Fuel : What Makes The Narcissist Function?

If you want to understand what is absolutely central to the behaviour of the narcissist and your role in this, you must read this work.

If you want to understand what is absolutely central to the behaviour of the narcissist and your role in this, you must read this work.
HG, I have a question.
Your very good at putting words to concepts. You call it “fuel”.
Yet you describe a lesser as not knowing what they are.
What is a word for their need for fuel, in their minds, how is it described?
If they don’t know what they are how do they square the notion of “fuel”?
Respect, doing what they want, being a good gf/bf/husband/wife/partner
He was never a good bf or husband. He always talked the game, but was unable to actually play in that space.