1. When you finally move on, it triggers a narcissistic injury.
It provokes narcissistic rage. Narcissists are very jealous and insecure. They can’t stand to see you living your life without them, and they can’t stand to see you enjoying your freedom doing something that doesn’t include them. They have to stick their noses into everything, they can’t mind their own business, and they can’t refrain from interfering in other people’s lives.
Once they have met you and been involved in your life, they feel like they own you, they feel like you belong to them now, and they feel like you’re their property until one of you dies. That’s just the mentality of a narcissist, and they will get offended when they realize that you don’t see it the same way.
When they realize that you think you can just move on without them, they feel like they are losing control, they feel like they are losing their influence and authority over you. It’s like their pet is escaping, and they can no longer use you to meet their own needs. They feel worthless and insignificant as though they’re not good enough for you.
And while they may have spent the entire relationship making you feel that way, they can dish it out, but they can’t take it. They hate it when you do the same thing to them. If it’s not intentional, even if you’re just trying to move on without revenge, they still see it as a threat to their existence.
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