Dr. Ramani’s Guide to Identifying the Final Narcissistic Discard

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  • Discover how to recognize the final narcissistic discard with insights from Dr. Ramani. Learn the key signs and indicators that signal the end of a narcissistic relationship. Understand the patterns and behaviors associated with a final discard and how to navigate the emotional aftermath. Gain valuable strategies for moving on and protecting yourself from future manipulation. Don’t miss Dr. Ramani’s expert advice on identifying and handling the ultimate discard by a narcissist.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 766

  • @dharmaslife
    @dharmaslife 3 місяці тому +643

    Once you recognize a narc, you can’t unsee it

    • @HisWordisLife4U
      @HisWordisLife4U 3 місяці тому +28

      Nope. And they are everywhere.

    • @anacristinamoura881
      @anacristinamoura881 3 місяці тому +8

      True!

    • @lindltailor
      @lindltailor 3 місяці тому +7

      Except for covert

    • @HisWordisLife4U
      @HisWordisLife4U 3 місяці тому +2

      @@lindltailor How does that one operate?

    • @anacristinamoura881
      @anacristinamoura881 3 місяці тому +26

      @@lindltailor covert takes much much longer to identify (i think that's what you mean), but once you know it you can't unsee it too.

  • @ardent9422
    @ardent9422 3 місяці тому +876

    I think the person being discarded is the one who gets the real final discard, by never letting the narcissist back in. It’s really up to you, to recognize what you’re dealing with and be done for good.

    • @AlexLouiseWest
      @AlexLouiseWest 3 місяці тому +36

      Absolutely.

    • @dermaspaceSC
      @dermaspaceSC 3 місяці тому +18

      Amen. It took my ex demanding to know the details of my SA then later for mocking me for the fact I was SAed for me to understand how little he cared about me.

    • @Sparcyyy727
      @Sparcyyy727 3 місяці тому +9

      Love this

    • @oldmomma56
      @oldmomma56 3 місяці тому +9

      @@Sparcyyy727 true in cases where you do not have grandchildren you are asked to discard! I refuse to make the young ones pay a price for their parents’ idiocy and illness. When they are old enough to understand, that is up to the grandkids.

    • @amaqueen9012
      @amaqueen9012 3 місяці тому +8

      FACTS😳🤣

  • @youngblood8540
    @youngblood8540 3 місяці тому +634

    Narcissists pretent to love you, until they don't need you anymore.

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 3 місяці тому +27

      The Narc can’t “love”.
      Their love is like a toaster.

    • @elcee7800
      @elcee7800 3 місяці тому +37

      I don’t even think they pretend. They just don’t.

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 3 місяці тому +16

      @@elcee7800 “They just don’t.”
      #GreatQuote

    • @DanielColageo
      @DanielColageo 3 місяці тому +14

      Yeah, let my whole life get pushed into the ground. Now homeless and without money, my business is almost in ruins, and my relationships have been affected. I'm responsible for my life, but damn....that was some shit.

    • @goldieshawel8683
      @goldieshawel8683 3 місяці тому +11

      They never loved you. You were or are supply for them.

  • @Michelle-u5y
    @Michelle-u5y 3 місяці тому +588

    The narcissist didn’t discard me, I discarded him. I blocked everything associated with him. He tried to call me two years ago and that’s when I added his number to my blocked numbers. Once I cut off everything and everyone associated with him my emotional attachment faded away. Now I feel absolutely nothing for him, it’s a great feeling

    • @yukio_saito
      @yukio_saito 3 місяці тому +22

      Great to hear you blocked them out.

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому +19

      That's what it takes - you have to cut off all points of contact, and also, move at least twice after that, change jobs, etc. But first thing to do is cut off all points of contact.

    • @jl3268
      @jl3268 3 місяці тому +12

      But not ​so easy if it's your mother.

    • @melissachase1649
      @melissachase1649 3 місяці тому +2

      ❤❤❤❤❤🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

    • @REBEKAHJOHNSON-lh6xh
      @REBEKAHJOHNSON-lh6xh 3 місяці тому +12

      Great for you!!! Congratulations! You have a big win! It takes a lot of work and maturity to realize that and have the cahoonas to walk away!

  • @sushmayen
    @sushmayen 3 місяці тому +401

    The silent treatment is temporary discard. They always come back only to discard you again.

    • @elizabethmahoney7344
      @elizabethmahoney7344 3 місяці тому +41

      Yes, they ‘hoover’ you back in and give you the silent treatment again.

    • @dharmaslife
      @dharmaslife 3 місяці тому +20

      And when they find you are not desperately clamouring after them they start the Hoover and will do disgusting things like use their kids to try to get to you

    • @laurad1487
      @laurad1487 3 місяці тому +28

      They use the temporary discard to punish you sometimes, and there are times when you don't even know why.

    • @amaqueen9012
      @amaqueen9012 3 місяці тому +15

      IVE HAD ENUF😳😳😳😳🤣🤣
      KEEP MOVING ✌🏿

    • @nickbargas7352
      @nickbargas7352 3 місяці тому +41

      The silent treatment is a form of punishment and manipulation. Not at all a discard. A discard usually does not have closure and that's what gives them the hoover opportunity at a later time. If you haven't figured out what they are they usually hoover you back at least once but if you understand what true NPD is you will NEVER allow them back into your life.

  • @rodneymartel452
    @rodneymartel452 3 місяці тому +318

    The discard is when you attain indifference

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 3 місяці тому +4

      Aah, the coin

    • @HisWordisLife4U
      @HisWordisLife4U 3 місяці тому +9

      Repeat after me: "meh."

    • @HisWordisLife4U
      @HisWordisLife4U 3 місяці тому +5

      Repeat after me: "Meh."

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 3 місяці тому +2

      @@HisWordisLife4U That’s it.

    • @CHDean
      @CHDean 3 місяці тому +1

      @@franciscosticotti2231 plz explain

  • @laurad1487
    @laurad1487 3 місяці тому +223

    A narcissistic relationship is like a form of "Stockholm syndrome."

    • @m.j.2939
      @m.j.2939 3 місяці тому +9

      Totally

    • @goldieshawel8683
      @goldieshawel8683 3 місяці тому +6

      Yes for sure....

    • @DoodleWrite
      @DoodleWrite Місяць тому

      This describes a past workplace dynamic to a T!!!

    • @off-roadadventuresnorthwes692
      @off-roadadventuresnorthwes692 23 дні тому +2

      So true, she abused the hell out of me and I never could hate on her or get rid of her, even after she clubbed me in the head, sending me to the ER for stitches in my head.

  • @juandapatterson3888
    @juandapatterson3888 3 місяці тому +247

    The victim of a narcissist has the power over the final discard, they just don't always know it. We must educate ourselves.

    • @tdg6372
      @tdg6372 3 місяці тому +22

      3 days into this. Still living together. Yesterday i laughed for the first time in so long, just a couple of days and I feel lighter. It takes so much to realise we as the victims have the power to end it all. It just takes an amount of strength we didn't know we had.

    • @vivianstewart7523
      @vivianstewart7523 3 місяці тому

      @@tdg6372 Good for you! 🙂

    • @lookingtowardsthesun
      @lookingtowardsthesun 3 місяці тому +3

      TY ❤

    • @goldieshawel8683
      @goldieshawel8683 3 місяці тому +2

      It is a huge education for sure.

    • @sangeetharavindran87
      @sangeetharavindran87 Місяць тому

      @@tdg6372 i am yet to find that strength to leave. Feeling discarded for the past 1 month. Acts friendly to get his needs met, and the rest of the time no talking to me at all. Still under the same roof. Weekends are the loneliest that i feel. Nobody to talk to while at home. Seems the days are numbered

  • @Satamatos
    @Satamatos 3 місяці тому +285

    She has no idea how much her videos have helped us and saved us in many ways

    • @joanndeck4315
      @joanndeck4315 3 місяці тому +1

      💯💖

    • @kellysanzone6754
      @kellysanzone6754 3 місяці тому

      She was introduced to me by a childhood friend the 1st month I filed for divorce. I lay in bed watching her EVERY night. Dr Ramani literally saved my Life, no joking🙏🏽❤️‍🩹 THANK YOU SO MUCH💥🩷

    • @SherryONeill
      @SherryONeill 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes!!
      Dr Ramani Saved my Life By Teaching Us Gray Rock And No ConTAct And Boundarys
      I Broke The Trauma Bonds Strongest Ties And Healed The Worst CPTSD Triggers
      I Would Love To Give Dr Ramani A Huge Hug
      ToDay I Needed Some Of her Videos BeCause I Got Triggered Again And Got Stirred Up And Acting Like The Secrets And Lies Mattered
      We Will OverCome This Evil One Day At A Time
      Shalom

    • @Satamatos
      @Satamatos 2 місяці тому

      @@SherryONeill how did you break the trauma bond?

