


This means that he will threaten to reveal your secrets or do something to hurt you if you don’t go back to the way things were. When a narcissist knows you have him figured out, he might try to blackmail you. Stand up for yourself and don’t let him get away with this behavior. In these cases, the child first develops a protector identity, usually dissociative, whose aim is to reduce the harm by anticipating the narcissist behavior of the adult The Narcissistic Father: Narcissistic fathers see their children simply as an extension of themselves The Absent Narcissist: Both physically and emotionally, he cuts himself off from others Trying to prove the charming man was. Pathologically narcissistic people attempt to hoover a victim. It is a return to the love-bombing phase of the relationship for the purpose of regaining control of the situation. Devaluation is your punishment for this.Hoovering occurs when a separation has taken place, either because the narcissistic person has discarded the victim or the victim is trying to end the relationship. Whereas supply feeds the narc's beliefs, any suggestion that you see beyond their false-self is a grave threat to maintaining the fragile system of denial. The premise that the narcissist's survival hinges on sustaining belief in their constructed reality & false-self is palpable here.
