I've been there. I didn't know that that reaction was common in narcissists. How did you come across this insight?

I'm doing okay lately, by just being a regular person around the people who give me the most grief. I don't give them any reactions, and I try not to stand out in any way. I try to be boring around them. It's something of a mantra these days. Be boring, be boring. Nothing exciting going on... business as usual, thanks for asking.