Narcissism Glossary
testing how much you'll endure
🧪 Boundary testing is inching past your stated refusals and limits — disguised as jokes and accidents — while continuously probing what you'll accept and endure.
It starts with small requests overriding small refusals, and escalates toward ever larger demands.
It starts with small requests overriding small refusals, and escalates toward ever larger demands.
Often seen in situations like these
The nickname you refused keeps coming back as 'a joke.' The password request retreats — "kidding!" — then returns.
When this happens, try this
💡 The reasons for your discomfort need no lengthy defense. Deliver it short — "that bothers me, please stop" — and if the line keeps getting crossed, stepping away or slowly closing the conversation is fine.