    • @mjeem2430
      @mjeem2430 Місяць тому

      True

  • @notayoutuber09
    @notayoutuber09 3 місяці тому +187

    They find a new supply, be thankful, not sad and regretful. They will treat the new supply as bad if not worse than they did you.

    • @milenalilly
      @milenalilly 3 місяці тому +16

      I hope you are right. I am worried that they treat them nice.

    • @notayoutuber09
      @notayoutuber09 3 місяці тому +31

      @@milenalilly wont sugar coat it, but in the beginning they most likely will. However, only for a bit. And then theyll treat them like garbage. And the cycle continues onto another person

    • @blinkyy1088
      @blinkyy1088 3 місяці тому +23

      @@milenalilly Narcissists are lonely people at the end of the day

    • @milenalilly
      @milenalilly 3 місяці тому

      @@notayoutuber09An acquaintance told me the other day. that my ex‘s previous partner has been treated like shit from him, too. My acquaintance also ended his year long friendship with my ex as he has been mistreated as well and he doesn’t want to be friends with someone who disrespects and abuses women. I guess, I know all the answers to let go. Slowly my brain also understands that he won’t change and the rare „good times“ were not real. I hope his new supply will find out before the trauma bonding to him. She is the perfect „victim“. Totally reliant on him. He met her on his last trip to South America and he took her back to Europe to stay with him. She doesn’t have a job…..well, it shouldn’t be my problem but it still is in my head.

    • @LaShawnDenise
      @LaShawnDenise 3 місяці тому +12

      Mine ended it in March after going on a trip he hid from me with his “cousins” … ignored me the entire time. Came back and said we were “incompatible” I knew then he was with another woman and I got my confirmation last week. I begged him for two years to travel with me and this is how it ended…….feel so betrayed. They’ve since gone public on social media smh……he hovered up until last week. Now that I know the truth I’m sure he won’t be back. I hate that I’m scared she won’t get the same treatment I did.

  • @garycordle5295
    @garycordle5295 3 місяці тому +194

    YOU'LL know when the final discard is, when you decide to get off and stay off the rollercoaster ride and go no contact and stay completely away from them.

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому +11

      Exactly. Thank you!

    • @garycordle5295
      @garycordle5295 3 місяці тому +3

      @@justrosy5 your welcome

    • @roberttruman8444
      @roberttruman8444 2 місяці тому

      It's too bad that the narcissist is unaware that it's the final discard.

    • @pamhughey8922
      @pamhughey8922 2 місяці тому +5

      They get married within a year or so to someone they met on the internet.

    • @roberttruman8444
      @roberttruman8444 2 місяці тому

      @@pamhughey8922 Actually that's not a sign that it's the final discard. Be careful. I didn't know who I was really dealing with after 7 years on the roller coaster and I had no idea back then what narcissism was. But after the last horrible discard I went away and decided to stay far away from her. She met a guy the following month who was just like me and they were living together soon after. They married a couple of years after that. 10 years after the last discard she got in touch. I had recently separated but was secure and doing well. She told me all the thing wrong with her husband, which actually made me begin to like him. He did all the crazy fun shit that I would have, it was uncanny. I didn't see what was happening, and because I was in a pretty good place I didn't really give much thought to what happened between us years earlier and dismissed it as "we were young and immature". She was also an expert by then at laying down the charm and worst of all she knew how to manipulate our shared history and make it look like fate brought us back together. I don't have to tell you where things went from there. It took her over a year to win me over though. Since I gave up on her I had held onto the belief that She=Pain but that was all I had, so it wasn't much of defence and once she finally got me hooked she started her shit again. They find genius ways of misrepresenting the facts and making things seem very different from before which makes it harder to spot if you don't already know what to look for. You can learn enough about narcissism and be 100% sure that's what it was, but even the slightest bit of hope is enough to suck you back in, under the right circumstances that is. I realised later on that she'd made earlier attempts to reach out with some small and seemingly innocent gesture to test the water and see if I'd take the bait, but failed. She got me after I'd separated from a significant long term partner and she'd been stalking my online presence a bit and could tell from my facebook posts that something had changed and it was clear my ex wasn't in the picture.
      Take this as a warning. They're never gone. They're the metaphoric turd that just won't flush!

  • @thaomirys
    @thaomirys 3 місяці тому +245

    The final is always up to the survivor. They always come back. Always.

    • @ImLearning-e7h
      @ImLearning-e7h 3 місяці тому +36

      I've been lucky 😂 some narcs feel they are above and don't come back. I'm grateful

    • @kathrynhayes1799
      @kathrynhayes1799 3 місяці тому +21

      I agree. When you become indifferent to it and find it amusing that they make contact again you’re home free.

    • @notayoutuber09
      @notayoutuber09 3 місяці тому +14

      Not always, but thats a great thing.

    • @Jackal-xd9dw
      @Jackal-xd9dw 3 місяці тому +53

      Not really. Some realise that they can't fool you any longer and run away to avoid acciuntability, too cowardly to face you and the evidence you have against them

    • @MM-xw1jm
      @MM-xw1jm 3 місяці тому +11

      Mine was trying to do it in the form of continued harrassment from a distance.

  • @sarahkay8784
    @sarahkay8784 3 місяці тому +138

    You decide when it’s the final the discard. They will come back forever if you let them.

  • @melissachase1649
    @melissachase1649 3 місяці тому +109

    The biggest part of getting rid of a narc is to not let them know you know who they are. Its ok if they think you are stupid. People don't need to know how much you know.

    • @lorihoop3831
      @lorihoop3831 Місяць тому +1

      That is the best tactic of all

  • @judithargitay9860
    @judithargitay9860 3 місяці тому +134

    Narcs are addictions. If you had booze issues, for instance, you are forbidden to have even a slip of alcohol for the rest of your life, because that would transport you back to ground zero. The same with narcs: just one "tiny bit" of contact, a message that you respond to, a short phone conversation, an e-mail exchange transports you back to ground zero as regards to healing. At least that's the way I look at it. Total, non-negotiable, unbreakable no contact for a lifetime. That's the only thing that really works.

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому +6

      Some people don't get that luxury, often because of custody or financial related issues.

    • @judithargitay9860
      @judithargitay9860 3 місяці тому +5

      @@justrosy5 Yeah, sadly you're right. Then comes the grey rock.

    • @twrecks6279
      @twrecks6279 3 місяці тому +5

      @@judithargitay9860 Man I have to do grey rock with my ex all the time.

    • @Cherrybee61
      @Cherrybee61 3 місяці тому +5

      I quit my sister and my booze issue. Now she's telling everyone I'm a boozing liar.😢

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 3 місяці тому +8

      The narky is the one addicted. Addicted to you as a Supply.

  • @dianaschramer5065
    @dianaschramer5065 3 місяці тому +105

    I knew it was the final discard when I said, "I'm done." Period. No more allowing them back in.

  • @adamv4951
    @adamv4951 3 місяці тому +78

    The final discard was my filing for divorce and getting out of the toxic home. I warned her for years. She didn't change, she got worse. She didn't believe me, she refused to listen to my concerns. Now her world is falling apart and I am free and HAPPY. I just love going to my apartment after work every day. The peace. She can't blame her life on me any more. I forgot what peace was. It's heavenly!

    • @kellysanzone6754
      @kellysanzone6754 3 місяці тому +9

      Same story for me. I dropped weight & years....💯☮️❤️‍🩹👍🏼

    • @caroleminke6116
      @caroleminke6116 3 місяці тому +7

      Peace beyond belief! The relief grows over time & gratitude is the result ❤️‍🩹

    • @adamv4951
      @adamv4951 3 місяці тому +4

      @@caroleminke6116 thank you! Looking forward to that

    • @goldieshawel8683
      @goldieshawel8683 3 місяці тому +5

      Good for you. My narcs mother was a narc...it's a horrible generational mental illness.

