a healthy way.
A narcissist’s behavior is governed by their disorder.
Why would they block you from their phone?
#1 To punish you
This is a type of silent treatment, a devaluation technique. If you are in a relationship and they block you, they now have your full attention.
You are agonizing about why you are blocked, what it means, if they’ll ever speak to you again, during…
