When we talk about covert narcissists, a few traits come to everyone’s mind immediately: quiet passive manipulation, aggressiveness that is fragilely hidden behind a humble face, the classic image of someone who pretends to be soft-spoken, soft-hearted, modest, and even self-sacrificing. But inside, there is this raging entitlement boiling quietly under the surface. And it’s true, these are all real and important traits to understand.
But there is one particular weapon covert narcissists use, a gun so sneaky, so polished, so beautifully deceptive that even seasoned survivors, yes, even people who know what narcissism looks like, can fall for it without realizing they have been touched, pulled, and hypnotized. And this is the habit we are going to talk about today, the one weird habit covert narcissists have but pretend they do not. And trust me, once you spot it, you will start seeing it everywhere, especially in those people you once thought were the kindest souls on the planet.
In this topic, we are going to take a deep dive into a side of covert narcissism that almost nobody talks about. If I had to give you a visual to understand covert narcissism inside out, I would say: imagine packaged in the most gorgeous, luxurious, breathtaking bag you have ever seen. At first, you’re mesmerized by the beauty of it, the design, the way it shimmers, the feeling it gives you that maybe, just maybe, you have stumbled across something rare, precious, even life-changing.
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