    • @MindBodyStephen
      @MindBodyStephen 3 місяці тому +6

      Brother this hit home right now and this is so encouraging and empowering, glad to hear you stood up for yourself

  • @christianhunter777
    @christianhunter777 3 місяці тому +470

    The final discard happens after you finally pull your head out of your ass and realize, like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, that the wizard is a fraud, and has nothing for her.

    • @NoCloudsToday
      @NoCloudsToday 3 місяці тому +18

      Perfect😂❤

    • @safiyecelik3386
      @safiyecelik3386 3 місяці тому

      I finally pulled my head out of my ass

    • @Rosecherry348
      @Rosecherry348 3 місяці тому

      My head was in my ass longer than it should be 😂😂🤣🤣 no more😁😆

    • @lindltailor
      @lindltailor 3 місяці тому

      My ass is pretty deep apparently

    • @katherinestaudt8492
      @katherinestaudt8492 3 місяці тому +9

      "There nothing in that black bag for me" she says. Like that. The best movie ever made about human dysfunction! Why does my mind come to that film so often. Why did he pretend to be Dorothy, like making fun of her, when really he is/was behind the curtain.

  • @IsraelXOX-gh9mr
    @IsraelXOX-gh9mr Місяць тому +122

    Ask them to do something for you. Something small. Something you would do for them with no hesitation. If they are narcissistic or otherwise toxic, it will ALWAYS go at least 1 of 4 ways (though sometimes these reactions may compound): They will act as though they didn’t hear you. Depending on how long you’ve been in the relationship, you may ask again. If it’s been long enough, you’re likely to drop the request right then and there.
    They will promise to do it, but never follow through.
    If you ask again or remind them, they will usually have some kind of excuse. In these cases, they will still never actually fulfill their promise. Their excuse is not a reason for lagging, it is the reason they should be absolved from all expectation whatsoever. Often this excuse will be meaningless or an outright lie.If you don’t buy their excuse, and tell them so, you will experience the wonderful segue into reaction.
    An argument will ensue
    The argument will be your fault. It could be a small back and forth contending against your request, or it might quickly devolve into them screaming at you. You never know which it will be. They might even say outright that you should never ask or expect anything from them. Usually they will express that you are asking too much, hurting them in some way (financially, emotionally, insulting them, etc), or attack your character.
    The argument will only end when you relinquish your request + apologize, or start ignoring them completely. If you can ignore them long enough, they may apologize to you. However, the conflict will never feel truly resolved.
    At this juncture they may actually end up giving you what you asked for. Often this does require you admitting that you don’t really need it, or that you would be fine with what they suggested instead. This leads us to reaction
    They give you what you asked for, BUT
    There is ALWAYS a catch. It might be small. They show up late with no apology. They buy you what you wanted, but it’s the wrong color, model, brand, etc. They take you where you wanted to go, but pressure you the whole time you’re getting ready because you’re going to be sooo late. Then they want to leave early anyway. It might be worse. They do it out of anger, and make a big display out of it to scare/hurt you. They hold it over your head until you do something for them first. Or, later on, they use it against you. “I did x for you, so you should do y for me.” No matter what, you never actually feel fulfilled, happy, or loved when they do something for you. Somehow, even from the getgo, there was this deep-seated feeling of guilt and fear, this sense that the “special” things they were doing for you weren’t so special at all. Eventually, you become afraid to ask for anything. You’ve been conditioned to believe you deserve nothing. Ironically, or not, the less demands you make, the worse you will be treated. Moreover, Catching a cheating spouse might be difficult, and knowing what local laws say you can and cannot do might be even more difficult. To simplify the process, consider hiring a private investigator to do the sleuthing for you I genuinely appreciate how incredible you are and your work! Thank you for a job well done digitalinvestigate@gmail.com

  • @Red88Rex
    @Red88Rex 3 місяці тому +87

    I think you have to be the one to end it. They’ll keep using and abusing you as long as you allow it.

    • @barbarakelly1916
      @barbarakelly1916 Місяць тому

      Being resolute with your ending is important: no Negotiating Including a Mediator; no Second Chances, no Pretzel Logic With Their Excuses/Rationalizations.

  • @Buckley-qk6fq
    @Buckley-qk6fq 3 місяці тому +116

    Being with my ex narc for the past 8 yrs. made me observe this very pattern. I think they wanted to feel very important in a way that is disturbing. Instead of building trust with their intimate partners, they destroy the trust that they built with you (in that case lying when they tried to put you in their pedestal). Once they have a committed partner, they can’t stand being loved authentically by one person. Instead they go on and prey on other women that is susceptible to their love bombing. My ex narc was a compulsive pursuer in a relationship. He would go back and forth to the women he were involved before or try to meet women in complicated situation so that going public isn’t an option while having you as their main supply. In the end they destroy the very person that loved them. They are like toddlers testing your love for them. Showing and telling them you love them isn’t enough, they will cheat on your face to make you feel inadequate even if you are more than they deserve. They want to test your love for them so they keep hurting you and when you have enough of their abuse, you leave. Then they tell you, ‘you never loved me because you abandon me’. Well in fact it’s their actions and narcissistic behavior that made you leave or in other cases they discard you and will give silly reasons of the discard. Mine would use, ‘she’s crazy’, ‘she’s a nega-star’, ‘she insults me’, ‘she cheated on me’ et al. So with this pattern of infidelities and emotional abuse (who knows what else) it’s better to walk away. I did walk away and is now rebuilding my life with our daughter. We are struggling financially because I’m not earning enough to provide for my daughter but now we get to laugh and bring with us sunshine every day. No lies, no abuse and no fake love. We only live once, forgive yourself and move forward but never forget the lesson that narc abuse taught you. That is to respect yourself to walk away from what’s hurting and destroying you. That you deserve a life of solitude, happiness and love. Hugs*** :) Additionally I got to know about my narc husband bad ways when I reach out to a private detective digitalinvestigate@gmail.com for help he did a perfect work for me I can see everything he’s doing on his device.

  • @Pamela-zq3ei
    @Pamela-zq3ei 3 місяці тому +73

    It's when you end it. Until I figured this out I thought it was in their hands. It ends when you end it. When you don't give them the reaction they're waiting for.

    • @michelebazinet9003
      @michelebazinet9003 3 місяці тому +6

      You are absolutely just right

    • @sonybarne1298
      @sonybarne1298 2 місяці тому +3

      PRECISELY! That’s what I’ve done; even recently.

  • @LifeinUs44
    @LifeinUs44 3 місяці тому +65

    Its a difficult process when Sadly the NARC is someone you loved ,invested in..only to realize no matter how much WE change ourselves; they resist seeing their Pride,Ego, over criticism, being trivial, manipulative tatics, Gaslighting,constant verbal criticism and verbal attacks of emotional blackmail ;playing the victim constantly..its SOO much to digest and process.
    The NARC refuses to take responsibility, its ALWAYS everyone else and the NARC has a twisted view of themselves acting like they are the victim, and the NARC literally believes their a saint or angel.

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 3 місяці тому +11

      That's why Narkys always insist that you invest in them quickly, without question.
      So you'll be too invested in them to run, before they turn on you.

    • @LifeinUs44
      @LifeinUs44 3 місяці тому +5

      @@lindac6919 You're reply Hits DEEP !

    • @nj6664
      @nj6664 2 місяці тому +3

      I try not to label a person a narc being that I believe we al have narc characteristics. However me recent person did all of the above repeatedly over the 10yrs and I made excuses. Not so much as to blame myself but to believe I lack understanding and maybe he needed more love and care. But whew all that you said applied ot him and how he treated me. I was so determined to get treated better that I could walk away and stay away. Even when I gave him another chance a couple of months ago, I struggled with do or not. I did but I was still guarded and waiting for the shoe to drop an it did. Oneof his last words to me was "I am not a bad person", yeah right bad is an understatment.

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 2 місяці тому +4

      @@nj6664 Narcissists not only have narky characteristics; they intentionally practice them and get better at them. Narky is their motivation, as well as their consistent behavior.

