Facebook=narcissits dream!

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#1 Sep 4 - 2PM
dazedandcnonfused
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Facebook=narcissits dream!

I wonder how the narcists functioned before computers, text messages and FACEBOOK?
I read over and over how hurtful it is to see your ex on fb and mutual friends etc. If it werent for fb I wouldnt be in this situation. MY ex would have never found me. Although he claims he looked for me for over a decade. Somehow I dont believe that for a second. I think he is far to lazy to put that much effort into me. But he is on the computer all the time. So finding me there wasnt to difficult.
I would like to cancel my fb account, but I dont because I keep in touch with my relatives, mothering group etc on that site. I feel trapped and sick about it.

Sep 4 - 11PM
ifinallygotit
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the plus side of FB

I saw with my own eyes what a phony fake he is with false images on FB tp pretend he is living large - this helped break my denial...
Sep 4 - 9PM
juliamarie
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Agh....I've said this before..

But I seriously HATE FB! I didn't when I first started dating my N, but I grew to hate it. He had an addiction. Even worse, he created a completely different personality for himself on FB. The doting father, the guy that helps orphans, the overall GREAT guy. He also posted photos of all our vacations together, but I was never in any of the pictures. We had several conversations about how weird that was. He always made me feel like I was just insecure. It was maddening to watch him stare at that computer screen night after night. My favorite was when he accused me of looking over his shoulder. I probably was...but I just couldn't figure out what could be so compelling for 10+ hours when I was a real human right next to him ready to be his girlfriend. Narcs and FB are a dangerous combination!
Sep 4 - 8PM
MandyM
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Mine was - and I'm sure still

Mine was - and I'm sure still is - on FB every day, multiple times per day, and has collected over 400 "friends" . . . but he's never on chat, he never, ever posts anything on his own page, and he routinely deletes anything anyone else posts on his wall. I believe he uses it to watch what everyone else does while not letting anyone know anything about him.
Sep 4 - 8PM
rosedewittbukater
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FB is their ultimate playground

because they can paint themselves any way they want. Mine used it to study me, pursue me and eventually used it as a tool to D&D me. When I was "defriended" I was told a bold faced lie that she did not "use FB that way". She had clearly moved on to pursuing other women on FB and was clearly trying to hide this from me. They compartmentalize and FB works well for that. Can you just hide mutual friends for now and not look? In my case I had to get off all together because it was so hurtful to me. Your true friends will still find ways of connecting with you. Just a thought. Peace, Rose
Sep 4 - 8PM (Reply to #8)
grace67
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Wow.. pretty much my exact

Wow.. pretty much my exact story word for word!!! FB is where it all started with us, and that's where he started the D&D process... all those "adoring fans" as I call them. (well, ok, sometimes I call 'em FB skanks..lol) But it's absolutely true.. they can make up any persona they want, and put it out there for the world to see. Comes as a shock to find out that that's ALL it is.. a fake persona.. a "mask"
Sep 4 - 7PM
Susan32
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Facebook=Narcissist's Nightmare?

The ex-Psych prof was extremely *PARANOID.* When I read one of his essays online my freshman year about "War and Peace",he *FREAKED.* After the final D&D, his essays now have pay walls (except for the one I read my freshman year, ironically) I had told him that if he were scared of people reading his writing without paying, he might as well get published. When personal info about his wedding&children were posted, it was yanked. I had sent a congratulatory email. It didn't stay up that long;it vanished into the virtual ether. Ironically, his father IS all over the internet, ruminating about how terrible Berkeley liberals are, birdwatching, politics, education, a Renaissance man. Obviously, Daddy is an extrovert.
Sep 4 - 2PM
Used
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dazedandconfused

they have always functioned and always will...my dad was narc personified...had he live till now he would be over nearly 100...when he was born and growing up...there was no phones,texts ,computers,no real technology....he still had 3 wives...kids all over the place with diffrent women..and still got married again at 65..to a 17 year old...me and my then husband...were older than HER PARENTS ....lol...believe or not he divorced her when she was 20 and said to me....she gets on my flicking nerves..so i let her go back to her parents.......yep, she was emotionally vulnerable..... i hadnt even heard that expression then...but i have learned so much since.....WHATEVER AND WHERE EVER THERE IS A NARC ...THERE WILL BE A TOASTER...SORRY I MENT A SOMEBODY..
Sep 4 - 2PM
Anabelle
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delete, delete, block, block

what about to delete all of them? Believe me the world won't stop because of a little revolution in Mr. Zuckerberg's castle. Delete Mr.N and ALL common friends. Leave only those few people, they are REALLY your friends. That's it. Stupid fb.
Sep 4 - 2PM (Reply to #4)
dazedandcnonfused
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In my case my ex made a fake

In my case my ex made a fake FB account. And once I was sucked in he deleted the account. I have no way to delete and block a deleted account. But how did N's exist before all the high tech stuff came along? Letters in the mail?
Sep 4 - 2PM (Reply to #2)
FarmGirl
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You can go in complete

You can go in complete stealth mode on FB! I have a twitter account that I use for our farm (altho now just for fun) & he will be able to see that even if I do block him unless I lock it completely. I've been pondering how best to handle that situation. Also try Google+, you're able to easily be in stealth mode on it.
Sep 4 - 3PM (Reply to #3)
Anabelle
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g+

GOOGLE + is my enemy!!! I had no idea of the followers function. He and his friends stalked me there. I could cry if I think about it. So I rather think about the fact how desperate and SAD people these sick minds are :(((((( I suggest not to use it. Stalking is a normal act there. Super irresponsible.