Why They Withhold Compliments on Purpose
The Mental Healness Podcast
Lee Hammock
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever noticed that the more you achieve, the less your partner or family member seems to notice? High-conflict personalities often withhold compliments and validation as a calculated move to keep you feeling "less than."In this Live, I'm pulling back the curtain from the inside out to show you why they refuse to acknowledge your wins. We’ll discuss the power dynamics behind the silence and how you can stop the cycle of hungering for validation from someone who will never give it.It’s time to reclaim your value and realize that their silence says more about their need for control than it does about your worth.
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| 0:00.0 | So why do toxic narcissistic people refuse to give you compliments? |
| 0:07.0 | Why do they refuse to just say, hey, babe, you look amazing, or a good job, or pat you on the back, or give you a high five or something like that? |
| 0:17.0 | Why is that the case when you're dealing with a narcissistic person? |
| 0:21.9 | That's what we're talking about today, y'all. Why they withhold compliments. Of course, |
| 0:24.9 | if you knew here, I'm Lee Hammock. I'm a clinically diagnosed narcissist. And welcome to another |
| 0:29.0 | episode of the Narcissist Hammock. |
| 0:54.7 | What's up, y'all? |
| 0:55.7 | What is up? |
| 0:56.3 | What is up? |
| 0:56.9 | What is up? |
| 0:57.6 | I know y'all normally used to me being live in the mornings, but tonight, it's different. |
| 1:03.7 | Now, seriously, we're talking about why you're a toxic, narcissistic partner, whatever, refuses to give you compliments, refuses to cheer you on, refuses to clap for you when you or just say something as simple as good job, babe. |
| 1:20.6 | You're doing amazing. |
| 1:22.5 | I'm here to support you. |
| 1:24.3 | Why can't they just do that? |
| 1:26.6 | Like if they love you and care about you, why can't they just do that like if they love you and care about you why |
| 1:28.7 | can't they just do the simple thing of paying it of just rooting you of cheering you on |
| 1:34.8 | like i'm gonna do this for you right here i'm gonna do this i'm gonna do that why can't they do |
| 1:37.7 | that y'all the first reason why y'all it because narcissistic people want to be in control |
| 1:48.6 | and i and i know how stupid that sounds it's all about controlling yeah it is about control just thinking about it like this in the mind of a |
| 1:55.0 | manipulator in the mind of a narcissistic person I want to control whether you leave or whether you stay with me. |
| 2:03.1 | Billy, what do you mean by that? |
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