Narcissists greatly underestimate your ability to recover. They see you as weak because they project their own insecurities onto you. Everything they shame you for—failure, incompetence, lack of worth—is a reflection of their own traits.
They plant seeds of self-doubt and attack your confidence to keep you in a state of self-destruction. However, deep down, they know your confidence is real, and they fear the day you bounce back. This terrifies them because your recovery proves their failure. They tried to break you but failed.
To prevent this, they keep you stuck in a cycle of negativity and self-doubt. They convince you that you’re incapable of improvement, knowing full well that if you awaken to your potential, you will obliterate their control.
3. Your Understanding of Their Game
A narcissist can never predict when you’ll see through their facade. They wear masks to manipulate you into believing their version of reality, but eventually, people wake up. This is their worst nightmare because exposure is devastating to them.
To prevent this awakening, they create trauma bonds, induce cognitive dissonance, and make you question yourself. They convince you that you are the problem, prolonging the abusive cycle. But once you see the truth, there’s no going back. Your knowledge of their manipulations marks the end of their power over you.
This applies to narcissistic parents as well. They use guilt, obligation, and fear to maintain control, constantly reminding you of their sacrifices to trap you in their web. Partners use similar tactics to create dependency.
But the moment you understand their game, they lose.
4. Your Ability to Outsmart Them
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