Narcissist Behavior Q&A
🚪 Do I have to cut contact completely?
Total, perfect blocking isn't the only right answer. Choose the distance that best serves your real circumstances and your physical safety.
| Approach | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Full block | No reason for contact remains, and blocking is safer |
| Essential business only | Necessary matters remain — co-parenting, settling expenses |
| Contact within set hours | You want less pressure to reply instantly |
The short answer
What matters isn't whether contact hit zero — it's whether your safety and your days are improving.
Scenes like this
- Everyone insisted that only total blocking brings recovery.
- Work or co-parenting means some contact has to remain.
How to tell the difference
Blocking is a tool for protecting yourself — not an exam that certifies your recovery. If there are threats or stalking, first learn how to cut contact safely and where to get help.
When this happens, try this
- Choose whichever best protects your daily life: [full block / essential business only / contact within set hours].
- If they keep mocking and overrunning the rules you set, the right move is to narrow the channels one more notch.