The Empath & The Narcissist

𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 🧲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. ⁣

Empaths are very sensitive, sweet souls. They see the good in everyone & everything that comes across their path. ⁣

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Narcissists are the very antithesis of empaths. They can be very self-serving, egotistical, & insensitive. ⁣

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Yet it doesn't start that way. ✨⁣

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At first, a narcissist is many things, but their true selves. ⁣

🗣 Enchanting⁣

🗣 Alluring⁣

🗣 Powerful ⁣

🗣 Intoxicating⁣

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They come in many forms or types of relationships ⁣

➡️ Parental⁣

➡️ Partner/spouse⁣

➡️ Child⁣

➡️ Friend⁣

➡️ In-laws ⁣

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There are so many kinds of relationships both platonic & romantic where empaths are drawn in to help the narcissist. ⁣

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The narcissist always takes freely, with no intent of giving. ⁣

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𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 🔥; 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭. ⁣

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We all know how well the moth fairs with flames. An empath fairs just as well as the moth. ⁣

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Repeatedly returning to the source of "light" so bright, yet fake, that it will cause itself undue damage physically and mentally. ⁣

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 🤔 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭? ⁣

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☣ Set boundaries and stay firm in them; even when the narcissist turns on their charm 😉 ⁣

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☣ Give only what you should; ask yourself what your can do within your means, never bend over backwards. 🤸🏻♀️⁣

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☣ Take 4 deep breaths before entering into an argument 😈 with a narcissist, they feed off of dark intentions.⁣

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☣ Set up energetic 🌟 protections prior to an encounter with a narcissist. ⁣

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Essentially an Empath