CosmosStag ·
Narcissism is demonic possession. The reason people are susceptible to narcissistic abuse is that they, themselves, are narcissistic. You begin as a narcissist. Empathy is an advanced style of thought--it takes a long time to get good at it, and it develops later than other cognitive functions. Healthy people may not get good at it until around age 40, even though the process begins at age 2. NPD is characterized by a fight against his own growth to push himself in the opposite direction from what is natural, but natural, healthy development is a long process of gradually getting over an inflated self-image. Thus, everyone, especially young people, is susceptible to the same addiction as the narcissist himself, though capable of recovery. The narcissist traps these people into relationships with him by being addictive to his partner in the same way that he is addicted. However, he is not able to make a person less lonely, only to flame desire. His perfect partner is an imaginary creation as well, and he gradually turns his real partner into her using rewards and punishments. Of course, there is no particular reason that the narcissist would be male and the partner female! That is simply rhetorical.