Let me know if this resonates with you in the comments. You were the karmic shield. This is crucial; this is the most spiritual aspect. We can call this the energetic buffer I was talking about in the introduction. There is a concept in spiritual circles that high-vibrational people, like empaths, bring a certain level of grace and protection to their environment. Your energy is one of prayer, hope, and benevolence. Whether you realize it or not, your presence in the narcissist’s life was buying them time. Your good deeds were balancing out their bad ones. The universe was showing them mercy because they were attached to someone the universe loves. You were constantly cleaning up their messes, apologizing to neighbors they offended, fixing things they broke, and soothing people they hurt. You were intercepting the consequences of their actions.
Now, you may think, “Why was I put in this position? I didn’t want to do any of that.” I totally understand that. In this experience with a narcissist, there was something deeper happening for you as well. You were waking up to your own value. You were realizing that you don’t have to be the doormat. Do you need to go through this kind of adversity to learn and grow? Absolutely not. I’m not justifying abuse, but because you came from a background where it is highly likely that you experienced the same thing, this was a chapter you needed to go through to recognize your own worth.
Now, when you leave the narcissist, you take your grace with you. The buffer is removed. There is now nothing stopping the law of cause and effect. The karma they have been accumulating for years hits them all at once. It’s like a dam breaking. The neighbors they offended call the police. The boss they disrespected fires them. The lies they told catch up to them. It feels like a curse, like bad luck. But it is not bad luck; it is simply the accumulated interest on a debt they have never paid. They are finally experiencing the raw reality of who they are without your protection softening the blow.
Reason Number Five: Mirror of False Divinity – Narcissistic Supply
The Pathetic End Stage of an Aging Narcissist
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