Narcissists don’t have empathy. Now, it’s not just a lack of empathy; they genuinely do not have it. They can fake it in certain situations, of course, but it is always superficial. The best way to see this is to bring up someone else’s suffering and watch how they react. Tell them about a coworker who got laid off and is struggling to support their family. A normal person would probably say something like, “Oh, that’s awful! I hope he finds something soon.” But a narcissist? Their response will be cold, dismissive, or even outright cruel. If it’s a covert narcissist, they will somehow make it about their pain, claiming, “Oh, I am suffering more than they are.” The overt narcissist might say something like, “Well, that’s life; some people just can’t handle competition, can they?” or “Honestly, they probably deserved it,” or “That’s why I always make sure I’m irreplaceable.” They don’t even realize what they are revealing. They show, clear as day, that they don’t actually care about other people’s struggles, exposing the fact that deep down, they lack real compassion. Once you see this, you cannot unsee it. You will start noticing it in every conversation—the way they minimize other people’s pain, how they subtly blame people for their own misfortunes, and how they shift the conversation back to themselves because they can’t stand focusing on someone else’s struggles for too long. That is when you know you are dealing with someone who isn’t just arrogant but fundamentally incapable of true connection.
Now, what to do once they reveal their true self? Once you have seen their true nature, the fundamental question is: what do you do with all that information? You do not argue with them; you do not try to change them, and you do not expect them to suddenly have a breakthrough moment because they won’t. You only have two real choices: you can emotionally detach and stop expecting them to be someone they are not, or you can start planning your way out of the relationship. Either way, the key is this: stop playing their game. You can never win. The minute you stop reacting, stop feeding their need for control, and stop engaging in their manipulation, they lose. And that is how you trick a narcissist into exposing themselves without them even knowing.
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