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My dad is emotionally abusive and someone I would really consider to be a narcissist. He doesn’t apologize, he gives the silent treatment, blames everything on other people, avoids talking about issues about him (so he refuses that he needs therapy), has a sense of grandiosity, etc.
He does this to everyone in the house. Even if we’ve done nothing wrong, he’ll just one day not talk to one of us. It especially hurts seeing my mom go through it. :( Why does he do this? There’s no obvious fight beforehand, he’ll just not say anything and the other person has to figure it out. Can anyone give me some ideas why?
To maintain control. It makes you wonder what YOU could have done to cause his behavior, which is a way for him to manipulate you and keep you feeling insecure. It probably also makes him feel important, that he can control others emotions by just choosing not to speak. One day he'll lose at his own game with he gets the silent treatment FOR LIFE from those he's hurt
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