  • @cynthiarouse
    @cynthiarouse 3 місяці тому +47

    *If you feel you have to ‘walk on eggshells’ to be safe or if you dread the approach of the individual turn around and leave and keep going. They never get better. They only get worse. For you of dating age, check your prospects out, do a search on them. Don’t fall for their bamboozle. Anybody who tries to conceal who they really are is hiding something and it is likely so bad that you do not want to know about it, or them. ❤ to the decent. ☺️

    • @katherinestaudt8492
      @katherinestaudt8492 3 місяці тому +4

      dreading approach is the real indicator of a problem sadly.

  • @csfiskus610
    @csfiskus610 3 місяці тому +37

    I can remember how shocked and offended the narcissist was when I reacted with cold indifference when they wanted to cut me off. Only one tried to reconnect with me through a third party. Most left as if nothing happened. It hurt for a bit but it was for the best.
    Some relationships are worth ending. Narcissistic ones are one of them. Let them go and lock them out.

  • @qubex
    @qubex 3 місяці тому +50

    It’s just my intuition but I expect mine to stay away forever.

    • @mrvocal21
      @mrvocal21 Місяць тому

      Nah, they always come back. Always. Youre theirs (psychologically) until either of you draw your last breath.

  • @p.w.352
    @p.w.352 3 місяці тому +49

    For me it was when they told me how much they have hated me since we were kids, and then proceeded to tell me all of my wrong doings since my birth, and how their whole family jokes about me behind my back. You can never come back from that.

    • @alfordromney9080
      @alfordromney9080 3 місяці тому +4

      Truly sad people..

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому +6

      Very similar to the situation with my narc. At some point in time, you're just... Done.

    • @abowling5759
      @abowling5759 3 місяці тому +4

      Yep, you got to believe them the first time!

    • @CaliWeHo
      @CaliWeHo 3 місяці тому +4

      That's horrible.

    • @pamwhitehouse5961
      @pamwhitehouse5961 3 місяці тому +4

      Yes, very horrible and I hurts😢 They sure love to point out other people's flaws, weaknesses, and mistakes but they sit and joke about theirs like it's normal and acceptable. If we slip up and make a mistake or react negatively, it gets addressed in the same vain as a mass murder taking place.

  • @bridgettetraveler658
    @bridgettetraveler658 3 місяці тому +30

    A guy I dated years ago got married & years after being married he started calling me asking me to go places with him. I let him know I wasn't interested in him. I thank GOD for making me realize he wasn't who I wanted. He was nowhere near my type. His wife did me an awesome favor by marrying him & taking him off my shoulder. I should send her flowers 🌹🌹 with a thank u card!!!

  • @HisWordisLife4U
    @HisWordisLife4U 3 місяці тому +30

    They always have someone else waiting in the wings. Like grabbing a monkey bar before swinging to another one--they are never without supply. Don't forget to say: "Don't let the door hit ya on the way out" when they finally leave and have some lawn chairs party hats and drinks with umbrellas in them lining the lawn when they move their stuff out into the moving van. It is a reason to celebrate really. Then as they leave raise your glasses for a toast to better days.

  • @ruthmagiroi3896
    @ruthmagiroi3896 3 місяці тому +16

    They push you to the edge when you leave you are accused of breaking up the relationship.

    • @savitajakhar6191
      @savitajakhar6191 Місяць тому +1

      Worst feeling ever....one you don't wanna leave but you are forces to

  • @vivianstewart7523
    @vivianstewart7523 3 місяці тому +24

    Toward the end of a 20 year friendship with an overt malignant grandiose narcissist, I was definitely devalued, lied to, and yelled at about things she accused me of that she actually did. The 'kicker' was when I saw what she was doing to her husband behind his back. Not cheating, but with glee purposefully trying to aggravate him, which it did. I wrote a short letter, without accusations, on plain white paper, saying it was over. I blocked her on all social media, phone, and email. Haven't heard a word from her. So much happier now-SO MUCH.

  • @LisaSimplified
    @LisaSimplified 3 місяці тому +41

    My narc mother disowned me 3 times. The first 2x's I didn't believe she meant it. There's this "pretending" it never happened and because she's the "mother" I thought I was wrong and returned. After the 2nd time I "forgave" her and told myself if she does it again I will accept. She disowned me the 3rd time and I said "I accept!" It was so freeing. Since then she's used my siblings to tell me I misunderstood and she didn't mean it. But I know, and she knows, there was no misunderstanding. Now I think of her as an entity. Not human. And this helps me hold my position. Good luck everyone.

    • @christinelamb1167
      @christinelamb1167 3 місяці тому +11

      That's exactly how I think of my mother, "an entity", and an evil one at that!

    • @soniahathaway1
      @soniahathaway1 3 місяці тому +12

      Definitely not the type of mother anyone would want; so jealous, smearing and sad.

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому

      You are always in control of your points of contact. Sounds like your siblings are "flying monkeys." Unless you actually need something from them, I would say that you could tell them, "Until you're happy to stop passing messages to me from our mother, I can't communicate with you anymore" and then just stop responding to them when they try to contact you. You don't owe them a thing just because you all once shared a couple of ovaries.

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 3 місяці тому +8

      Mom is the one who misunderstood. She didn't take you as seriously as you took her.
      Loser Mom. You seem like a good person to know.

    • @LisaSimplified
      @LisaSimplified 3 місяці тому +7

      @@lindac6919 Thank you so much. You're right. My perception of the relationship was clearly all in my imagination. And thank you for your kind words. Peace

  • @lucineusch5484
    @lucineusch5484 3 місяці тому +33

    For me it was death. ❤and sadly I'm relived

  • @aaronknight9759
    @aaronknight9759 3 місяці тому +9

    They will start to treat you with contempt, then they seek out other supply that takes less energy for them.

  • @om617yota7
    @om617yota7 3 місяці тому +30

    I'm the one who chose when the final discard was. It was when I went no contact.

  • @laura-2
    @laura-2 3 місяці тому +145

    They will lovebomb you to begin with. Nice gifts. Nice dates. Charming. Funny. Affectionate. Compliments. They will tell you that they have strong feelings early on. All of this is fake!! Done to lure you in. They cant love anything or anyone (appart from themselves). I felt there was something off at the start. My gut was screaming at me to leave but i didnt listen. You will see the red flags. But choose to ignore them. When everything goes there way everything is good. But if they’ve had a stressful day at work or something happens to p*** them off they will be moody and misserable. They will play hot and cold. One day they are lovely other days they are cold and distant so you never know where you stand with them. Leaving you feeling confused, hurt and not good enough. Dont ever pull them up on their bad behaviour. If you do they will end the “relationship”. They manipulate and gaslight you into taking their bad behaviour and disrespect. How dare you stand up for yourself! You should bow down to them and be a door mat because they are the best thing since sliced bread and you should be greatful that they chose you! They will blame everything that goes wrong in the relationship on you. They are never to blame. They will never appologize. They will manipulate you into thinking its your fault and you will end up appologizing for your reaction to their bad behaviour. Everything will always be on their terms! You will do whatever they want to do when they want to do it. If its not something they enjoy doing they will not do it. And on the off chance that they will they will be misserable the whole time. They will see you when it suits them. They will never plan things in advance or make future plans. They will never fully commit. If your going through a hard time in life they will never be there to support you. They will avoid everything that involves emotional connection. Dont ever cry in front of them because they will think that your crazy for having feelings. They cant even give to a hug if you were to cry in front of them, they will just look at you blankly. They have no empathy what so ever. They are very selfish and only care about their own needs. Your needs mean nothing to them. They are dead on the inside. No feelings. No emotions. Just an empty soul. They are addicts. They drink too much. They gamble too much. They are stuck in their ways. They will never change. They will lie. They will cheat (mine had been a serial cheater in past relationships and i though that he wouldnt be the same with me. I have no proof that he cheated but from his past its very likely). They will use you. All of this will have a negative effect on your mental health. You will loose so much of yourself with a narcissist. They will drain the life out of you. Save yourself. Love yourself. Leave these toxic human beings. Moreover, I could've gotten hurt from the impact of been cheated on. I'm glad that i got to know ASAP, through METASPYHUB@GMAIL. COM and I appreciate the content you put out for us .

