Narcissist Behavior Q&A

📸 They screenshot my texts and send them to other people

Spreading a private two-person conversation without your consent is a violation. Start by establishing the full original conversation and who received it.

The short answer

A cropped screenshot can never show the whole conversation.

Scenes like this

  • Only the sentences that hurt you got clipped and posted to the group chat.
  • They threatened to spread private photos or conversations.

How to tell the difference

Did it spread to group chats and acquaintances beyond anything you agreed to?

When this happens, try this

  • Preserve, unedited: the original conversation from before it spread, and the full screens of what was circulated.
  • If threats to spread sexual photos or videos are in the mix, never negotiate alone — call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-7233) for help immediately.

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