If you’ve had a run-in with a Narcissist or two, chances are you’ve been witness to their know-it-all attitude. Why is it that they take on such a superior stance? Why do they consider themselves the authority on every subject?
Jack of all trades
There’s a saying that goes, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” This is the Narcissist. They make claims to know everything about everything, yet show no skill or expertise. They won’t care if we show obvious knowledge about a particular subject. Instead, they will brush us aside or simply ignore us. They just want to show the world that they are the best at everything. Conversation controller Narcissists will repeatedly hijack a conversation and not let you get a word in. They don’t care about your thoughts and opinions. They’ll even give the illusion that they care by asking you what you think, then interrupt you and talk over you just to sound important and all-knowing. Your life Here’s where Narcissists feel they have the highest authority. They will act like they know you better than you know yourself. Narcissists will tell you that they know how you should be living your life. Do you have a job that they don’t care for? They’ll tell you that you are in a dead-end job and should look for another job. Do you not live where they think you should live? They’ll tell you that you live in a dump and that you should move to a certain area. Parental expertise Narcissists also think of themselves as the total authority on parenting. If you are not doing something the way they think it should be done, they will have no qualms about telling you. They will intervene when they think you are doing something wrong and correct you. It’s ironic, really, because they contribute little (if at all) to the actual parental responsibilities. When the NX was deployed overseas, he would tell me through email and Skype how to take care of the children. I was doing it wrong, he said. Even when he was home, his “expertise” on parenting was ongoing. His pompous attitude took on a life of its own. He repeatedly acted like I should learn how to parent the children from him! Your job I held a few different kinds of jobs during my relationship with the NX. The jobs were not in the same discipline, yet the NX took an arrogant all-knowing posture about both. The first job was something he didn’t know enough about, which was evident by his lack of proper spelling and grammar. Yet, he proceeded to inform me how he thought I should do my job. The other job was one he actually worked in, but had less experience than I did. I had worked in the field of the second job for over a decade, but he was in that field only a handful of years. Yet, he proceeded to act like he knew more than me. Your shortcomings We all have them. But Narcissists will highlight your faults on a continual basis. They will preach to you how you should go about fixing things in your life. The Narcissists may have had no training whatsoever in psychology, but proceed to magically transform themselves into a therapist and lecture you on what they think is wrong with you. They will “diagnose” you and tell you that you need professional help. The NX did this to me consistently. It’s as if he felt tearing me down was the only way to improve me. When he discarded me, he would comment on my Facebook posts that I needed to concentrate on “getting better” so that the children could have a healthy mother. Bottom line Narcissists will take on a know-it-all attitude with anything and everything. They will carry themselves in a pompous manner throughout their life. There is no winning with them. There is no out-maneuvering them or out-smarting them. They will find ways to tear down your knowledge any chance they get. What is your experience with a Mr or Miss Know-It-All? Comment below. And as always, I appreciate you for sharing your stories with me.
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Kaygee
11/19/2018 03:05:37 pm
My narc has to add something to everything I say. As if what I say is just not good enough. When we met i was already independent. I had own apartment etc. He felt it necessary to suggest better places to live. A better phone service. A better bank. His ideas are always better and he undermines my ideas and opinions even in front of our children. With a smile of course. Narcs know it all.
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Nicole
12/24/2019 10:57:39 am
How did you deal with leaving and having children
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Scotty
1/2/2020 06:01:48 pm
My NX (female) Constantly found opportunities to say "I told you so", even when it wasn't warranted. Told me she would be a better skier if I was better, because you ski better with better skiers. :-| Obviously, it was my fault. Told me her certification was far harder than mine, but after about 10 years, I found that hers was a starter certification, and if it was difficult, nobody would do it. Mine was established and kept getting harder and harder to maintain. But, thought I was stupid and she was smart, when I have 100% clarity that the opposite was true. Thought her job was more important because she had a named position and often spent hours talking with the owners about the business. In truth, they were just including her because she was hot, not because she had a single good idea. Everyone that worked for her hated her. She had no friends except for employees that had to like her to survive. And, someone else was always to blame.
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Debbie
12/28/2021 09:38:33 am
I've been with one for 33 years and see no way out.
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