Demeaning, Insulting, Passive Aggressive Gestures One of the worst things my ex-narc used to do was use facial expressions and gestures to demean me. We'd be arguing and I would just try to explain how I felt and what would she do? She'd do the following (sometimes a "combo" one at a time):

* Eye rolling
* Shaking her head (always, *always* accompanied by a slight smile)
* Laughing (derisively, of course)
* Saying "Oh wow".

Even thinking of these now makes me crazy. It was so utterly disrespectful. She did this to show how little what I said mattered. It wasn't like I was saying anything about her. Often it was about how I felt or how she was making me feel and she would do one or all of those things. It used to make me feel so helpless. I've come to realize that whoever I attempt to have a relationship must support me emotionally or that's it.