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jumpingjadejackalope t1_j15fqvh wrote

Say you don’t have the emotional bandwidth to help them out right now/talk to them right now. It doesn’t put the blame directly on them, but it does let them know they are demanding a lot of attention/ emotional attention at that moment.

Being annoying is subjective, and maybe to other people it would be fine.

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e11spark t1_j16tihf wrote

I use this tactic all the time with my narcissistic mother. Anything other than this will prompt a perceived slight on her end, which will turn into a tantrum. "I simply don't have the brainpower or bandwidth for what you need from me right now" then I walk away, and she's left standing there like a deer in headlights. Works every time.

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