Here’s what happens next: they try to reel the person back in. It could be a love bomb, an apology, a smear campaign—anything to get an emotional reaction. Because attention, whether good or bad, is still attention. And that’s their lifeline. When that doesn’t work, they resort to lurking, watching from the shadows, refreshing social media pages, digging through online databases, maybe even sending out feelers through mutual acquaintances. If there’s even a sliver of information they can latch on to, they’ll use it.
Because nothing terrifies the narcissist more than the idea of someone moving on, thriving, being happy without them, giving all that warmth, all that love, all that emotional energy to someone else. That’s the nightmare scenario. Because deep down, they know they’ll never be that person—the person someone cherishes, respects, and chooses without manipulation.
When that realization sinks in, when they finally accept that the door isn’t just shut, it’s sealed forever—that’s the narcissist’s worst fear: you moving on without them.
Listen up: there’s something the narcissist knows deep down in that twisted little mind, and it scares them to death. They know the version of you they lost—the one they manipulated, drained, and played like a puppet—that version is still alive. Not just alive, but stronger, wiser, smarter. And if you ever cross paths with someone real, someone genuine, kind, and capable of actually loving you, well, that’s their worst nightmare. Because once you feel real love, their cheap tricks and emotional games won’t stand a chance.
That’s why they panic when you go silent. That’s why they start lurking in the shadows, spying, stalking, creating fake profiles, asking around about you. They have to know if you’re slipping away for good.
And here’s what really keeps them up at night: what if you move on? What if you meet someone who treats you right? What if you finally realize how toxic they were? What if you heal so completely that you don’t even think about them anymore?
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