Narcissistic tactics: NPD involves grandiosity masking vulnerability, needing admiration, low empathy & entitlement. Manipulation includes gaslighting, the idealize-devalue-discard cycle, projection & blame-shifting. Triangulation the most common tactic. Using a 3rd party to manipulate the situation. Full report attached below.
https://michaeltheanon.blogspot.com/2025/04/narcissistic-manipulation-tactics.html