{"id":2397,"date":"2026-02-22T02:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:23:55","slug":"narcissist-breadcrumbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/narcissist-breadcrumbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Narcissist Breadcrumbing: Why They Give Just Enough to Keep You Chasing Their Validation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Living with Narcissist breadcrumbing, is the emotional rollercoaster of being \u201calmost loved\u201d by someone who never fully commits, is like someone holding a prize at the end of a pole in front of you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You keep almost getting it and then it moves further ahead of you again. Like you follow a narcissist breadcrumbing right to the point of breaking yourself to get that next crumb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Narcissist breadcrumbing is giving you just enough of what you are seeking to keep you holding on but if you get too comfortable, they retreat and take it away until you \u201cdeserve\u201d it again, at least that\u2019s what it feels like.<\/span><\/p>\n

Narcissist breadcrumbing is them keeping control of you by making you think if you keep chasing this prize you are actually going to get it someday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they keep moving the goal and setting a new narcissist breadcrumbing path and you need to know how to stop the cycle and protect yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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