Most people become wiser as they grow and go through the different developmental phases of their lives. A teenager is wiser than a baby, and an adult is much more mature than a teenager. Right? It’s obvious. But narcissists follow the opposite trend. They degrade. They do not become better. They only evolve, sharpen, and become much more dangerous as the years pass. The danger does not remain the same throughout their lives; it changes shape, shifts forms, and takes on new levels of cruelty depending on the stage of life they are in.
When they are young, their impulsivity gives birth to reckless acts that people often dismiss as childish mistakes. In their midlife, they stand at the peak of their power, weaponizing money, relationships, and charisma to wreak havoc on anyone in their path. And when old age sets in, instead of becoming kinder, they turn more venomous, bitter, and destructive as the walls of their carefully built illusions collapse. These three stages of life reveal not just how narcissists operate, but when they are at their most destructive and why those times are so dangerous.
By the end of this episode, you will understand the exact points in their life cycle where they can cause the most harm and why people often never see it coming until it’s too late.
The Teenage Years: The Birth of Dangerous Traits
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