    • @brandonhealy7158
      @brandonhealy7158 3 місяці тому +13

      Scam at the end

    • @Hanhaneeso
      @Hanhaneeso 3 місяці тому

      😂​@@brandonhealy7158

    • @lemostjoyousrenegade
      @lemostjoyousrenegade 3 місяці тому +3

      🎯Right? Utter BS. People who post crap like that (scammers) have no morals OR empathy or respect for people who are recovering from being in relationships with highly narcissistic individuals.

    • @kellysanzone6754
      @kellysanzone6754 3 місяці тому +3

      WOW.....EVERY SINGLE WORD & Sentence you are 🎯...it's so 💯 accurate, it's scary. How can it be??? WHERE & WHAT do these "people" come from??? 1st time I 💯 don't feel alone Or Question myself, it was REAL..Thank you!❤️‍🩹 They are 🐺's in 🐑 Skin.....🐍😈's 🙏🏽❤️‍🩹

  • @Julie-bj9jn
    @Julie-bj9jn 3 місяці тому +25

    They will experience the same results with others, no one really wants to be a slave. And, they will be back. They also have some experience with triangulating people against each other, and will do whatever they can to keep their previous romantic relationships, to use them against their current, or new ones. Maybe someday I'll meet someone, who doesn't dream that their life isn't some fictional reality show, with a harem fighting over them. But, I won't hold my breath. The finality of the break-up depends on the survivor of the abuse, staying away from the conflict, and not providing supply.

  • @privateprivate8366
    @privateprivate8366 3 місяці тому +18

    For me, with the narcissists I’ve known, the discard was almost immediately reciprocal and permanent. No hoover - because I wasn’t interested, even if I thought it might save their life (my mother). When she called me once, saying that my sister was angry with her, I took the advice I think I heard from Little Shaman, I didn’t get involved, didn’t show up at her house to do anything about it. I simply asked her if she wanted me to call 911 for her, to which she replied no. I’d understood and was clear on the fact that she’d discarded me so, I locked the door behind me. After a whole lifetime of being her biggest cheerleader, then being treated like something she wanted to stomp out of existence, I wasn’t confused or wavering. She made her choice, that was up to her, and I made mine. That she was trying to beat me over the head or control me, with lesser, probably abusive supply, was not my problem.

    • @privateprivate8366
      @privateprivate8366 3 місяці тому

      @@jt5792 when I left, my mother was no longer in existence for me. As I’ve described it before, a couple of the things she said to me, were like a door slamming shut, on its own, between 2 people, in a horror movie. Most would say I abandoned her. But, betrayal, is also abandonment. I wasn’t about to attempt to force someone in my life, that clearly wanted the very worse to happen to me. She might’ve later found that to be a deadly mistake for her. But, I was already long gone, emotionally.

  • @brileo037
    @brileo037 3 місяці тому +33

    After 25 years with a covert narcissist; he discarded me. We have 3 kids together one is 22, the other is 16 and 10. The 22 year old woke up to the abuse and stood up to him and helped me realize what this behavior is (narcissism). He discarded me as he saw that our oldest son would not let him have the control he was used to. Destroyed my life by telling everyone around us (including our kids) that HE had realized that I was a manipulator and that I had cheated on him. This was HIS reason for leaving me. Thank God, my kids had witnessed enough abuse to not believe this, but of course, all his family did and I’m very isolated. My kids are with me and know that he lied about everything. That is what has kept me strong, but the damage he did; I don’t know how I’ve survived. Narcissistic behavior can really destroy human lives. 😢

    • @brandonhealy7158
      @brandonhealy7158 3 місяці тому +4

      I am 23 I shout at my narc father for abusing my mum I love my mama xx stay strong you got this xx

    • @brileo037
      @brileo037 3 місяці тому

      @@brandonhealy7158 thank you!

  • @sonalib1224
    @sonalib1224 3 місяці тому +30

    Should be a book called "How to discard a narcissist 😅

    • @pauljustice1676
      @pauljustice1676 2 місяці тому +3

      Write ✍️ it!

    • @barbarakelly1916
      @barbarakelly1916 Місяць тому

      I recommend the song, "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" as a start. "Lock up the back, Jack; make a new plan, Stan...etc"

  • @stevehumphries4928
    @stevehumphries4928 3 місяці тому +12

    The problem is some are very good at hiding their true intentions, and they fool you into believing they love you. Then if you never dealt narcissistic person, then it will take you time to come to the conclusion that the person is truly evil. The only way to deal with a narcissistic is not to play their idiotic game. When you leave them then you find out all the other terrible stuff they did behind your back. Then they beg you to come back ... don't let them back!!!

  • @carolfield2760
    @carolfield2760 3 місяці тому +24

    I thought it was. He dumped me and I walked away. This was in 2011. He then harassed me forever afterwards and for the most part I ignored it all. It makes no sense, he was the one that wanted out and had somebody else and I gave it to him. I had to block him on everything, not go to things because he would show up. He even followed me into an aisle at the store in 2018 and tried to talk to me. I said yep to him twice. I shouldn't have said anything but was so shocked I answered his questions. That was the last time I saw him. But he did make a comment on the next door page that I was on a couple years later so I left that page and that was the last I heard anything. Finally!!

    • @dharmaslife
      @dharmaslife 3 місяці тому +7

      When he said he wanted out, you didn’t give him the reaction he wanted… So he was desperately trying to hoover you - good for you for having the strength to not go there

  • @Alufandika20222
    @Alufandika20222 2 місяці тому +4

    This was spot on. This happened to me exactly. The finally discard for me was when I realized that I was truly done with my narc ex. No amount of hoovering or time passed could make me look back or communicate with him in anyway. I found myself in a truly loving healthy relationship, with my myself, and now my awesome husband.

  • @amyroberts-diggins7525
    @amyroberts-diggins7525 3 місяці тому +39

    Idk if I’ve ever clicked on a video so fast. My narc just contacted me for the first time in 4 years and I’ve been employing every mental health mechanism to not panic about whether or not it’ll happen again.

    • @ImLearning-e7h
      @ImLearning-e7h 3 місяці тому +15

      Make a list of all the horrible things about them and look at it when you think of responding. You can also visualize a child in them and then get grossed out. 😂 Immaturity

    • @moiramarriott4403
      @moiramarriott4403 3 місяці тому +19

      The narc is in need , not you , think of them as a thief. You lock the mental door and focus on you ...the narc will go off for other fuel. Be strong ❤ they have NOT changed

    • @elizabethmahoney7344
      @elizabethmahoney7344 3 місяці тому +17

      Don’t give your narc the chance. They’ve survived for four years without you, so let them keep on surviving and focus all the love on yourself. You’ve got this!!! 💪🏻

    • @amyroberts-diggins7525
      @amyroberts-diggins7525 3 місяці тому +15

      Thank you all ❤️ To be clear, I have not responded and never will! He emailed the same day he got divorced from his most recent ex wife. She’s the woman he cheated on me with and my Schadenfreude has been reading the progression of their court case online. He contacted to “make amends” and “make things right with me in what ways he can”.
      His motives in doing that:
      - Confuse and hurt his current girlfriend
      - See if I’m down bad enough to still “need” “help” from him (I was a stay at home wife)
      - Get assurance that I won’t talk to the press about the abuse I’ve faced when he becomes a pop star ( 😂🙃 )
      I cannot make this up 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @costelloandlizzievolk2233
      @costelloandlizzievolk2233 3 місяці тому

      @@amyroberts-diggins7525yikes! 😮An ex narc boyfriend of mine randomly sent me a friend request after years of no contact. He caused me severe pain and seriously damaged my life with his lies emotional abuse and cheating. I quickly denied the request. No way I’d ever let him near me again. Good for you for staying strong! 💪🏼 ❤

  • @youngblood8540
    @youngblood8540 3 місяці тому +112

    Expect nothing but be prepared for everything.

  • @serena1261
    @serena1261 3 місяці тому +12

    Being the daughter of a narcissistic mother I grew up this way. I've felt pretty successful in the last three months having no contact with my ex. But my brother reached out for my birthday and I excepted his invite to meet up with him at his church. I love my brother. I will do my best to be supportive of him while keeping to the boundaries I have for myself. I feel very strong right now. It truly was a good one hour with him. ✝️🙏

  • @frosty_farms
    @frosty_farms 3 місяці тому +17

    After 4 months, my narc realized the guy she left me for was actually using her to hopefully get married and gain his citizenship. He had brainwashed her to the point she was scared of me and even kept trying to convince her to get a restraining order against me even tho there was no reason for one.
    I had known this but she was so caught up she didn't notice.
    He also kept trying to get her to move across country without her kids.
    We r still not starting over, but she is bak home thankfully. I am going on with my life and seemingly her as well.
    She keeps tryig to hoover, but after all these years i know how to finally set boundaries.
    Ill be moving out after my surgery in july thankfully, but ill keep u guys updated.
    So wish me luck!!

