You may think that as narcissists get older, something in them finally softens. You may assume that age humbles them, teaches them lessons, and forces them to reflect, leading them to want you to believe they do. They walk around with a facade of maturity, acting as if life has made them wiser, calmer, and more stable. But the truth is quite the opposite.
After age 45, a narcissist does not grow up; they start falling apart. Aging is one thing they cannot manipulate. Their charm stops working, their mask becomes harder to maintain, and their careers stall because people finally see through them. Family members who once tolerated their behavior slowly start walking away. Their children grow up and become independent, and their partners stop buying the act. Everything they built on manipulation begins to crumble, and the narcissist lacks the emotional capacity to confront that reality. Instead of maturing, they devolve into darker versions of the same damaged personality they have always had. Their entitlement grows stronger, their bitterness deepens, and their insecurity becomes unbreakable.
I’m talking about how their behavior becomes more unpredictable, more embarrassing, and more dangerous than ever. A narcissist does not age gracefully like you and me; they age violently in their minds. You are not dealing with wisdom; you’re dealing with a collapsing ego, finally realizing that time has caught up with them. When that realization hits, their true personality emerges—raw, unfiltered, and impossible to hide.
The Scary Way a Covert Narcissist Turns into a Malignant Narcissist
Reason Number One: The Reverse Maturity
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