Words as Weapons: How to Spot the Pathological Lies of a Narcissist

Narcissists have to control their narrative in other people’s minds. That’s why so many of them become pathological liars.

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Have you ever been lied to by a narcissistic person? For those who get trapped in cycles of narcissistic abuse, lies can feel like a part of the norm. Narcissistic people will lie about anything and everything, making it hard to know where you stand with them or if you should believe them at all.

Now consider the pathological liar — a person who lies so frequently that it becomes a part of their identity.

What happens when the narcissistic person in our lives is a pathological liar? Is every narcissist a pathological liar? If so, what can we do to protect ourselves from the damaging consequences of their ego-affirming lies? The answers aren’t easy to come by, but we can reach them with patience, compassion, and a little commitment to our own happiness.

Does every narcissist lie?

In psychology, there is a saying that runs along the lines of, “every psychopath is a narcissist, but not every narcissist is a psychopath.” As interesting as that is, what about the liar? Is every narcissist a liar? Even more…