Fake Phone Calls

This is one of the funniest, and most annoying things I have noticed about the narcissists I have been married to or worked with – Fake phone calls.

When I was married it was fun listening to him talk to his friends out state, mother, father, sister, etc. Later, I found out he wasn’t – he was literally spending hours making up both sides of the conversation. I figured it was just him….but later, I had a business partner that would yell and scream at other people to do what he said without any arguing. It finally dawned on me that he was just being an asshole to see if he could get a reaction out of me – or perhaps saying things he wished he could say to me.

Finally, I have a client that loves to hear himself talk, but I recently realized when he was having a real conversation I could hear the other person, or he has them on speakerphone.

I’m not really sure of the psychology behind it – have you dealt with people who have fake calls? Why, avoidance? Bragging? Pyschosis?