  • @Godschild-r2j
    @Godschild-r2j Місяць тому +5

    He discarded me…and i blocked him from everywhere…left no place for him to come back and will never ever accept him

  • @Erika1lee
    @Erika1lee 3 місяці тому +32

    My narcissist boss has been caught in stealing money from her father's business and opening up multiple credit cards in his name. She has been fired by her father, and the secret service is evaluating the amount of fraud she has done. Work is so much nicer now. I don't have to protect the people around me know that she has gone😊

  • @moniquejackson7741
    @moniquejackson7741 3 місяці тому +10

    So Brilliant. Whether or not a Narcissist hoovers has so much to do with whether they're getting their Supply needs met or not. The "Final" discard then becomes this complex and elusive thing. You are so Great at this, Dr. Ramani! BTW, you look Beautiful.

  • @MeineAC
    @MeineAC 3 місяці тому +12

    He ‘final’ discarded me X times during our 12 year relationship…every time he gave the silent treatment…until I discarded him 4 months ago 😌

    • @sophieflowers3745
      @sophieflowers3745 3 місяці тому +1

      Same during my 12 year one. It's only when you look back and you think to yourself whyyy did we do it to ourselves😂

  • @audw82
    @audw82 3 місяці тому +10

    My malignant narcissistic ex wife cheated on me with her boss, also giving her boss $1000s for Heroin, supposedly for her bosses gf, but I think they all 3 partook. I got the final discard when I filed for divorce, 1 attempt at a hoover, but I ignored it. Then a malignant narcissistic divorce ensued. Then later I had to sue her for what was 7 in contempt of court.
    She knew that I knew so much about her and the fact she wouldn't pay our bills, including mortgage, was a drug addict, alcoholic, and fraudulently stole my entire retirement from me (a disabled person), she won't come close to me ever again.
    The shame is so great, I've seen the back of her forever.
    God is good everyday!

  • @rodica69
    @rodica69 2 місяці тому +2

    Oh, it took me a full month to gather the courage to see/hear THIS.
    THANK YOU, Dr RAMANI!
    I'm in EXACTLY THIS POINT.

  • @KathleenHandron
    @KathleenHandron 3 місяці тому +5

    I learned the true meaning of mental cruelty when my husband left.

  • @Fonduschmidts
    @Fonduschmidts 3 місяці тому +4

    The light bulb moment for me was realizing that although they had painfully "shut the door" on me (again), it gave me the opportunity (the power) to lock that closed door for good preventing further pain. I decided it was the final discard. There are no regrets.

  • @sharicoburn5475
    @sharicoburn5475 3 місяці тому +21

    I was successful in getting my ex to stop trying to Hoover me by telling him that I go to church now .
    Knew that would work!!

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому +5

      Ooh, I like that! I should start claiming I'm a Jehovah's Witness or something, lol!!! Maybe I'll make up a religion that sounds "plausibly crazy" or something 😆

    • @sharicoburn5475
      @sharicoburn5475 3 місяці тому +2

      @@justrosy5 do it, it works. Lol

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 3 місяці тому +3

      Good device!

    • @pianoplants7884
      @pianoplants7884 3 місяці тому +2

      @@justrosy5 I'll try this on the narc dad I'm trying to greyrock over F's Day, as he was the main person dismissing everyone else (women and non-alpha son) in the religist extremist way I was raised.

    • @shaniecegullison
      @shaniecegullison 3 місяці тому +3

      Lol😂❤

  • @marysisak2359
    @marysisak2359 3 місяці тому +8

    I just wanted to drop a note of thanks to you and the other psychologists who are finally talking about narcissism. I am 71 and I was the scapegoat in a narcissistic family. I, of course, did not know it then. I thought I was the crazy one and I sought help but there was none. Alcohol and being a work alcoholic became my coping mechanisms until I was 32. At that point it all came down. Just to give you the context. I was a functioning alcoholic, respected on my job. When I told them I needed help, they could not do enough for me Within 2 days of telling my boss, I was in a treatment center. I told my mother the night before. She said, don't go there, come home and I will help you. ( I lived in CT, my mother was in NJ). I said no. A few months after I got sober my mother told me how embarrassing it is was for HER for me to go into a treatment center. I said I live in CT, you the live in NJ. Nobody even had to know. Apparently she told everyone (neighbors and relatives). Her response? "Of course I did." I didn't bother to try and find out her logic there.

    • @Cornusnuttallii
      @Cornusnuttallii 2 місяці тому

      I'm sorry to hear that. My oldest sister was the scapegoat in our family, now about your age. She still hasn't worked through it. I quit visiting her because it was all she could talk about, and I was trying to work through my own version of it. I was always called "Mommy's little darling." My mother was afraid of her own shadow and always kept me (last of five) to keep her company when the rest of the family went to the beach, etc. She would tell me "They don't want you around, you are too much trouble." And bad mouthed me to my grandma and aunts, which trickled down to 41 relatives. I was lively, but did no harm. I just figured it all out a few years ago and felt bad that I had ditched my oldest sister. So I went to visit her, and it was the same old stuff, thirty years later. I won't be back.

    • @marysisak2359
      @marysisak2359 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Cornusnuttallii I kept visiting my mother and doing things for my sister thinking this time.... Once in desperation I asked my mother what she wanted from me she said "I want you to entertain me." I had not come across any of Dr Ramani's work yet so I was still in the fog. I thought Is that thing? Is that my responsibility? A healthy person would have just walked out or said sorry I cannot do that.

    • @Cornusnuttallii
      @Cornusnuttallii 2 місяці тому

      @@marysisak2359 It's really messed up that we gave up so much our lives in a fog about why people act toward us like they do. Always ALWAYS thinking there is something wrong with ourselves. I went in to therapy for seven or eight years after splitting up with my husband, in 1993. He has since murdered a man. They want you to figure this stuff out on your own, but it's essentially in a vacuum. So you move, or whatever. and never get it figured out, and go on like this. I am so glad that I started looking online a little over a year ago. Having had a narc mother, and an overly assertive father who was a POW in WWII and related most of our upbringing to war stories, it was easy for her to make like he was the aggressor and she was the victim. I realize now that he was always grumpy because nobody cared about him or his feelings. She taught victimhood to my two brothers and they hated him. She was very vain and I don't think she really liked any of us girls because we were not petite and attractive and I believe it was an embarrassment to her. Narcs. smh

  • @narii87
    @narii87 3 місяці тому +7

    Beautiful conclusion! The final discard happened for me, wether or not she comes back like a snake, she won't get in.

  • @jahlive1243
    @jahlive1243 3 місяці тому +24

    *THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “FINAL DISCARD” FROM A NARCISSIST!*
    The “final discard” *has to be initiated and completed by YOU* in order to exist or become a real thing. Otherwise the term itself is rubbish.

    • @katherinestaudt8492
      @katherinestaudt8492 3 місяці тому +1

      They say there is sometimes those who discard and never contact you again and I know from experience this is true, whether or not romantic relationship. The shame they have cuts deep, their own guilt of whatever they did to you, that you know and they know you know. They are afraid of you.

