Refusing to engage with a narcissist is a good way to get them out of your life.
But what happens? They may do several things, to try to gain your attention:
Follow, or stalk you
This may be unavoidable, but if you get through this stage, you can get this person out of your life.
Attempt to seem kind/trying to lure you back
They may try to emotionally manipulate you into coming back. Methods they may use include but are not limited to being unusually calm, being suddenly kind, bribes or perhaps they might try to turn your family or friends against you, but in the end, they likely won’t succeed.
Guilting you or lashing out
This is the most likely one: they may act sad, or get angry and yell, but just know that they’re trying to emotionally manipulate you in a different way, in a way that feeds upon your guilt for actions that may or may not of been yours. In this reaction, they will likely try to make you feel emotionally isolated. But you need to continue ignoring them.
There’s more possible scenarios, but these are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
The best case is that they realize that their attempts at getting your attention are futile, and they move on. But if this doesn’t happen and you feel as if they’re a physical threat, then do not hesitate to call the police.
Edit: I would like to thank everyone, as I’ve passed 200+ Upvotes on this answer. I’m very grateful and I hope my answer helps and clarifies things about this topic for everyone. I hope that everyone stays safe and no one allows unnecessary people to negatively affect your lives!
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