They endeavor to only surround themselves with those that they deem too slow to figure that out, those too trusting to question it, or those too codependent to act upon it.
A narcissist's sense of security is derived from feeling that their manipulations are unrecognized.
“Surely every human being is redeemable?”
“With enough love even the ‘baddest’ of us can come good, right?”
WRONG!
Narcissists/psychopaths/coercive controllers have complex prefrontal cortex and amygdala brain anomalies. Their inner world is entirely different.
They are driven by control, not love or joy or affinity with others.
They do not experience emotions like joy so they get their kicks out of controlling, demeaning, manipulating, harming and disadvantaging others.
They do not experience fear so they brazenly undermine and harm others, even their own children.
They like their freedom though so they create compelling ‘good person’ facades and they lie constantly, blaming other people for their bad deeds, provoking innocent people to make them look like the bad one, pretending to be the victim.
They are supremely self-focussed so even when they appear to do good things there is always an ulterior motive.
They know they are different and they see themselves as superior. They don’t believes laws, rules, agreements or moral codes apply to them.
They are always smugly satisfied with their ability to lead a double life, a hidden predatory life exploiting, harming, sexually abusing, manipulating others, and a covering ‘good life’.
Extensive research confirms they are not treatable, nor are they interested in therapy or change. Many people have tried! In fact they use therapy to better learn how to exploit.
My research indicates predators like this could be as high as 10% of the population.
You don’t need to have a “last conversation” with narcissists when you’ve had hundreds before. They will only use it as another opportunity to confuse and manipulate you and they will never give you the closure they know you desperately want. Choose your own health and sanity.
When in relationships with people who choose not to heal, you have to understand their denial tells them your healing is offensive. They’ll work overtime to make you paranoid & apologetic for growth. What you experience as a breakthrough, they experience as a personal threat.
When you finally begin to move on and heal from a toxic connection to a narcissist you will realize that they never really had anything genuine to offer you. You were the one who had everything they wanted, and they depended on you to remain unaware of your true value.
Maturity is choosing peace over drama, distance over disrespect, boundaries over their feelings, solitude over fake company, resonance over history, progress over perfection, discipline over comfort zone, self-love over seeking validation, and saying "no" over people-pleasing.
Narcissists do not want to resolve conflicts because they use fights and arguments to keep you physically and emotionally drained so they can more easily manipulate and control you. That’s why no reaction to their baiting and taunting is the best reaction.
When a #narcissist accuses someone of anything whether it’s being impulsive or disruptive or abusive or whatever, it’s important that you insist that they give examples because more often than not, they are simply projecting their own traits onto their victims and if you insist on examples, they likely won’t be able to give you any or they may resort to exaggerating or making up things that aren’t true. But by insisting on them giving examples, you’re making it harder for them to spin their dishonest narrative however they like, and they do it so much, it’s important we show them some resistance.
When narcissists are first getting to know you, not only will they put on their best mask but they will also be testing how easy it is to manipulate you. You might not catch on at first, but if you don’t set boundaries when you do, narcissists will continue to push the limits.
Narcissists will always play victim after they are confronted with the consequences of bullying, disrespecting, and being cruel to others. They know exactly what they are doing when they hurt people and show zero regard for anyone’s feelings. They are not a victim in any sense.
Narcissists will spend nearly all their time trying to convince you that you are the difficult one, but the moment their presence is gone everything becomes more peaceful and balanced.
Interesting fact: psychopaths/narcissists/coercive controllers use prolonged staring as one of their many tactics to make a target feel exceptionally special. This might involve overly lengthy eye contact or following someone with their eyes as they move around a room. This may sound creepy but accompanied by other tactics it can have a powerful impact. This may be done with sexual targets, potential business associates, even their own children…
@Ryan_Daigler Narcissistic parents abuse their children far out of the sight of their flying monkeys by design so that if the child ever reaches out for help, they can be easily called a liar and subsequently gaslighted.
You will not be able to end a connection to a narcissist without making them your enemy. They will never acknowledge that you are justified in pulling away from them or that your life will improve without their presence. They will not take accountability and make you the bad guy.
for me, the purest form of love is consideration. when someone thinks about how things would make u feel. pays attention to detail. holds u in regard when making decisions that could affect u. in any bond, how much they care about u can be found in how much they consider u