Number 3: Sensitivity, the unseen strength
Three, they mocked your sensitivity but quietly needed it, such a paradox. They called you “too sensitive,” like it was something to be ashamed of, like feeling deeply was a flaw. But it was your sensitivity that made you special. It was the part of you that noticed the tiny shifts in their energy, the change in their eyes, the tension in their voice when they were pretending everything was fine. You picked up on things before they even understood them themselves. You asked if they were okay when no one else noticed. You sat with their silence and gave them the space to exist without pressure.
You felt their moods in your body. You adjusted your tone, your words, your entire presence because that is what empaths do. You were not reacting, you were responding compassionately from a place of love. But they hated it. You were a mirror, a person they could not control. So, they mocked you. They called you dramatic and too emotional. They said you overthink everything. But inside, they needed you. They craved that emotional intelligence, that softness, that deep, intuitive presence that made them feel safe, even when they were drowning in shame.
They never said “thank you,” but they anchored themselves to your nervous system like it was the only thing keeping them grounded. And now that you are gone, now that you have gone quiet, now that your presence no longer wraps around them like safety, they feel it the flatness, the dullness, the lifeless energy of people who do not see them. They laugh, but it feels forced.
They speak, but no one hears what is underneath. And suddenly, your “too much” feels like everything they have ever needed, but it’s gone. When they tried to shrink the most beautiful part of you, they lost the only person who made their world feel alive.
Number 4: Depth vs. superficiality, the narcissist’s struggle
Your depth made their superficial games pointless. The remarkable depth of your thoughts, emotions, reflections, and perceptions was profoundly unsettling to someone who thrived exclusively on superficiality. Narcissists typically rely on shallow interactions and meaningless games, don’t they? Because true depth terrifies them. Why? Well, it demands self-reflection, accountability, honesty, and vulnerability all elements entirely beyond their emotional reach and experience.
With you, their usual tactics felt glaringly trivial and insignificant. Your emotional richness, thoughtful insights, and profound internal world made their manipulations transparent and futile. Unable to match or even access your depth, they found themselves repeatedly striving and failing to discover another soul whose internal world was equally captivating, genuine, or meaningful.
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