  • @gemmagarris1392
    @gemmagarris1392 Місяць тому +2

    That is very true the final discard is in my hands not the narc perfectly said

  • @TheUnitedView79
    @TheUnitedView79 3 місяці тому +5

    These videos have definitely help me. I am currently going through the "discard" phase.. however it is me doing the discard.. I am 44 years old and have 2 children with my wife but over the years it has become more and more obvious I am living with someone who has narcissistic traits (I don't think she has NPD but could be wrong)
    She would talk to me like s**t.. demean me, talk down to me, stonewall me, cut me off when I am trying to talk and express how i feel.. Say things like "What do you want me to say?" "I don't know what you expect me to do"
    I felt lost but now I am finding somewhere else to live she has started the hoovering phase "I don't want you to move out, I am sorry, I love you and want us to be together" It has been so hard dealing with this but I have put my foot down and told her that I am moving out.. I have talked to the children and explained what is going on, she really didn't like that.
    However as I am still living in the family home (i'm on the sofa and staying out of her way) it's getting harder each day ... I appreciate all the help these videos and others have provided.. my self esteem has been so low over the years that I want it back.. I deserve to be happy as everyone else does.. I am taking back my life❤

  • @costelloandlizzievolk2233
    @costelloandlizzievolk2233 3 місяці тому +9

    I caved and reached out to a possible narcissistic friend I hadn’t heard from in a while. The interaction was blah and made me feel sad. I regret reaching out. Realizing he’s not a good friend to me, I give way more. I want to discard him now! Focusing on my life and being unhooverable. 💪🏼 Thank you Dr Ramani ❤

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому

      Yeah, I made that mistake a long time ago. I'd dated this guy when I was 16 and he was 15, for a couple of months, then he just... Stopped talking to me after Spring Break was over. I never did get a straight answer from him over why he did that, but anyway, he did, so I went to him and formally broke up with him - right in front of all his buddies, whose jaws hit the floor. Well, something like 18 or 20 years later, I got to missing his old sense of humor and thought, "I wonder if he's online?"
      Found him on MySpace, requested his friendship, and for a couple of years, off and on, we chit chatted to catch up. That was "ok" but honestly, his sense of humor was gone, his whole perspective on life was so dark and twisted. He tried to get me to move to his state from mine, when I would never want to live there, so I made up some BS excuse not to, and that was the last we ever talked on the phone (thankfully).
      Well, one day, he posted this thing, all upset because he (a POC, but not black) had called a black man the N-word, and all the sudden, everyone just started trashing on him for it. Anyway, he couldn't understand what the problem was, since he's not white. He was raised in Canada, not here in the US (until he came here at age 15), and really just had no clue in the world about the history of that word, about black people owning it, and all that. I tried to explain it to him, but he got all mad at me for "defending" his "attackers."
      A couple days later, Sandra Bland was killed by police, and I posted a thing about how being black isn't a choice, but being blue is - so he argued with me about that, then de-friended/blocked me. He'd gone to a police academy for a couple years before busting his knee and being unable to continue in that line of work, and somehow, that was all the excuse he needed to just be completely racist against black people or something. I don't know, but it's like that police academy gave him a lobotomy or something. When he was still a teen, he was a genuinely decent human being. Afterwards, forget it: I think they brainwashed him to hate black people or something.
      Anyway, when I saw that I was no longer connected to him/couldn't view his profile, etc., I didn't feel sad or whatever. Just dumb for having bothered to look him up after all those years. I don't blame myself for **his** choices, but I learned a lesson there: if someone's not in my life anymore, they're not worth looking up. Also, that lesson applies to high school reunions and such. If I have to go to one of those things to catch up with old classmates, then those people were never really my friends, and frankly, F them. Who cares?!

  • @aprilbundy4395
    @aprilbundy4395 3 місяці тому +12

    You should sell t shirts that say “Become Un-Hooverable”

  • @spartanspark9275
    @spartanspark9275 2 місяці тому +4

    The final discard is the worst one 💔

  • @fespinoza287
    @fespinoza287 2 місяці тому +1

    The more I watch your content the more things are put into perspective and I see the abuse that I was receiving. There have been many moments where I say to myself “That’s what that was?!” It’s been rocking my world but you always have a positive/hopeful message. Thanks for that.

  • @msdeyed4800
    @msdeyed4800 3 місяці тому +27

    Also when they know that you know how they are and they are worried that you’ll reveal them to others. They’ll run.

    • @lindac6919
      @lindac6919 3 місяці тому +11

      Or else they'll smear you.

    • @katherinestaudt8492
      @katherinestaudt8492 3 місяці тому +1

      He put a lie on his SM (to his fans) I just knee jerk posted he did not have Covid (as true) later realized, he wanted people to think so, went back to delete but he clearly hated that I said that, &deleted my post for me, as I was revealing of him to others. Later he ignored my nice message. You cannot apologize to them., and they don't ever make mistakes.

  • @denise0777
    @denise0777 2 місяці тому +2

    Dr. Ramani, thank you so much. Your final discard explanation throughout the video and especially at the "very end" was exactly what I was needing to hear and know! When I (the empath, innocent one and wife) am at a point where there is "no way in" anymore for the narc to get to me, and I am my own person, again, that is the time for me to make MY exit...not wait around for the narc to discard me. Wow, I feel so much better now and can move forward. "No contact" for a married person really does have to be a divorce as a "temporary separation" doesn't "change" the narc's behavior at all...just leads to the hoovering tactic to reel the partner back in! I realize now that I have been caught in a co-dependent cycle for quite a while, but it took 26 years of experiencing, figuring out things, and then finally when the narc retired, it got ugly and hard when his "mask" fell and I wanted "out", but I was not at the right point to do that. I had to put all the puzzle pieces together, know for sure what I was dealing with, evaluate what I should do, and then get to the point where my emotions are no longer in the way!!! I'm already healing by drawing my boundary lines and can proceed further now. God bless you.

  • @James-mc5hc
    @James-mc5hc Місяць тому +2

    When they are sure of a replacement. Period.

  • @Andromeda_M31
    @Andromeda_M31 3 місяці тому +19

    If they're able to get supply posting phony photos on social media with a primary supply, they won't have any use for you in public. They may keep contacting you though.

    • @ImLearning-e7h
      @ImLearning-e7h 3 місяці тому +6

      I've seen this with attractive narcs or those with money.

    • @annewoodcock-rr8zv
      @annewoodcock-rr8zv 20 днів тому

      I've always, always been kept secret, the whole time I've known him. Meanwhile the supply he left me for and has now gone back to is very public. I'm still angry that I wasn't good enough to be shown off.

  • @tiffers8099
    @tiffers8099 3 місяці тому +4

    I’m discarding the narc… had to go no contact which I felt very guilty for but I HAD TO!!! I will not be manipulated or sucked back in again! Time to be me again!

  • @Melissa-Sue
    @Melissa-Sue 2 місяці тому +1

    That's the most beautiful thing, at the end, I ever heard you say. That brings hope, to those with in... that they have choice.

  • @feannag567
    @feannag567 29 днів тому +1

    It felt like a horror movie.Some days it still does. I have dreams about him when the relationship was good. It’s been almost four years and I still have dreams. I still hurt and miss him. He didn’t just abandon me he abandoned our kids too and is probably starting a whole new family. I hate him and love him. I get physically dizzy and sick when I try to explain things about him to somebody else or when I ruminate. I don’t know why I have such physical symptoms like that. I am a lot more sensitive than I used to be and cry more easily.. it has gotten better. I was so mentally sick that I couldn’t even attend any of our divorce hearings and couldn’t fight for anything. He took advantage of that. He took advantage of the entire family and that’s who I hate. I know it’s the same person, but I still have a hard time believing. I knew him for 30 years. I knew him since he was 15. I thought I knew everything about him.

  • @marieborchardt2910
    @marieborchardt2910 3 місяці тому +8

    I like your analogy about the moving virus. I always wondered why the narcissist moved from coast to coast, city to city so many times in her life. Looking for a new group of supply may explain it. I'm just happy she discarded me eventually moved out of my hometown!

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 3 місяці тому

      I dunno. I've known non-narcissists who did that too. I don't think that moving a lot is a real indicator of narcissism. It's more likely an indicator of someone who has to move for the jobs that are offered them.

  • @corujariousa
    @corujariousa Місяць тому +1

    The comments about life circumstances/opportunities changes leading to the discard was very elucidating. Thanks.

  • @GAPeach-uz7vh
    @GAPeach-uz7vh 22 дні тому +1

    To hear these words is truly painful, only God can give me strength 😢

  • @capricris7672
    @capricris7672 3 місяці тому +5

    The final discard I knew was coming when we stopped sleeping together, he initiated this step and right before this he was on the missing list, with the new supply. He hoovered once a few years later but I shut it down. I haven't seen him for nearly six years.

  • @CupNoodleKitty
    @CupNoodleKitty 3 місяці тому +5

    Is it normal that they will act like you’re the abuser? I feel so guilty, he keeps telling me I hurt him, destroyed him.. I never felt so low

    • @KathleenHandron
      @KathleenHandron 3 місяці тому +6

      Do not take it in. He is telling you what he has done to you.

