When we recognize that someone is acting like a complete leech, it’s imperative to be able to turn off our sympathy. Narcissists are difficult to get along with: totally self-absorbed and manipulative. Regardless, there will always be individuals who do not merit our compassion. We also need to be cautious about letting someone take advantage of us.
I explain why narcissists gravitate toward the types of people I described and discuss the psychology behind their preferences in this article. The fact that someone is quiet, nice, empathic, etc., does not give you the right to treat them badly. The narcissist cannot comprehend that some people can be personable and nice without being eager to put up with their antics.
Despite their early inclination to give the narcissist the benefit of the doubt, hell breaks loose when the love-bombing victim realizes they have been duped and that the narcissist has been lying to them. They won’t back down from confronting the narcissist about their harmful behavior because they are not cowards. They can see through the narcissist’s lies and grasp reality, making them less terrified of them. When victims don’t let their empathy make their suffering seem worse, you know they care about themselves.
This is the kind of victim who, by refusing to be misled or lied to any longer, causes the narcissist enough trouble that they begin to regret interacting with them in the first place. Each person’s response to misfortune is distinctively their own depending on the circumstance. Some individuals are content to leave the narcissist alone, while others fervently seek retribution.
It is reasonable to feel disillusioned and enraged at this stage if it seems that justice will take excessively long to be carried out. As a result, they publicly shame the narcissist to seek retribution. They might act violently or damage the narcissist’s belongings. They will take their dirty financial laundry to the dry cleaners if they feel wronged.
Another tactic some people take when dealing with narcissists is to act illegally. Even if I don’t think this is the best course of action, it’s only normal to want to exact revenge on the narcissist after all the suffering they’ve caused you. Some of these retaliatory scenarios could bring a narcissist to their lowest point.
A narcissist might become depressed for various reasons, but two of the most frequent are being outed and having the people they thought they could damage and destroy leave them. Other times, however, it’s enough to catch the narcissist off guard and gather strong proof of their bizarre behavior, at which point they become aware.
Narcissists never accept responsibility for their shortcomings and frequently find reasons to justify their actions. That is why they become so enraged when they encounter someone who refuses to participate in their games. They are genuinely frightened by it.
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