Why do narcs send Flying monkeys?

When the narcissist wants to evoke some punishment on a target they dispatch their henchmen (aka flying monkeys) to do their bidding. Unfortunately, this can and often does include abusive behavior such as guilt-tripping, twisting the truth, gaslighting, assaults, threats, and violence.

What happens when you go GREY rock with a narcissist?

One strategy for dealing with a narcissist or sociopath is to act like a “gray rock,” meaning that you become uninteresting and unresponsive. Using the Gray Rock method, you make yourself seem so boring that the other person has no interest in you and will look elsewhere to get their needs met.

Are You a flying monkey narcissist?

There are two general types of flying monkeys. The first and most prevalent type falls into the unaware group. These are people who don’t realize that they are being used and manipulated by the narcissist. This type of flying monkey fully believes the alternate reality that the narcissist creates despite the fact that it often contradicts itself.

Do flying monkeys lie about you?

Sometimes flying monkeys have no idea what the truth really is and will say whatever the narcissist has manipulated them into saying. You may not be able to counteract all of their false stories though because the narcissist and flying monkey have likely lied about you repeatedly.

What is a flying monkey?

The term flying monkey has come to be used in another context as well. In popular psychology, flying monkeys are people who narcissists use to do their bidding much as the Wicked Witch does.

What are flying monkeys abusive behaviors?

Abusive behaviors carried out by flying monkeys can include guilt-tripping, twisting the truth, reconstructing reality, verbal assaults, threats, character assassination, and gaslighting or psychologically manipulating the person into questioning what they know to be true or their own sanity.