08/27/2025
At the end of the relationship, the narcissist doesn't grieve – they get vicious. They don’t sit quietly, reflecting on what was lost or what went wrong. Instead, they turn cold, calculating, and cruel. They lash out in ways designed to hurt, confuse, and destabilize you. Lies are spread to mutual friends, family, or coworkers to make themselves look like the victim, while twisting your actions into something monstrous. Every conversation becomes a weapon, every memory a tool for manipulation.
They might attempt to provoke jealousy, flaunt a new relationship, or act as if your absence doesn’t even matter—all to assert control and superiority. Even more insidiously, they may try to gaslight you, making you question your perception of reality, your worth, and your judgment. The rage they show isn’t about love lost or sadness—it’s about their fragile ego being bruised, their sense of control being threatened.
Understanding this is liberating. When you see their cruelty for what it is—a desperate attempt to maintain power—you stop internalizing it. You stop believing that their viciousness is a reflection of your value. It’s not. It’s a reflection of their emptiness, their need to dominate, and their inability to handle loss like a human being. Recognizing this truth allows you to walk away without guilt, without self-doubt, and without the illusion that reconciliation will fix what they never had the capacity to care for in the first place.
At the end of the day, their viciousness is a mirror to their disorder, not a measure of your worth. And the moment you fully accept that, you reclaim your peace, your clarity, and your power.
CCTO