Behavior 3: Stealing from the needy
Corruption is the narcissist’s main money-making mechanism. That is how they get ahead. That is how they climb into the top 1%. It’s not because they are more capable. It’s because they are not held back by the things that make the rest of us human: love, loyalty, conscience. None of that slows them down. They choose themselves every single time. No guilt, no second thoughts. And that is a brutal power of selfishness.
Nothing holds them back, not marriage, not children, and not even blood relation. If it comes down to their gain versus your survival, your life, they will take what they need and walk away. They will abandon a crying child, leave a marriage mid-sentence, ghost their own family like they never existed, and they will sleep peacefully at night.
Of course, they’re not strong. They do it because they feel absolutely nothing. They don’t care. That is what makes them appear powerful to the outside world. But it’s not real power. It is emptiness, lifelessness. While we are stuck overthinking, caring, explaining, they’re already three steps ahead: unapologetic, unbothered, unattached. They sacrifice people like pawns in a game of chess. If you don’t serve their agenda, you’re gone. If you slow them down, you’re cut off.
They do not linger in heartbreak. They do not mourn what they leave behind. They don’t sit alone at night wondering if they could have been better. Their conscience never taps them on the shoulder. There is no internal conflict, no empathy, no emotional weight whatsoever. There’s only one voice in their world, and it is their own.
Behavior 4: Abandoning you in crisis
If you ever want to test who someone truly is, fall into a crisis. And I promise you, if they’re a narcissist, they will vanish faster than you can blink. Emergencies do not activate their love. They activate their exit strategy. Narcissists cannot stand being burdened. The moment the spotlight shifts from their needs to yours, you become disposable. Whether it is financial struggle, health scares, emotional breakdowns, or trauma, you will find yourself completely, completely alone and not only alone, but also blamed. I know a survivor who had to take herself to every chemotherapy session while her husband, her supposed so-called partner, was too busy flirting with women half his age. When she asked for help, he called her dramatic. My own experience mirrored this when I needed urgent help.
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