Narcissism Glossary
Unspoken rules you're expected to obey (implicit contracts)
📜 Lopsided rules and one-sided expectations of sacrifice, imposed on a relationship without ever being explicitly agreed.
Underneath such relationships can run an unspoken contract: 'You will absorb all my feelings and meet all my expectations — that is the price of my staying.'
Underneath such relationships can run an unspoken contract: 'You will absorb all my feelings and meet all my expectations — that is the price of my staying.'
Often seen in situations like these
💭 Forever reading their mood, you surrender your own needs to avoid upsetting them.
💭 Your sacrifice gets taken as given — and deviation from expectation draws anger.
💭 Your sacrifice gets taken as given — and deviation from expectation draws anger.
When this happens, try this
💡 Check whether sacrifice never agreed to aloud has hardened into standing rules. Roles and responsibilities you never consented to can be renegotiated.