I know it’s not in your nature to want to see people suffer, and I’m sure you’d never want to intentionally do anything that causes pain or misery.

The difference here is that a narcissist’s pain and suffering are just a bruise or two on their ego. They don’t feel real pain like you or I do—but trust me…

They still suffer.

So where’s the evidence that this is possible?

I have six here that will blow your mind.

Intentional? Or not…

I don’t think you’d intentionally do anything to make a narcissist suffer.

Good people want good things in life, and good people want to see good results.

Suffering is as painful to watch as it is to feel, and I know you’re the type of person who just wants to see peace everywhere.

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I don’t blame you.

Sadly, a narcissist isn’t designed that way. They’ll choose to make you feel miserable just to feel better temporarily.

This happiness doesn’t last, which is why he constantly abuses those he claims to care about.

It’s a constant cycle of abuse and giving back.

And you’re the one who suffers.

But what happens when a narcissist suffers? Hurt pride. Jealousy—for whatever reason—there are consequences.

1 The Smear Campaign Begins

Smear campaigns are nasty—and they can get very dark.

The problem most victims of any narcissist realize is that there’s a lot to recover from when it comes to smear campaigns.

They don’t just come and go; they can be persistent. And how you respond to them makes all the difference.

Let me give you an example.

If your toxic ex starts telling your friends that you never loved them, and they stop talking to you, what does that tell you about the whole situation?

First, it should tell you that your ex is a complete narcissist and should be avoided at all costs.

You’ll realize that they’re suffering without you, and that you no longer have the power to control and manipulate them.

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Not only that—the part that’s supposed to hurt you will hurt you—but they should also tell you another truth.

That truth is that your friends were never your friends to begin with.

If they can believe the narcissist, they don’t value anything they know about you.

Yes, narcissists can be very convincing, but that doesn’t mean your friends don’t want to hear you out, or cut you off entirely.

This is a classic case of the garbage disappearing on its own.

2 Their New Resource Looks Just Like You

Oh my God. Can they explain why they’re suffering so much without you?

No, it doesn’t mean they love you and miss you. It doesn’t mean they regret losing you or treating you the way they did. It doesn’t mean they’re truly sorry and looking for closure.

It means they’ve found someone who reminds them of you, and they want to replicate what they just got.

They’re suffering without knowing they can turn to you and take whatever they want. You’ve stopped heaping blame on them, and they have no idea where their fate lies.

I think they sound like they’ve gotten attached to your version of you—but I bet whatever you’ve been through won’t have a happy ending either.

Oh, how unfortunate.

3 They Pretend You Don’t Matter

It’s a cruel way to punish a kind-heated person—but narcissists are narcissists.

If they’re suffering, they’ll bring you down and pretend like you never mattered in the first place. That’s cruel, but we’re dealing with narcissists here, so it shouldn’t be a surprise.

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Narcissists will act this way to save face. They’re hurting, and under the guise of indifference, they’ll feel it.

After all, they just lost someone who was giving them a good dose of support every day, and now they have nothing.

Pretending you never mattered will put them back in charge. If they show their fear of being alone, they’re at your mercy in some way, or so they think.

They simply can’t stand it, so it’s much easier to ditch this approach and act above you, actually above you.

4 They’re trying to win you back

Before you leave, the narcissist has one more thing they want to try and do. You’ll get used to it, because that’s how they got you there in the first place.

The vacuum cleaner.

They want to draw you in—literally—to keep you from leaving.

This might look like:

Sending you songs that remind them of you.

Talking about your fond memories together (sometimes fond memories…)

Sending you flowers or other “love” gestures.

Trying to meet you or running into you somewhere they know you’ll be.

Offering invitations that are hard to resist, like tickets to your favorite band’s concert or a vacation.

Pretending they’ve changed and won’t hurt you again—”I’ve learned my lesson!” (Yeah, right)

Ignoring often works because it gives victims another chance to see if the relationship will work out the way they always hoped.

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All that confidence you hold as someone looking to change their abuser may be offered briefly during the ignoring phase, but you’ll soon retract it after you agree to another attempt.

My advice?

Ignore all the gestures.

I know it’s tempting—but the narcissist is playing on your vulnerabilities during this period—hoping you’ll succumb to their offers.

Glittering gifts like these are just fool’s gold.

5 Their Image Starts to Crack

It’s fun to watch, isn’t it? You almost want to grab a hammer and help your abuser crack faster. You’re making the narcissist suffer because you start telling them truths they’re not ready to hear.

When the narcissist’s image starts to crack, you’ll find them at their most lost.

They don’t know what to do when the world they’ve built, the image they’ve sought to paint, starts to fail. His luster no longer eases the pain. His charm is crumbling.

And it’s funny to see.

Underneath this crack lies a person who is trying hard to hide their identity.

The more exposed they are, the more the narcissist suffers.

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Anger

Fear

Intense rage

Isolation

Revenge

Sudden health problems

Smear campaigns

The narcissist will do whatever it takes to survive—but they certainly won’t escape unscathed.

There is freedom in watching the narcissist suffer—freedom for you, of course.

This in itself will only increase the narcissist’s madness, but that’s only because they’re used to being the one controlling you, your narrative, your thoughts, and your opinions.

Any suffering they experience is of their own making!