A narcissist’s relationship with television or any other similar screen is as toxic and destructive as their relationship with any other source of supply. There is always something playing on that screen, and they obsessively watch movies, sitcoms, serials, and shows that teach them how to be a better narcissist. Like a sponge, they absorb all the information from a particular movie or show to become a better scamster, fraudster, and con artist. They don’t have a true personality; they are a bit of everybody they meet. Think about that for a minute—they are a bit of everybody they meet.
I always say they follow the script; they don’t know how to genuinely act, what to say, what to do, and what not to do. That’s why they mirror you. That’s why they copy everything you are and make it their own. They channel a lot of information when watching television, and the next thing you know, they say the same things that actor said, that con artist said, that psychopath said. They do the same things in real life with people and test if it works. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, it does. That is how they learn and how they become good at abusing and destroying people.
All of this is not to say that people who continuously watch television, as if the screen is on twenty-four seven, are narcissists. That would be a dumb thing to say. Many survivors find comfort in the screen, which is why they keep it on twenty-four seven. They want to fill that silence with something; they want to remain distracted from their anxiety, their pain, and everything else. They want to remain disconnected from the chaotic environment. And sometimes, for example, in narcissistic families, we don’t have anybody to raise us, so that box—that television, that screen—raises children. That is an entirely different case than what we are discussing today.
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