  • @kimyoxsecret
    @kimyoxsecret 3 місяці тому +1

    i PLATONICALLY love Dr. Ramani. She is SO COOL...

  • @AmandaRussell-g3c
    @AmandaRussell-g3c 3 місяці тому +5

    Peace and quiet finally then

  • @kkneebone9831
    @kkneebone9831 3 місяці тому +4

    you are not alone

  • @beatitcreep.
    @beatitcreep. 3 місяці тому +12

    My narc ex got married to someone he's just met, less than a year after he discarded me. I think I'm in the clear 😅

    • @brendarewan7441
      @brendarewan7441 Місяць тому +3

      Believe me you are not. Your comment was funny though. Keep vigilant to the roaring lion who is walking around seeking whom he may devour.

    • @beatitcreep.
      @beatitcreep. Місяць тому

      @@brendarewan7441 That's funny because last week I dreamt that he had texted me. I have no idea what he wrote me in my dream because I remember thinking "Nope, thank you" and deleting the thread without opening it.

  • @jayleenlinn
    @jayleenlinn 3 місяці тому +4

    Yeah he definitely found his new warehouse of supply and threw me away like garbage ... 💔

    • @PommeLavande
      @PommeLavande Місяць тому

      Same here. He ripped my heart out

    • @susannemorris3553
      @susannemorris3553 Місяць тому

      Yeah my ex too. I could feel it as been there before with him. Was told my intuition was right and when i confronted him he raged and blame shifted so I cut him off. It has broken my heart .

  • @Kenzie_Hill
    @Kenzie_Hill 3 місяці тому +7

    My ex has yet to give me a "final discard" even tho he has a new source.
    After my divorce, and him now on his 4th wife, he still gaslights, tells lies, and manipulation to glorify himself... he is desparate for validation. My children, friends, and our families know the truth and we all ignore him

  • @nohana2003
    @nohana2003 3 місяці тому +2

    My narc ex boyfriend stalked me for 2 years; Phone calls in the middle of the night, calling me up to say he saw me somewhere and described exactly what I was wearing, a lot of that crazy stuff. At that time he still got my golden necklace and some personal stuff, and he knew I wanted these items back. I was 20 years old back than, but thank god I was so smart to play it hard, and I acted like I didn't care about the necklace etc. One day he showed up at my house (we lived 300 miles apart), sunglasses on, baseball cap so I didn't recognize him... I didn't open the door but I watched him... he had his car parked at the end of my street... when he was gone, I found my necklace and the other stuff in my mailbox. I never heard from him again. I'm 45 now and I'm still so relieved I escaped this relationship;

  • @Whopperwarr
    @Whopperwarr 5 днів тому

    11 year relationship. Married 7.
    I asked a question about money met with an erratic irrational reaction. I want to sell the house. No explanation.
    Bank statements now show up to $200k missing from accounts.
    Discarded. Smear campaign to anyone who will listen. Now moved into destruction phase pushing sale of house through courts. Wow. This is amazingly accurate.

  • @evveh.7270
    @evveh.7270 3 місяці тому +9

    In my case it was kind of mutual discard. We were both frustrated, angry and hurt after going through the same cycle over and over again for years. We both lost hope. I learnt (the hard way) that she's a narcissist and will never be satisfied or grateful for anything and that I will forever be her punching bag. And I think she realized in the past few years that I've changed and not willing to put up with all of her BS. When it was over it felt like this is it. We both gave up. And with all the sadness that could be when a long term relationship is over, it feels empowering to take care of myself and invest my energies in healthy activities and people and not keeping getting sucked into this toxicity. I wish I would have heard about Dr. Ramani 20 years ago...

  • @Penumbras1919
    @Penumbras1919 3 місяці тому +2

    First time I heard this. I felt so bad. He had hurt me for so long, in so many ways, but everyone seems to rally around and support him, emotionally and financially. Meanwhile, radio silence from his family, or ‘our’ friends. People i had known for 10 years. It felt like the world didn’t make sense, I clearly must be worthless/wrong/evil. Knowing this helps a lot.

  • @redruby5689
    @redruby5689 Місяць тому +1

    They never are far away. I dont engage with my ex. My children communicate what I do to them directly or indirectly. I am happy, try and keep my kids happy. They are sick, miserable, and expecting our kids to care for them and feel sorry for them. I dont care anymore. I focus on me now and what I need to do...best feeling ever !

  • @maureenrowlett3923
    @maureenrowlett3923 6 днів тому

    The pain, when reality sets in that you are of no further use is excruciating. I am waiting to feel the next step, relief. I often felt as though they did not like or respect me and I deluded myself as I desperately wanted my family. Now, I know that they indeed had no respect or love for me. Next step, therapy.

  • @Starblade2491
    @Starblade2491 3 місяці тому +2

    I had one attempt a Hoover after 12 years. Her attitude was as if no time had passed at all. She hadn't changed any for the better of course, as all her narcissistic traits were still present.

  • @avalanche9026
    @avalanche9026 3 місяці тому +2

    File in love with healthy person. I don’t think they exist anymore. But was nice to listen to you dr Ramani.

    • @BNyaB
      @BNyaB 3 місяці тому

      👍👍👍👍

  • @RandyBrady2024
    @RandyBrady2024 3 місяці тому +4

    In my situation, I will make the final discard.

  • @Kimberley41658
    @Kimberley41658 3 місяці тому +2

    Omg, that is exactly what happened to me. I wish I never let him come back.

  • @rominapera4967
    @rominapera4967 2 місяці тому +2

    Dr. Ramani ❤ is amazing, thank you for your advice 🙏

  • @clairekinney4133
    @clairekinney4133 3 місяці тому +3

    Apologies for sharing, but l just had to share as l am so full of excitement as for the first time in almost five year my ex didn't gaslight me, although he tried with everything he had . the nasty twisted things he was accusing of in front of many professionals yet, l stayed calm and focused on why l was at the meeting , l couldn't have achieved this if it wasn't for the knowledge and skill of DR Ramani thank you for giving me the tools to prove l am not crazy you are a remarkable women ❤

  • @LordCutlerBeckett
    @LordCutlerBeckett Місяць тому

    Reading the comments and watching this video has been really empowering. Truthfully, *you* have the power. You get to say if it’s the final discard or not. They may try to come back forever, but as long as you don’t respond, just continue stay in no contact or grey rock (every situation’s different), they can’t hoover you back. Take the power and control back from the narcissist and decide to make *this* discard the *last* discard.

  • @JeannieFairchild-h4g
    @JeannieFairchild-h4g 3 місяці тому

    Dr. Ramani, I just want you to know that I've given your name to so many people! You have helped me so much over the years. I can spot a narc so easily these days & they seem to be everywhere! Thank you for all the people you've helped. Thank you for being real, honest & encouraging. God bless you!

  • @lorawhite1017
    @lorawhite1017 3 місяці тому +4

    It's the final discard because I'm not going back for round 2

  • @ilja7127
    @ilja7127 3 місяці тому +3

    This is a good topic. Have a narcissistic community who'm keeps returning to internet stalk me, have said clearly to want nothing to do with these certain toxic people, yet they seem to understand 0 of said boundaries. Narcissists throwing around pseudodiagnosis at that of their own traits seems to be highly common too, and they certainly didnt miss that behavior check marked as well. Your insight on this is valued

    • @craftyhobbit7623
      @craftyhobbit7623 3 місяці тому +1

      I actually left an online community for that reason - I tried to stay in contact with the few friends, but the toxic ones were always hovering in the background so they could keep sabotaging things, even when I ignored them.

    • @ilja7127
      @ilja7127 3 місяці тому

      ​@@craftyhobbit7623Jesus christler who has that kind of energy for things as such? Cant find new supplies so just hang onto dear life with them and become stalkers at it? Natural tendency or times of desperation? Could it be both

    • @edelweiss2.076
      @edelweiss2.076 3 місяці тому

      Do not engage at all. Go no contact.

  • @TheBearfootKnight
    @TheBearfootKnight 2 місяці тому

    I love how you saved the best for last!
    The narcissist only comes back into my life as much as I let her.
    I feel very empowered!
    Thank you!