But Why Did The Narcissist Do That?
I have heard this said so many times, read about it from bewildered and perplexed people and know from experience the confusion that accompanies this question.
“But how could he do this to me after everything else? But why would he behave like this? But who would do such a thing as that? He said he loved me. I know he loved me. How does someone love someone else in such a perfect way and then act as if he does not even know them?”
I have written about how the empath likes to know everything. This is not because you are big-headed or wish to boast. You like to know everything in order to allow you to help. You need to understand a situation. It has to make sense to you. You must be able to comprehend what has happened and find some logical reason for the occurrence. This is why you spend so long trying to work us out. This is why when we are doling out the silent treatment you need to ascertain why we are doing it (I think now you understand we do it because we need to, not because there is a valid (according to your reality) reason for this behaviour). It is a natural empathic reaction. If you understand why something has happened you can then consider the ways in which it can be addressed, remedied and fixed. You want everything to be alright.
Accordingly, when our devaluation is unleashed against you it comes out of nowhere. Yesterday we held hands as we walked through the park together and kissed beneath the spreading oak. Today you have been subjected to a nasty period of name-calling and blaming. You are dumbfounded. Where on earth did that come from? In your reality it makes no sense at all. One minute every is okay,nothing changes but then suddenly we are being horrible to you. It just does not add up. It makes no sense. It gets worse.Not only does it not follow in a logical sense since our response (viewed in your reality remember) seems random, how can a person who says he loves you then batter you with his fists, lock you out of your home, sleep rape you, smash up your car, spit on you and so on? Not only is it not a normal sequence of events if you love somebody then you just do not do that, do you?
This is what makes it so difficult for you to comprehend. We have conned you into thinking that we loved you. We gave you the huge seduction and dazzled you with the golden period. We know what you perceive love to be and we gave it to you in spade loads all manufactured by Narc Inc. Our production line went into over time creating these false acts and hollow declarations of love but you fell for it. You always do. Accordingly, you were duped into thinking that we loved you so that when we begin to devalue you it flies completely in the face of what you understand to be the situation.
You will sit for hours with your close friends and recite example after example of all the wonderful things that we have said and done and then ask,
“How can he hurt me when he loves me so much?”
It is utterly perplexing. Naturally there is method in this madness. If it made sense, if there was a logical reason for this volte face you are more likely to accept it and walk away. This twisted and nonsensical logic is purposefully designed to keep you with us because:-
- You must know what has happened and make sense of it
- You want to make things right
- You want the wonderful golden period again
Duchess, you know umm fuel your emotional reactions and responses albeit very limited ( just communicating how you would any other orthodox human being ) . Oh, and Your lovely character traits ( oh? My smile? The way I laugh? How I look? My gestures ? Oh, wow, I am so pleased you feel that need/ necessity to want to emulate the way I look after breaking my door down and jumping on me and locking me in your apartment) Residual benefits? Oh oh my novels my books…just erase inferior people from your life and you wont have to deal with anybody who acts like that ever again. I am the Queen of the silent treatment . waste of time.
I didn’t talk with any friends about what was “happening” for many months because I didn’t understand what was going on. I gave a big benefit of the doubt. I was vaguely aware of narcissism but didn’t have the knowledge – nor did anyone who knew me and ‘them’ tell me. A couple of friends did know but didn’t mention the ‘N’ word to me. He led me to believe it was his “situations”.
HG, I know you have said previously that the narcissist is not out to destroy people. You as a greater may not do that as you enjoy fuel from all sources. But there are Narcs out there from lesser to mid range that do enjoy to destroy, especially an Empath. I know you like toying with Empaths. My question is this, do all narcissists know when they are in the presence of an Empath and if so do they enjoy the supposed takedown? The only reason being for fuel. Everything just reverts back to good and bad fuel. Thanks HG.
No, I will repeat it again, although a small percentage of narcissists seek to destroy and a small percentage bring about destruction as a collateral consequence, most do not because it is contrary to what the narcissist needs. This is a repeated error that victims make.
Narcissists instinctively target empaths, but most do not realise that that is what they are doing.
Again, asking if narcissists enjoy the supposed takedown shows a misunderstanding of the narcissistic dynamic. It isn’t about a “takedown” it is about the achievement of the Prime Aims.
Thank you HG.