5. Competition.
The fifth way Narcissists would carry on with their exes is through competition. The Narcissist will be keeping tabs on their ex-partners to ensure that they are not doing better than them. And whenever possible the Narcissist will want their ex to know about their every success, relationship, or accomplishment. They basically want to make their ex-partner feel jealous and insecure. The Narcissist competes with everyone and sometimes they enter a relationship with someone who they are envious of so that they can learn their secrets to success or hinder that person’s progress.
Narcissists are very strategic in everything they do. And if they can progress by getting closer to you and then pushing you down to get above you, they will. And even after they have discarded you, they want to ensure that you never rise again. So, they will always be loitering around, even enquiring after you for the sole purpose of comparing their lives with yours.
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But to conclude, these are just 5 of the ways that Narcissists treat their exes. They may choose one of the ways or they may do a combination of a few of them. Sometimes, they can do some of these things because their ex still does not realize they are a Narcissist or it could be because of blackmail; where the Narcissist may have secured compromising photos or videos of their ex while they were still together and are now using them to blackmail them into doing what they want. And in fear of not having these images made public, they comply and live in fear of the Narcissist.
We need to remember that Narcissists are always looking for ways to obtain the most control possible and they use their phones as weapons to collect incriminating data for future use. And if they do not blackmail you, they would just leak this type of information onto the internet to embarrass you and ruin any future prospects.
But even at the end of a relationship, the Narcissist still wants to control and manipulate wherever and however, they can. That is why it is important to cut them off completely. Even though a Narcissist discarded you, you can ensure that they can never come back. You can ensure that they never get close to you again. Do not let a Narcissistic Ex keep a hold on you. Do not let them continue using you. Do not let them affect your life or keep you down.
Read More: When You Leave a Narcissist, This Is What They’ll Do.
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