1. Power/ Control
Everything that the narcissist does is about power and control. Nothing is more important to a narcissist than gaining control over his/her partner. So typically, at the beginning of the relationship, the narcissists will get us hooked on them by love-bombing us, and typically, s.e.x will be a big part of this.
It’s not uncommon for the s.e.x to be really wonderful as well, especially in the beginning, and usually, the narcissist makes us feel like we have met our soul mate. Then, all of a sudden, after several weeks or months of this, they start rejecting us. We are left confused, hurt, bewildered, and many times humiliated by this rejection.
Usually, this will throw us into an overdrive of trying to get to the bottom of it, figure out what has happened, what has changed, and why are they rejecting us. And the answer is, it has nothing to do with us. This is a power play and has nothing to do with anything that we have or haven’t done. The only reason the narcissist is doing this is because it makes them feel superior and they enjoy the narcissistic supply that they gain from hurting you and watching you struggle.
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