CosmosStag ·
Covert narcissism superficially looks like the opposite of narcissism, but beneath the surface is virtually the same thing. Coverts try to position themselves beneath other people, and attempt to entrap people into relationships through their sympathy. They attempt to "dom from below", controlling the situation from an apparent position of inferiority. Narcissists become covert when their sense of superiority is so at odds with reality that they simply can't ignore it. A covert and overt narcissist may be the same person at different times, or it may be someone who just isn't very beautiful or talented, who just can't convince other people of their superiority. At the same time they feel entitled. They just now they can't show it so they project the opposite in order to hide it. They project the image of someone who is especially humble or selfless.