If there is someone whom a narcissist will be afraid of, it is someone who is authentic, someone who deeply understands themselves. For a narcissist, encountering someone who authentically understands themselves becomes a source of uneasiness and worry. The authenticity of another person acts as a mirror, reflecting the stark contrast between genuine self-awareness and the narcissist’s superficial persona.

An authentic person may even treat the narcissist with kindness, but that becomes a significant trigger, and it doesn’t go well. They may not be threatening to expose the narcissist or competing with them; instead, they’re just going on with their lives like a normal human being who’s true to themselves. Surprisingly, even this non-threatening authenticity can still anger or scare the narcissist. So, why are narcissists or manipulative people scared of authentic people?

The Ego Doesn’t Want to Be Challenged

The ego, especially in someone with a strong personality like a narcissist, resists challenges vehemently. Look at the ego as a formidable fortress, carefully and meticulously constructed to hide and safeguard an inflated sense of superiority and flawlessness. Authenticity challenges the ego by presenting a genuine and unfiltered expression of self.

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Think of authenticity as turning on a spotlight in a room that was kept in dim light. The ego is like the room — it prefers to showcase a carefully arranged set in the dark, making everything look perfect and flawless. Now, authenticity walks in and flips the switch, revealing the room’s true colors, imperfections, and all. The narcissist’s fake persona, like the room’s carefully arranged set, doesn’t like this sudden exposure. It thrives on projecting an idealized image, and authenticity brings in the reality check. The reality check exposes the hidden corners of a narcissist’s psyche: low self-esteem, fear of rejection, deep insecurities, and all those anxieties they hide in this dark room.

An authentic person thus challenges the carefully crafted image of the narcissist on a deeper level, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be through actions but simply through their perception. It’s as if the authenticity acts as a revealing lens, exposing the inconsistencies and discrepancies between the narcissist’s manufactured persona and who they are behind the mask.

Defense Mode

This perceived threat drives the narcissist to go on defense mode. To shield their ego from the disturbing exposure, they may resort to tactics like smearing the authenticity or attempting to tarnish their reputation. This defensive maneuver is an attempt to divert attention from the genuine person’s authenticity and undermine their credibility.

Moreover, the narcissist might react with unexplained anger, even for no apparent reason. This anger serves as a protective mechanism, a way for the narcissist to exert control and regain some form of superiority in the face of a perceived threat to their false self-image.

Conclusion

In essence, the authentic person becomes a living contradiction to the narcissist’s constructed narrative, and the narcissist’s defensive reactions, whether through smear campaigns or baseless anger, are attempts to preserve the illusion they’ve so accurately built.

You become a narcissist’s nightmare not by learning techniques or needing fancy tactics to deal with the narcissist, but just by being authentic. By embracing authenticity, you become a living contradiction to the image they’ve carefully built. You are not prone to their manipulation, as you can see through their games from a mile away. This genuine approach digs beneath the surface, making them uneasy and even triggering defensive responses.

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