Narcissist Invasion
When love turns into manipulation, it may be more than just a rough season—it could be narcissism. Are these signs showing up in your marriage?
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A narcissist, especially in close relationships like marriage, often creates a world where everything revolves around them. Here’s what they typically do:
• They manipulate — twisting conversations to make themselves the victim or the hero, and making others feel guilty for having normal needs or emotions.
• They lack empathy — they may see your pain but won’t genuinely feel it or care about it unless it affects their image.
• They gaslight — making you doubt your memory, your feelings, or your sanity by denying things they said or did, or by accusing you of being “too sensitive” or “crazy.”
• They crave admiration — needing constant praise and validation, and becoming cold, dismissive, or angry when they don’t get it.
• They control through charm or intimidation — switching between being incredibly charming and being cold or critical, depending on what gets them what they want.
• They shift blame — nothing is ever their fault. If something goes wrong, they find a way to pin it on someone else—usually their closest loved one.
• They maintain a false image — putting on a perfect, polished persona in public while treating those closest to them very differently in private.
In short, a narcissist uses people rather than connects with them. Relationships become tools to support their ego rather than spaces for mutual love, respect, and growth. How many of you are dealing with Narcissists? A husband or wife who refuses to share affection, who diminishes or ignores your needs. I am studying the topic and the numbers are staggering. As many as 50 percent of married people say their spouse completely ignore either their sexual need or their emotional needs. The Bible prophecy without natural affection is coming to past. A narcissist, especially in close relationships like marriage, often creates a world where everything revolves around them. Here’s what they typically do:
• They manipulate — twisting conversations to make themselves the victim or the hero, and making others feel guilty for having normal needs or emotions.
• They lack empathy — they may see your pain but won’t genuinely feel it or care about it unless it affects their image.
• They gaslight — making you doubt your memory, your feelings, or your sanity by denying things they said or did, or by accusing you of being “too sensitive” or “crazy.”
• They crave admiration — needing constant praise and validation, and becoming cold, dismissive, or angry when they don’t get it.
• They control through charm or intimidation — switching between being incredibly charming and being cold or critical, depending on what gets them what they want.
• They shift blame — nothing is ever their fault. If something goes wrong, they find a way to pin it on someone else—usually their closest loved one.
• They maintain a false image — putting on a perfect, polished persona in public while treating those closest to them very differently in private.
In short, a narcissist uses people rather than connects with them. Relationships become tools to support their ego rather than spaces for mutual love, respect, and growth just like scripture talks about.