Knowing the Narcissist : Understanding Emotional Empathy : The Difference Between Empath, Normal and Narcissist
What is Emotional Empathy and who has it? What is its role with regard to empaths, normal people and narcissists?
To ensure you understand what has happened to you in respect of your involvement with the narcissist AND to allow you to defend yourself against future ensnarement and hurt, this Assistance Package will provide you with a wealth of information which includes :-
Understanding Emotional Empathy and what it is
Understanding how Emotional Empathy operates with regard to empaths, normals and narcissists
What does Emotional Empathy do?
Why empaths and normal people can be hurtful and why?
How to recognise Emotional Empathy
The relationship between Emotional Empathy and Cognitive Empathy
Several detailed scenarios demonstrating for you in clear and understandable terms the interactions between empaths, normals and narcissists in respect of conflict and its resolution
Several detailed scenarios to help you understand the difference of response from those involved in conflict
Several detailed scenarios demonstrating the response of empaths, normals and narcissists so you understand how instinctive manipulations occur
Several detailed scenarios showing how Wounding and Challenge Fuel factor into the concept of Emotional Empathy and Cognitive Empathy
This Assistance Package is delivered by audio file and will enhance your understanding of a key component of human behaviour and most importantly of all it will ensure you recognise how a narcissist is behaving in the context of emotional empathy so you are able to defend yourself.
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This package was most helpful in aiding my understanding that normals even exist haha. In the beginning I thought there were only narcissists and empaths roaming the Earth.
“In the beginning I thought there were only narcissists and empaths roaming the Earth.”
Same here, NarcAngel. At first, normals and narcissistic individuals were very hard to recognize and understand. I feel though, that in my latest work roles, that I have had more exposure to them. (Yes, I know it sounds like I am talking about encountering normals/narcissistics ‘in the wild’)
The thing that has struck me, comparatively, is that normals and narcissistic people are simply more honest about their own self-absorption. They aren’t trying to mask it with a facade. They don’t question it either. I don’t think they dwell on it much and do not necessarily think to themselves that they should be more ‘other-centered’ – unless, maybe asked or forced to give it consideration.
Whereas, narcissists when acting other-centered do it to fit in (and because they often identify as an “empath”) and to beef up the facade.
An empath is just simply given to being other-centered…they will dwell on whether or not they are meeting the needs or expectations of others. They can be prone to mulling over whether or not they acted approximately, hurt someone’s feelings or caused offense. I don’t think normals or narcissistics give this as much thought, nor are they susceptible to ruminating over it. And they certainly wouldn’t apologize for being self-absorbed… although and empath often would.
Narcissistic and normal people do not go out of their way to cover their own narcissistic qualities with a false front of being empathic – because they have nothing to hide. Whereas, narcissists will use a false empathic front to dupe people and because that is what they identify as. I think it just wouldn’t occur to a normal or narcissistic person to go out of their way to demonstrate or broadcast their empathic credentials because they feel no need to – given they don’t have a pathological need to control or manipulate others.
Thank you for this comment, WC! You’ve given me a lot of food for though.
No problem Leigh! Glad you found it of use. I have been searching hard for so-called “normals”, lol, (and narcissistic individuals, when the opportunity presents) in my latest work experience. We know they exist – given that, apparently normals are the biggest chunk of the population.
I have also found that normals can work very hard, and they care, to an extent, but they don’t get caught up in the emotional issues that empaths do, and normals (it seems to me) are more there for the paycheck.
They are not in a specific role because it feeds their desire to to heal/fix/problem solve in the way that an empath wants to – and often excels at. Also, unlike a narcissist, they aren’t in a role that hides them in plain sight as a supposed “empathic” person.
These are some of my observations, anyway.
Thank you, WC!
I work in HR and see many problems arise between workers quite often. I’m often focused on those individuals. Sometimes they’re narcs. Sometimes they’re empaths caught by a narc.
I have limited or minimal interactions with so many of the other employees though. So little that I often don’t give them a second thought. Those are the normals!
You’ve opened my eyes! Thank you for that!
Leigh,
“I work in HR and see many problems arise between workers quite often. I’m often focused on those individuals. Sometimes they’re narcs. Sometimes they’re empaths caught by a narc.”
In reading this, thinking back to the past, plus extrapolating – I am sure my ex was the bane of existence (along with others of his brethren) to many an HR staffer.
Thank you for this WC.
“I have also found that normals can work very hard, and they care, to an extent, but they don’t get caught up in the emotional issues that empaths do, and normals (it seems to me) are more there for the paycheck.”
I always wondered why , compared to others (even non narcs) I got tangled up in the emotional stuff so often. This makes sense.
It’s going to bother me until I fix it – so: *appropriately – not approximately.
Wow, that is a great comment! Thanks for writing it WC!
Really good points WC. I hadn’t thought of it like this, but it’s very true.
Enjoyed reading your observations WhoCares.
I found HG’s article:
The Glues of Relationships: Normal, Empath, Narcissistic & Narcissists very helpful when observing others.
My next door neighbours have been a good lesson in “normals”. We get in really well with them, very similar humour and they are genuinely kind but also definitely just interested in a smaller group of people than an empath would be generally l. Once when talking about something my mum had done, the lady said “I know I can be manipulative sometimes too”. I agreed that we all can, but it’s the awareness of that and willingness to own it.. she showed me who she was. ❤️ Any of the narcs I have known would never say that.
Thanks NA – I will have to have a re-listen to that one.