Some narcissists/toxic people can be very confrontational, even over the smallest things and it stems from insecurity. So they will try to intimidate you/have the last laugh/take everything personal but it's all to get you to play their game, which they want to win.
The thing about people like that is they like playing childish games that they can "out do" you in. Like doing things they know you hate maliciously or trying to make you uncomfortable, it's their way of having the upper hand.
Their ego needs that, their ego is so immature that it doesn't know when to give up certain battles, they'll act like a childish brat instead. They feed off of your attention, stress/irritation, reaction. Bc they often use people as punching bags, like basically using the victims as a source that makes them feel powerful.
They don't have morals most of the time so when they're acting crazy, disrespectful, aggressive, controlling, it's bc they know that's what gets them attention. It's not so much about the attention but it's about you giving them the space to act like that and feeding their ego, so just ignore.
I hate saying just ignore them but atm that's all I can offer, they don't deserve to feed off of your reactions. And most narcs/abusers don't respond well to having peaceful conversations where you can come to a mutual understanding.
