Mental Abuse at Work
Abusive behavior is not reserved for just the home. It can happen at work where the stakes of employment, position, benefits, and financial commitments prevent a person from leaving.
Abuse is also not just physical. There are many other forms of abuse such as sexual, financial, emotional, mental, spiritual, and verbal. While some of the other forms of abuse are obvious, mental abuse by a narcissist can be difficult to spot.
Its even more difficult when the narcissist is a persons boss. The natural chain of command allows bosses to be in positions of superiority.
Those with a healthy ego wont allow such authority to go to their head. But for the narcissist who lives for being in charge and whose ego is fed from the attention given, they have a vested personal interest in maintaining dominance.
Some skilled narcissists are able to use their charm to motivate employees, but others are lazy and use abusive tactics instead.
Here are eight narcissistic mental abuse tactics used frequently in the workplace:
Emotional abusers will continue to inflict misery as long as there are people who are willing to take these abuses and do nothing about it. Showing resistance and actively taking action to stand up to them is likely to dissuade them and make them back down. Once they realize that you are not the type to take their abuses sitting down, and that you are strong enough to withstand their attacks, there is a great chance that they will leave you alone.
Nisrine Bou Frem
People Practice Hub
Chief Marketing Officer
2 年Hi Nisrine, It's very interesting! I will be happy to connect.
Anesthesia Senior Specialist @ Wara Hospital | Interventional Pain Management
2 年Sure ,it's very common from superior in hierarchy. Some head of divisions use bully technique to stay in their position because they are under threat . So they show they are the only one and bully all other colleagues until they leave . Old manipulative technique . Moral abuse . I recommend to all a book from Marie France Hirigoyen "Stalking the Soul: Emotional Abuse and the Erosion of Identity"