Originally posted by Nitcha
"The narcissist instigates conflict and then doggedly maintains it (often directing the blame to his target) because to walk away would leave him to confront the blame for his own actions, feelings of failure, and sense of inadequacy--something that the narcissist tries avoid at all costs lest it shatter the fragile shelter it has constructed for himself.
To this end the repetition of the narcissistic mantra becomes a weapon: repeatedly accusing others of what the narcissist himself is doing. Because the narcissist's ultimate goal in seeking confrontation is to avoid confronting his own sad reality.
Therefore the narcissist's kryptonite comes in the form of a target who refuses to accept the blame. Ultimately, and ironically, the narcissist hates what he is forced to see in the mirror: himself."
To this end the repetition of the narcissistic mantra becomes a weapon: repeatedly accusing others of what the narcissist himself is doing. Because the narcissist's ultimate goal in seeking confrontation is to avoid confronting his own sad reality.
Therefore the narcissist's kryptonite comes in the form of a target who refuses to accept the blame. Ultimately, and ironically, the narcissist hates what he is forced to see in the mirror: himself."
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