The Ultimate Dirty Trick The Narcissist Tries When He Sees You as Too Strong
Narcissists are highly dependent on emotional access, attention, control, and narcissistic supply. And when they feel that slipping away, many of them will instinctively look for a way to rehook your empathy, compassion, guilt, or sense of responsibility—especially if intimidation, manipulation, gaslighting, or overt control are no longer getting the reaction they want.
Suddenly, they’re overwhelmed, devastated, struggling, depressed, sick, financially ruined, emotionally broken, or facing some sort of crisis they desperately need your help, support, guidance, or emotional presence to navigate.
A covert narcissist in particular may suddenly present themselves as deeply wounded, misunderstood, feeling abandoned, fragile, or emotionally vulnerable—in a way that triggers your compassion and makes you question whether or not you’ve been too harsh or unfair by pulling away.
Now, to be clear: this doesn’t mean every emotional struggle or vulnerable moment is fake. But when these crisis or dramatic displays of vulnerability conveniently appear, the moment you begin detaching, setting boundaries, reclaiming your power, or moving on, it’s important to step back, consider the timing, and ask yourself whether this is genuine accountability and authentic vulnerability—or simply another tactic designed to regain emotional access to and control over you.
Which ties directly into my next point.
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